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USS Dianthus, a Common card
USS Dianthus was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 44
- DEF
- 15
- Power
- 59
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 150
Power 59 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 5 % of WikiCards cards.
USS Dianthus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the USS Dianthus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Dianthus was built as a private motorboat of the same name by the ______ Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1913.
Answer
Herreshoff. Dianthus was built as a private motorboat of the same name by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1913. From the USS Dianthus article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Assigned to the 4th Naval District, Dianthus performed patrol duty for the rest of World War I. Dianthus was decommissioned on 27 November ____ and returned to Crozer the same day.
Answer
1910s. Assigned to the 4th Naval District, Dianthus performed patrol duty for the rest of World War I. Dianthus was decommissioned on 27 November 1918 and returned to Crozer the same day. From the USS Dianthus article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
USS Dianthus. USS Dianthus 44 · Microctenochira 38 · Halgerda toliara 34 · Henestaris 31 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Dianthus was built as a private motorboat of the same name by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1913.
- On 21 May 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, John P. Crozer of Upland, Pennsylvania, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Dianthus on 26 May 1917.
- Assigned to the 4th Naval District, Dianthus performed patrol duty for the rest of World War I. Dianthus was decommissioned on 27 November 1918 and returned to Crozer the same day.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The USS Dianthus article was read about 150 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 44 and blocks with 15: each hit it takes is cut by 6 %.
How to get USS Dianthus
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below USS Dianthus in the power ranking, all domains together.
- HenestarisCommon · Nature · ATK 31 DEF 28
- Nemoria zygotariaCommon · Nature · ATK 33 DEF 26
- Schenkeldijk, BinnenmaasCommon · Arts · ATK 38 DEF 21
- Grzegorz MasternakCommon · Society · ATK 37 DEF 22
- Halgerda toliaraCommon · Nature · ATK 34 DEF 25
- L. A. Pomeroy HouseCommon · Arts · ATK 35 DEF 24
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, USS Dianthus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph, collection is in the public domain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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