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USS Vesuvius, a Common card
USS Vesuvius, the third ship of the United States Navy named for the Italian volcano, was a unique vessel in the Navy inventory which marked a departure from more conventional forms of main battery armament.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 56
- DEF
- 41
- Power
- 97
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,500
Ranked #2,811 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
USS Vesuvius quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the USS Vesuvius card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
She is considered a dynamite gun cruiser and was essentially an ______ testbed for large dynamite guns.
Answer
operational. She is considered a dynamite gun cruiser and was essentially an operational testbed for large dynamite guns. From the USS Vesuvius article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Vesuvius was laid down in September ____ at Philadelphia by William Cramp & Sons Ships and Engine Building Company, subcontracted from the Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Company of New York City.
Answer
1880s. Vesuvius was laid down in September 1887 at Philadelphia by William Cramp & Sons Ships and Engine Building Company, subcontracted from the Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Company of New York City. From the USS Vesuvius article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Seize the Grey. Seize the Grey 60 · USS Vesuvius 56 · Sonchus arvensis 51 · North Berwick Law 48 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.
- She is considered a dynamite gun cruiser and was essentially an operational testbed for large dynamite guns.
- Vesuvius was laid down in September 1887 at Philadelphia by William Cramp & Sons Ships and Engine Building Company, subcontracted from the Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Company of New York City.
- She was launched on 28 April 1888 sponsored by Miss Eleanor Breckinridge and commissioned on 2 June 1890 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard with Lieutenant Seaton Schroeder in command.
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 Vesuvius article was read about 8,500 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 56 and blocks with 41: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get USS Vesuvius
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, USS Vesuvius (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author or not provided, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.