Shipdle Warships
Puzzle #48 was HMS Belfast.
HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser that was built for the Royal Navy. She is now permanently moored as a museum ship on the River Thames in London and is operated by the Imperial War Museum. Construction of Belfast, the first ship in the Royal Navy to be named after the capital of Northern Ireland and one of ten Town-class cruisers, began in December 1936.
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What the record says
Puzzle 48 ran on 26 Aug 2026 and the answer was HMS Belfast, played with 6 guesses against 6 columns. On the record: Class - cruiser; Navy - United Kingdom; Displacement - 5-15k; Fate - museum. The numbers: Commissioned - 1930; Length - 187 m.
The photograph is by Royal Navy official photographer, licensed Public domain.
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How it scored
- Class
- cruiser
- Navy
- United Kingdom
- Commissioned
- 1930
- Displacement
- 5-15k
- Fate
- museum
- Length
- 187 m