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USS Namequa, a Common card
USS Namequa was built as Port Elizabeth, was laid down in early 1942, under a Maritime Commission contract as a type V2-ME-A1, by Calumet Shipyard and Dry Dock Co., Chicago, Illinois.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 40
- DEF
- 11
- Power
- 51
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 220
Power 51 (ATK + DEF).
USS Namequa quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the USS Namequa card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ship was acquired by the ______ States Navy on 15 October and placed in service on 17 February 1943.
Answer
United. The ship was acquired by the United States Navy on 15 October and placed in service on 17 February 1943. From the USS Namequa article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
USS Namequa was built as Port Elizabeth, was laid down in early ____, under a Maritime Commission contract as a type V2-ME-A1, by Calumet Shipyard and Dry Dock Co., Chicago, Illinois.
Answer
1940s. USS Namequa was built as Port Elizabeth, was laid down in early 1942, under a Maritime Commission contract as a type V2-ME-A1, by Calumet Shipyard and Dry Dock Co., Chicago, Illinois. From the USS Namequa article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
USS Namequa. USS Namequa 40 · 5-O-Methylgenistein 36 · Gordimer 33 · Kłoczew 30 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.
- Launched on 22 May 1942, sponsored by Mrs. James F. Rogan, she was renamed Namequa and classified as YT–331 on 29 September.
- The ship was acquired by the United States Navy on 15 October and placed in service on 17 February 1943.
- The name "Namequa" comes from the only daughter of Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk and Fox tribes during the Black Hawk War.
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 Namequa article was read about 220 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 40 and blocks with 11: each hit it takes is cut by 4 %.
How to get USS Namequa
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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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, USS Namequa (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : US Navy photo # NH 103783 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
