Shipdle Warships
Puzzle #63 was USS Iowa.
USS Iowa (BB-61) is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa. Owing to the cancellation of the Montana-class battleships, Iowa is the last lead ship of any class of United States battleships and was the only ship of her class to serve in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
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What the record says
Puzzle 63 ran on 10 Sep 2026 and the answer was USS Iowa, played with 6 guesses against 6 columns. On the record: Class - battleship; Navy - United States; Displacement - >40k; Fate - museum. The numbers: Commissioned - 1940; Length - 270.43 m.
The photograph is by Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994, licensed Public domain.
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How it scored
- Class
- battleship
- Navy
- United States
- Commissioned
- 1940
- Displacement
- >40k
- Fate
- museum
- Length
- 270.43 m