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Puzzle #72 was German cruiser Königsberg.
Königsberg was a German light cruiser that was operated between 1929 and April 1940, including service in World War II. She was the lead vessel of her class and was operated by two German navies, the Reichsmarine and the Kriegsmarine. She had two sister ships, Karlsruhe and Köln.
What the record says
Puzzle 72 ran on 19 Sep 2026 and the answer was German cruiser Königsberg, played with 6 guesses against 6 columns. On the record: Class - cruiser; Navy - Germany. The numbers: Commissioned - 1920; Length - 174 m. 2 of the 6 columns are blank in the source (Displacement and Fate), so nobody could score them either way.
The photograph is by Provided by U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph, licensed Public domain.
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How it scored
- Class
- cruiser
- Navy
- Germany
- Commissioned
- 1920
- Displacement
- Not recorded
- Fate
- Not recorded
- Length
- 174 m