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Puzzle #60 was German cruiser Karlsruhe.
Karlsruhe was a light cruiser, the second member of the Königsberg class, and served from November 1929 to May 1938, and again from November 1939 to April 1940, seeing action in World War II. She was operated by two German navies, the Reichsmarine and the Kriegsmarine. She had two sister ships, Königsberg and Köln.
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What the record says
Puzzle 60 ran on 7 Sep 2026 and the answer was German cruiser Karlsruhe, played with 6 guesses against 6 columns. On the record: Class - cruiser; Navy - Germany; Displacement - 5-15k; Fate - sunk. The numbers: Commissioned - 1920; Length - 174 m.
The photograph is by Walter E. Frost, licensed Public domain.
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How it scored
- Class
- cruiser
- Navy
- Germany
- Commissioned
- 1920
- Displacement
- 5-15k
- Fate
- sunk
- Length
- 174 m