The ghost of the once proud ship BB-3 floats listlessly in the Willamette River. Dark muzzles of its fearsome guns point aimlessly. Shadow specters of its crew gather on the deck restlessly watching. Deeds of this once famous ship have faded from memory and its memorial has been torn asunder. Forgotten is the swift voyage of BB-3. The race against time for which BB-3 was proclaimed a marvel of her time. BB-3 raced to conflict where her mighty guns were glorified for their power. BB-3 the flagship of the Great White Fleet. It was not long before the speed, power, and might of BB-3 was surpassed. A greater conflict arose and BB-3 served in a more modest but important way. She still was a ship to be reckoned with. That conflict passed. Later a greater and more menacing conflict broke out. BB-3 was brought back to war. Only this time she was stripped of her title and her glorious name. She was not even considered a ship. What little that remains of BB-3 has been cast up on the western bank of the Willamette River. There a broken memorial has been placed. The plaques and signs there confuse the passersby that read them. Questions linger in the air and the ghost of BB-3 drifts listlessly in the river.
The famous voyage of BB-3 started in San Francisco and ended in Key West. Go to the coordinates listed above and find two plaques that tells the story of the voyage of BB-3.
How many days did the voyage last on the Figurehead plaque? ___ = a
How many days did the voyage last on the plaque to the west? ___ = b
a – b = c
c/500 = d
North of the memorial for BB-3 you will find a small memorial to those that cared for the combatants involved in BB-3s first conflict.
What year was the memorial erected? __ __ __ __ = e.eee
What month was the memorial erected? __ __ = f
What day was the memorial erected? __ __ = g
d + e.eee = x.xxx
g * 48 + f = zzz
Go to the burial ground to find the cache and the rest of the BB-3 story.
N 45 3x.xxx
W 122 40.zzz
