Fleet Finder
find the fleet from the row and column counts

Play Fleet Finder — Hidden Ships Logic Puzzle

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Tap: water → ship → clearTap a count to fill its line with waterDrag to paint

How to play Fleet Finder

A fleet of ships is hidden in the sea. You know the fleet — for example one 4-square ship, two of 3, three of 2 and four single squares — and how many ship squares are in each row and column.

Ships lie in straight lines across or down, and no two ships touch, not even at a corner. Some puzzles show a few pieces to start you off: an end piece shows which way its ship continues.

Start with rows and columns of 0, then lines that are full, and remember every ship square has water at its corners.

How to play Fleet Finder

Place the whole fleet so that each row and column has the right number of ship squares, with no ships touching.

The rules

  1. The fleet to find is listed under the grid.
  2. Ships are straight lines of squares, placed across or down.
  3. No two ships touch — not along a side, and not at a corner.
  4. The number beside each row and under each column counts its ship squares.

Playing here

  1. Choose a grid and fleet and a difficulty, then press New Puzzle.
  2. Tap a square: water → ship → clear. Or choose the Ship or Water tool and drag. Tap a count to fill the rest of its line with water.
  3. Counts turn blue when a line has all its ships and green when it’s complete; the fleet list under the grid ticks off ships you’ve found.
  4. Hint explains the next deduction — full lines, corners of ships, and where the remaining ships can still fit.

Tips

The full guide, with a worked example and common mistakes: How to play Fleet Finder.

Questions

What is the fleet list?

The ships to find, from the longest down to single squares. Ships you’ve completed turn green.

Is there always one answer?

Yes — every puzzle here is checked to have exactly one solution.

What do the shown pieces mean?

A rounded end shows the ship continues the other way; a middle piece has ship on both sides; a circle is a one-square ship.

How do I solve one from a magazine?

Open the Fleet Finder Solver, type the counts, mark any shown squares and press Solve.

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