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Victory at Sea - Naval Battle Series Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/8/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is NOT at the posted coordinates


I placed this cache as part of a series of six caches in the Naval Battle series. I have archived a few of the series so this is now a stand alone mystery cache.

 


Puzzle:




 

Identify the famous battle depicted in the painting and answer the following questions.

 

Note:  If the answer is a number, calculate the digital root.  If the answer is a word, count the number of letters in the word.

  1. How many guns were on the ship captained by Thompson? = A 
  2. Audacious was captained by ? = B
  3. How many guns were on the Serieuse? = C
  4. What was the name of this famous ship pictured on fire? Subtract 7 from the number you get. = D
  5. The remnants of the mainmast of the burning ship was made into a coffin after the battle. Who was buried in that coffin? (last name) = E
  6. Number of letters in the name of the ship captained by Saumarez? = F
  7. What day of the month did this battle start? = G
  8. How old was the boy immortalized in a famous poem? = H
  9. How many guns were on the Vanguard? Subtract 1 from the digital root of this number. = I
  10. Number of letters in the name of the ship captained by Hallowell? = J

The cache can be found at   N 43 AB.CDE  W 78 FG.HIJ

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Sbe # 8, tb jvgu gur lbhatrfg ntr lbh svaq sbe gur obl nf gurer ner fbzr jrofvgrf gung fubj n qvssrerag ntr.

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)