Shipdle Warships
Puzzle #50 was German cruiser Prinz Eugen.
Prinz Eugen was an Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser, the third of a class of five vessels. She served with Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The ship was laid down in April 1936, launched in August 1938, and entered service after the outbreak of war, in August 1940.
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What the record says
Puzzle 50 ran on 28 Aug 2026 and the answer was German cruiser Prinz Eugen, played with 6 guesses against 6 columns. On the record: Class - cruiser; Navy - United States; Fate - sunk. The numbers: Commissioned - 1940; Length - 212.5 m. 1 of the 6 columns is blank in the source (Displacement), so nobody could score it either way.
The photograph is by U.S. Navy, licensed Public domain.
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How it scored
- Class
- cruiser
- Navy
- United States
- Commissioned
- 1940
- Displacement
- Not recorded
- Fate
- sunk
- Length
- 212.5 m