Credit River - HMS Spartan Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 6/21/2014
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

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Credit River - Shipwreck
HMS Spartan
 January 29, 1944


There are many shipwrecks around the world. Some very famous and others not so. Each however has it’s own story to tell. As you travel along the Credit River doing this series of caches, we have highlighted a number of these shipwrecks. During low water levels on these parts of the Credit River, you need to be careful in a canoe or kayak so as you don’t wind up in your own shipwreck. Besides the many large rocks along the way, there are also some other obstacles such as dams which should be avoided. All of the geocaches in this series have been placed by tubing, inflatable boat or on foot by walking in the water along the Credit River. Whichever way you choose to search for these caches, use caution and common sense
More information about this series can be found here: Credit River - Shipwreck Series

HMS Spartan
HMS Spartan was a Dido-class light cruiser of the Bellona subgroup of the Royal Navy.  She was a modified Dido design with only four turrets but improved anti-aircraft armament - aka Dido Group 2.  She was built by Vickers-Armstrongs (Barrow-in-Furness, UK), with the keel being laid down on December 21, 1939.  She was launched on August 27, 1942 and commissioned on July 12, 1943.

At sunset on January 29, 1944, the Luftwaffe began a glibe bomb attack on the ships, including the HMS Spartan anchored in Anzio Bay.   At 6 pm, one radio-controlled Henschel Hs 293 Glider exploded in the engine room.  Compartment flooded and fire started in after superstructure causing explosions.  Capsized and abandoned after an hour when fires could not be controlled

523 survivors were rescued by HM Cruiser DIDO, HMS Laforey and HMS Loyal.  Five officers and 41 enlisted men were posted killed or missing presumed killed, and 42 enlisted men were wounded.

On board the HM Cruiser DIDO was Ivor, a signalman, that told us first hand this herioc story. RIP my dear friend.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cvyy obggyr va gur I bs gur ovt snyyra qrnq gerr pybfrfg gb gur jngre. Fgnaq ng rqtr bs gur onax naq ernpu bire gb lbhe evtug.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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