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USS Grouper Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/14/2018
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Not at listed coords.

This cache is dedicated to approximately 3500 American Submariners in WWII who lost their lives defending freedom in the pacific.

2nd in a series of WWII submarine puzzle caches. About the USS Grouper (SS-214)

N40 AB.CDE W105 FG.HJK

Grouper was launched on October 27, 194A

Grouper was sold for scrap August 11,19B0

Grouper’s test depth was 3C0 feet

Grouper was D11 feet, E inches long

Grouper carried a complement of F crocodiles (used to chew on torpedoed ships to help them sink faster).

Grouper’s top speed underwater was G knots

Grouper’s displacement was 1,H25 long tons while surfaced, and 2,JK4 long tons while submerged.

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You may want to bring a crescent wrench to open the container.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Arne onfr bs gerr ba abegu fvqr bs ebnq.

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)