Below is a modified Battleship game board which consists of a 5X5 grid. Hidden on the grid are 3 boats, all of which are the ever elusive "2 holed" PT Boats, Named PT-1, PT-2, and PT-3. To find the coordinates of the battleship (final cache), you must first locate these 3 PT Boats. Once they are located, you will have to do some slight calculations to obtain the coordinates of the final cache.
To fire a shot, simply visit the location of one of the 25 virtual type targets. There are no cache containers at any of these locations. Any that are behind fences or that are off limits for other reasons can be viewed and verified from a distance. Determine if the answer to the question for that location is true or false. If the answer is true, it is a "hit"; if the answer is false it is a "miss". There is no need to go to all 25 locations, but you will need to find all 3 PT boats in order to obtain coordinates for the final cache.
I am greatly indebted to brdad for both the inspiration and the template which he has graciously permitted me to use for this cache. You may visit his "You Sank My Battleship!" cache here.
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| A |
49° 01.883
122° 47.871
Total of 22 letters
in the neon signage |
49° 02.664
122° 48.940
There are 6
softball diamonds |
49° 03.145
122° 48.179
You walked up 7 stairs
to find this cache |
49° 00.964
122° 47.232
Stage has
4 doors |
49° 03.055
122° 51.496
There are 8
wooden "hurdles" |
| B |
49° 04.348
122° 50.146
You are the
blue dot |
49° 02.065
122° 52.605
There are
3 benches |
49° 01.757
122° 48.089
There are 3 whales
and 4 dolphins |
49° 03.130
122° 53.108
There is a clock
on the top of the rock |
49° 03.889
122° 50.532
The house was
built in 1884 |
| C |
49° 01.483
122° 49.023
House has purple
curtains and trim |
49° 01.300
122° 48.463
Museum is open
from 9:00 to 5:30 |
49° 01.873
122° 48.069
There is a Starbucks
on this corner |
49° 01.201
122° 48.166
This is an
80th birthday bench |
49° 02.967
122° 47.702
5 of the toys are
mounted on springs |
| D |
49° 02.439
122° 50.882
Bench is dedicated to
Harry Peterson |
49° 01.109
122° 47.798
Total of 6 sections
to circular stone bench |
49° 04.122
122° 49.534
James McMillan was
here in 1842 |
49° 02.741
122° 53.005
13 distinct flights
of wooden stairs |
49° 01.528
122° 48.725
4 reflectors in
each end of traffic island |
| E |
49° 03.500
122° 52.734
Refers to swallows
and hummingbirds |
49° 01.826
122° 47.507
A Cappucino Bar
is located here |
49° 02.812
122° 50.608
Bridge is
painted red all over |
49° 01.810
122° 49.064
Stairs descend
down to the RIGHT |
49° 01.414
122° 47.903
Howitzer is a
18 pounder |
On the grid, North is "up".
PT-2 is not traveling the same direction as PT-3
PT-2 is more east than PT-1.
All PT boats are either heading north or east.
For translating rows to numbers, A=6; B=7; C=8; D=9; E=0.
The front portion of a PT boat represents the columns (numbers 1-5).
The rear portion of a PT boat represents the rows (numbers 6-0).
Latitude: N 49 (PT-3 rear)(PT-1 front).(PT-3 rear)(PT-3 rear)(PT-1 front)
Longitude: W 122 (PT-2 front)(8).(PT-2 rear)(PT-2 front)(PT-1 rear)
The final cache is in a 7.1L ammo box hidden just off a wooded trail in South Surrey. Please rehide the cache exactly as it was found and be careful about being seen as these trails are often visited by dog walkers and other non-cachers out for some fresh air.
Revision: April 3,2004: (skip this and go directly to Revision April 12, 2008)
The original cache location was destroyed in early 2004 due to some major park maintenance. A new cache was placed southwest of the original location. To find the new location, use the calculations above to determine the original location, then:
Subtract 0.050 from the latitude minutes
Then add 0.043 to the longitude minutes
Revision: September 9, 2007:
Due to construction, square A3 is no longer valid. Edit Apr. 12, 2008 - A3 has been corrected.
Revision: April 12, 2008:
Once again, I have had to move the final Battleship location, due to land use restrictions. To find the new location, use the calculations above to determine the original cache location, then:
Subtract 1.360 from the latitude minutes
And subtract 0.003 from the longitude minutes
Cache is now a 16dr camo'd prescription vial.
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