Earlier in 2015 I took a bold new step in my journey through life. While it was scary at the time it has turned out to be a wonderful move and I am glad I took advantage of the opportunity presented to me. I really wanted to put out a themed cache to memorialize the step I took and I hope you enjoy solving my puzzle and finding the cache.
Puzzle: N 38 AB.CDE W 121 FG.HIJ
A. The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) is the central starship in the fictional Star Trek universe, depicted in K network television series, 1L feature films, and countless books and fan-created media. The original Star Trek series features a voice-over by Enterprise captain, James T. Kirk (William Shatner), which describes the mission of Enterprise as "to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before". K - L = A
B. After her capture by the British, the ship was re-christened HMS Enterprise and served in the Mediterranean Sea under the command of Captain J. Paul, until Captain W. B took over command on 19 May 1707, and she saw action off Leghorn (Livorno). She was wrecked on 2 October 1707 in the Mediterranean.
C. The second carrier of the Yorktown-class, Enterprise was launched on 3 October 1936 at Newport News Shipbuilding, sponsored by Lulie Swanson, wife of Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson, and commissioned on 1M May 1938 with Captain N. H. White in command. M3 = C
D. This ship appears in the Next Generation episode "Yesterday's Enterprise" (199D). It was destroyed attempting to defend the Klingon outpost Narendra III from Romulan attack.
E. The fifth USS Enterprise, a barque-rigged screw sloop, was launched NO June 1874 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, USA, by John W. Griffiths, a private contractor; and commissioned 16 March 1877, Commander George C. Remey in command. N + O = E
F. Enterprise was a 1930 yacht of the J Class and successful defender of the 1930 America's Cup. It was ordered by Harold Vanderbilt and designed by Starling Burgess. Enterprise was scrapped in 19PQ. Q - P = R. R / 2 = F
G. The VSS Enterprise (tail number: N339SS) was the first SpaceShipTwo (SS2), built by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic. As of 2004, it was planned to be the first of G commercial suborbital SS2 spacecraft planned by Virgin Galactic.
H. The ninth HMS Enterprise (A 71) of the Royal Navy was an Echo class inshore survey ship built by M.W. Blackmore & Sons of Bideford and commissioned in 195H.
I. The fifth HMS Enterprise (sometimes spelled Enterprize), 28 guns, was the name ship of a class of twenty-S sixth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. Enterprise was built at Deptford Royal Dockyard, England, launched in August 1774, and was commissioned in April 1775 under the command of Captain Sir Thomas Rich. S - 3 = I
J. The Space Shuttle Enterprise (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) was the first Space Shuttle. It was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform test flights in the atmosphere, aided by a modified Boeing 747. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield, and was therefore not capable of spaceflight. It was rolled out on September 17, 197J.
FTF gets a dollar. Congratulations to Wild Drumm for FTF!
Please be stealthy when you search for the cache. There is parking nearby.
Edit 1/3/2016: I have increased the difficulty to 4 due to the hide being a bit more difficult than I planned. I also updated some portions of the puzzle.
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