Shipdle Warships
Puzzle #83 was HMS Nelson.
HMS Nelson was the name ship of her class of two battleships built for the Royal Navy in the 1920s. They were the first battleships built to meet the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. Entering service in 1927, the ship spent her peacetime career with the Atlantic and Home Fleets, usually as the fleet flagship.
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What the record says
Puzzle 83 ran on 30 Sep 2026 and the answer was HMS Nelson, played with 6 guesses against 6 columns. On the record: Class - battleship; Navy - United Kingdom; Displacement - 15-40k; Fate - sunk. The numbers: Commissioned - 1920; Length - 216.5 m.
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How it scored
- Class
- battleship
- Navy
- United Kingdom
- Commissioned
- 1920
- Displacement
- 15-40k
- Fate
- sunk
- Length
- 216.5 m