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This sale is for this 36mm1929 GermanyKAISER 410Medalstruck in Silver & weighs 24.95 grams.It is aHigh Grade withGreat Eye Appeal with tiny micro hairlines from an old cleaning. It was struck to commemorateGraf Zeppelin’s Round-the-World flight: August, 1929This is one piece of a Collection we are Selling that was started by an actual Blimp Ground Crew Member & added to by 3 more generations of his family the way I understood it. So Please Keep an Eye Out For Our Many other Awesome Commemorative Coins and Medals From Germany and All around the world to be listed soon.. The book & page shown is just for reference information only & will be listed later as well when all of our Airship Medals - Plaques - Badges - Pins - Tokens & Coins that pertain to are gone. If you have any questions please ask before offerding.. I use Macro on most photos for your total satisfaction & may make an item look worse as the in hand appeal may be much more pleasing.Graf Zeppelin’s Round-the-World flight: August, 1929
POSTED BY:DAN GROSSMANAUGUST 15, 2010
August is the anniversary of Graf Zeppelin’sRound-the-World flightin 1929.
In honor of this anniversary, I have published a list ofpassengers and crewaboard the flight.
The flight was made in five stages:
Lakehurst – Friedrichshafen
August 7, 1929 – August 10, 1929
7,068 km / 55 hrs 22 mins
Friedrichshafen – Tokyo
August 15, 1929 – August 19, 1929
11,247 km / 101 hrs 49 mins
Tokyo – Los Angeles
August 23, 1929 – August 26, 1929
9,653 km / 79 hrs 3 mins
Los Angeles – Lakehurst
August 27, 1929 – August 29, 1929
4,822 km / 51 hrs 57 mins
Lakehurst – Friedrichshafen
September 1, 1929 – September 4, 1929
8,478 km / 57 hrs 31 mins
Ferdinand von ZeppelinFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFor other uses, seeGraf Zeppelin.Count Ferdinand von ZeppelinFerdinand von Zeppelin (1917)Native nameFerdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von ZeppelinBorn8 July 1838
Konstanz,Grand Duchy of Baden
(now part ofBaden-Württemberg, Germany)Died8 March 1917(aged78)
Berlin,German EmpireAllegianceGrand Duchy of Baden(1855–1917)
German Empire(1871–1917)Yearsof service18551885, 1890RankOfficer of the 19th Freiin von Wolff (m. 1869–1917; his death)Signature
Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin[1](8 July 1838 – 8 March 1917) was aGerman generaland later aircraft manufacturer, who founded theZeppelinairshipcompany.
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Family and personal life[edit]Isabella Gräfin von Zeppelin
Ferdinand was the scion of anoble family.Zepelin, the family\'s eponymous hometown, is a small community outside the town ofBützowinMecklenburg.
Ferdinand was the son ofWürttembergMinister andHofmarschallFriedrich Jerôme Wilhelm Karl Graf von Zeppelin (1807–1886) and his wife Amélie Françoise Pauline (born Macaire d\'Hogguer) (1816–1852). Ferdinand spent his childhood with his sister and brother at their Girsberg manor nearConstance, where he was educated by private tutors[2]and lived there until his death. On 7 August 1869 Ferdinand married Isabella Freiin von Wolff in Berlin. She was from the house ofAlt-Schwanenburg(present day —Gulbenetown in Latvia, then part ofLivonia).[3]They had a daughter, Helene (Hella) von Zeppelin (1879–1967) who in 1909 married Alexander Graf von Brandenstein-Zeppelin (1881–1949).
Ferdinand had a nephewBaron Max von Gemmingenwho was to later volunteer at the start of World War I, after he was past military age, to become general staff officer assigned to the military airshipLZ 12 Sachsen.[4]
Army career[edit]In uniform as adjutant to Charles I of Württemberg, 1865Zeppelin in 1900
In 1853 Count Zeppelin left to attend thepolytechnicat Stuttgart, and in 1855 he became a cadet of the military school atLudwigsburgand then started his career as an army officer in thearmy of Württemberg.[2]
By 1858, Zeppelin had been promoted toLieutenant, and that year he was given leave to study science, engineering and chemistry atTübingen. ThePrussiansmobilising for theAustro-Sardinian Warinterrupted this study in 1859 when he was called up to theIngenieurkorps(Prussianengineering corps) atUlm.[5]
In 1863 Zeppelin took leave to act as an observer for the Union\'sArmy of the Potomacin theAmerican Civil Warin Virginia. During theBattle of Fredericksburg(a Union defeat), he launched a balloon with a soldier aboard fromChatham Manoroverlooking the city.[6]Later, Zeppelin traveled to the Upper Midwest with a party that probably included two Russians. Led by Native American (probably Ojibwe) guides, they canoed and portaged from the western end of Lake Superior up the St. Louis River and across toCrow Wing, Minnesotaon the Upper Mississippi River. On reaching St. Paul (via stagecoach and hired carriage), Zeppelin encountered German-born itinerant balloonist John Steiner and made his first aerial ascent with him from a site near the International Hotel in downtown St. Paul on 19 August. Many years later he attributed the beginning of his thinking about dirigible light-than-air craft to this experience.[citation needed]
In 1865 Zeppelin was appointed adjutant of theKing of Württembergand as general staff officer participated in theAustro-Prussian Warof 1866. He was awarded theRitterkreuz(Knight\'s Cross) of the Order of Distinguished Service of Württemberg.[2]In theFranco-Prussian Warof 1870/1871 a reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines, during which he narrowly avoided capture, made him famous among Germans.[7]
From 1882 until 1885 Zeppelin was commander of the 19thUhlansin Ulm, and was then appointed to be the envoy of Württemberg in Berlin. In 1890 he gave up this post to return to army service, being given command of a Prussian cavalry brigade. His handling of this at the 1890 autumn manouevres was severely criticised and he was forced to retire from the Army,[8]albeit with the rank ofGeneralleutnant.
Airships[edit]
Ferdinand von Zeppelin served as an official observer with the Union Army during theAmerican Civil War.[9]During thePeninsular Campaign, he visited the balloon camp ofThaddeus S. C. Loweshortly after Lowe\'s services were terminated by the Army. Von Zeppelin then travelled to St. Paul, MN where the German-born former Army balloonist John Steiner offered tethered flights. His first ascent in a balloon, made atSaint Paul, Minnesotaduring this visit, is said[by whom?]to have been the inspiration of his later interest in aeronautics.[10]
Zeppelin\'s ideas for largedirigibleswas first expressed in a diary entry dated 25 March 1874. Inspired by a recent lecture given byHeinrich von Stephanon the subject of \"World Postal Services and Air Travel\", he outlined the basic principle of his later craft: a large rigidly-framed outerenvelopecontaining a number of separate gasbags.[11]In 1887 the success ofCharles RenardandArthur Krebs\' airshipLa Franceprompted him to send a letter to theKing of Württembergabout the military necessity for dirigibles and the lack of German development in this field.[12]
After his resignation from the army in 1891 at age 52, Zeppelin devoted his full attention to airships.[9][13]He hired the engineerTheodor Grossto make tests of possible materials and to assess available engines for both fuel efficiency and power-to-weight ratio. He also had air propellers tested and strove to obtain higher purity hydrogen gas from suppliers.[14]Zeppelin was so confident of his concept that in June 1891 he wrote to the King of Württemberg\'s secretary, announcing he was to start building, and shortly after requested a review from the Prussian Army\'s Chief of General Staff. The next day Zeppelin almost gave up as he realized he had underestimated air resistance,[15]but resumed work on hearing thatRudolf Hans Bartsch von Sigsfeldmade light but powerful engines, information soon shown to be overoptimistic. Whereupon Zeppelin urged his supporterMax von Duttenhoferto pressDaimler-Motoren-Gesellschaftfor more efficient engines so as not to fall behind the French.[16]Duttenhofer wrote to Gross threatening to withdraw support, and Zeppelin shortly afterwards sacked Gross, citing Gross\' lack of support and writing that he was \"an obstacle in my path\".[16]
Despite these setbacks Zeppelin\'s organization had refined his idea: a rigid aluminium framework covered in a fabric envelope; separate multiple internal gas cells, each free to expand and contract thus obviating the need forballonets; modular frame allowing addition of sections and gas cells; controls, engines and gondola rigidly attached. After publishing the idea in March 1892 he hired the engineerTheodor Koberwho started work testing and further refining the design.[17]Zeppelin submitted Kober\'s 1893 detailed designs to thePrussian Airship Service,[18]whose committee reviewed it in 1894.[18]In June 1895 this committee recommended minimum funds be granted, but withdrew this offer and rejected the design in July.[19]
One month later, in August 1895, Zeppelin received a patent for Kober\'s design, described as an \"airship-train\" (Lenkbarer Luftfahrzug mit mehreren hintereinanderen angeordneten Tragkörpern[Steerable airship-train with several carrier structures arranged one behind another].)[20][21]The patent describes an airship consisting of three rigid sections flexibly connected. The front section, intended to contain the crew and engines, was 117.35m (385.0ft) long with a gas capacity of 9514cum (336,000cuft): the middle section was 16m (52ft 6in) long with an intended useful load of 599kg (1,321lb) and the rear section 39.93m (131.0ft) long with an intended load of 1,996kg (4,400lb)[22]
In early 1896, Zeppelin\'s lecture on steerable airship designs given to theAssociation of German Engineers (VDI)so impressed them that the VDI launched a public appeal for financial support for him.[21]This led to a first contact withCarl Bergwho supplied aluminium alloys which Zeppelin had tested, and by May 1898 they, together withPhilipp Holzmann,[23]Daimler,Max von Eyth,Carl von Linde, andFriedrich Voith, had formed the joint stock companyGesellschaft zur Förderung der Luftschiffart.[21]Zeppelin invested 441,000 Marks, over half the total capital.[21][23]Actual construction then started of what was to be the first successful rigid airship, theZeppelin LZ1.
Berg\'s involvement with the project would later be the cause of allegations that Zeppelin had used the patent and designs ofDavid Schwarz\'s airship of 1897. Berg had signed a contract with Schwartz under the terms of which he undertook not to supply aluminium to any other airship manufacturer. He later made a payment to Schwartz\'s widow as compensation for dissolving this arrangement.[24]Claims that Zeppelin had been influenced by Schwartz were denied by Eckener in 1938[25]and also rejected by later historians. Zeppelin\'s design was \"radically different\"[26]in both its scale and its framework from that of Schwarz.
First flight of the LZ 1
On 2 July 1900, Zeppelin made the first flight with theLZ1overLake ConstancenearFriedrichshafenin southern Germany. The airship rose from the ground and remained in the air for 20 minutes, but was damaged on landing. After repairs and some modifications two further flights were made by LZ1 in October 1900, However the airship was not considered successful enough to justify investment by the government, and since the experiments had exhausted Count Zeppelins funds, he was forced to suspend his work.[27]
Zeppelin still enjoyed the support of the King of Württemberg, who authorised a state lottery which raised 124,000 marks. A contribution of 50,000 marks was received from Prussia, and Zeppelin raised the remainder of the necessary money by mortgaging his wife\'s estates. Still supported by Daimler and Carl Berg, construction of his second airship, theLZ2, was started in April 1905. It was completed by 30 November, when it was first taken out of its hangar, but a ground-handling mishap caused the bows to be pulled into the water, damaging the forward control surfaces. Repairs were completed by 17 January 1906, when LZ2 made its only flight. Too much ballast was jettisoned on takeoff, causing the airship to rise to an altitude of 427m (1,401ft). Here a stiff breeze was encountered, and although the airship was at first able to overcome this, the failure of the forward engine due to cooling problems followed by the failure of the other due to a broken clutch-spring left the airship at the mercy of the wind. It was brought down nearKissleggin theAllgäumountains, with some damage caused by the stern\'s striking some trees during mooring, but was more severely damaged by high winds the following night, and had to be dismantled.[28]
In May 1906, work as started on a third airship,LZ3. This was the same size and configuration as LZ2, but had a greater gas capacity. Finished by the end of the year, it made two successful flights at a speed of 30 miles per hour (48km/h), and in 1907 attained a speed of 36 miles per hour (58km/h).[9]The success of LZ3 produced a change in the official attitude to his work, and theReichstagvoted that he should be awarded 500,000 marks to continue his work.[29]However the purchase by the Government of an airship was made conditional on the successful completion of a 24‑hour trial flight. Knowing that this was beyond the capabilities of LZ3, work was started on a larger airship, theLZ4. This first flew on 20 June 1908. The final financial breakthrough only came after the Zeppelin LZ4 was destroyed by fire atEchterdingenafter breaking free of its moorings during a storm. The airship\'s earlier flights had excited public interest in the development of the airships, and a subsequent collection campaign raised over 6million German marks. The money was used to create the \'Luftschiffbau-Zeppelin GmbH\' and the Zeppelin foundation (Zeppelin Stiftung).[30]
Following the destruction of LZ4, LZ3, which had been damaged when the floating hangar broke free of its mooring during a storm, was repaired: at the same time it was lengthened by 8m. It was re-inflated on 21 October 1908 and after a series of short test flights a flight lasting 5hours 55minutes took place on 27 October with the Kaiser\'s brother,Admiral Prince Heinrich, on board. On 7 November, withCrown Prince Williamas a passenger,[31]it flew 80km (50mi) toDonaueschingen, where the Kaiser was then staying. In spite of poor weather conditions, the flight succeeded: two days later LZ3 was officially accepted by the Government and on 10 November Zeppelin was rewarded with an official visit to Friedrichshafen by the Kaiser, during which a short demonstration flight over Lake Constance was made and Zeppelin awarded theOrder of the Black Eagle.[32]
Although a replacement for LZ 4, theLZ5was built and accepted into Army service as LII, Zeppelin\'s relationship with the military authorities continued to be poor, and deteriorated considerably due to his criticism of the Army following the loss of LII, which was carried away from its moorings and wrecked on 25 April 1910.[33]However, the business director of Luftschiffbau-Zeppelin,Alfred Colsman, came up with a scheme to capitalise on the public enthusiasm for Zeppelin\'s airships by establishing a passenger-carrying business.
Up until 1914 the German Aviation Association (Deutsche Luftschiffahrtsgesellschaftor DELAG) transported 37,250people on over 1,600 flights without an incident.[34]Within a few years the zeppelin revolution began creating the age of air transportation.
Other aircraft[edit]
1899 unrealised plans for a paddlewheel aeroplane[21]- 1912 financial support ofFlugzeugbau Friedrichshafenwhich was to supply 850 aeroplanes 1917/1918;[21]
- 1914 commissionsClaude Dornierto develop flying boats[21]
- 1914 founds Versuchsbau Gotha-Ost withRobert Boschwhich built a number ofRiesenflugzeug(giant aircraft)such as theZeppelin-Staaken R.VI[21]
Family[edit]
Count Everhard von Zeppelin, Second Lieutenant in the German Lancers, married November 1895, Mamie McGarvey, daughter of William H. McGarvey, owner of the oil wells ofGaliciaand his wife, Helena J. Wesolowska. A former Count von Zeppelin married a granddaughter of the 1st Earl of Ranfurly.[35]
Legacy[edit]Bust of Zeppelin in theAeronauticumatNordholz
Count Zeppelin died in 1917, before the end of World War I, therefore he did not witness either the provisional shutdown of the Zeppelin project due to theTreaty of Versaillesor the second resurgence of the Zeppelins under his successorHugo Eckener. The unfinished World War IIGerman aircraft carrierGraf Zeppelin, and two rigid airships, the world-circlingLZ127Graf Zeppelin, andLZ130Graf Zeppelin II, twin to theHindenburg, were named after him.
The name of the British rock groupLed Zeppelinderives from his airship as well. His granddaughter Countess Eva von Zeppelin once threatened to sue them for illegal use of their family name while performing in Copenhagen.[36]
List of ZeppelinsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFor other uses of \"Zeppelin\", seeZeppelin (disambiguation).
This is a completelist ofZeppelinsconstructed by the German Zeppelin companies from 1900 until 1938. Other types ofrigid airshipsthat are also sometimes referred to as zeppelins are not included.
The Zeppelin companies based inFriedrichshafen, Germany, numbered their aircraftLZ 1/2/..., withLZstanding for \"Luftschiff [airship] Zeppelin\". Additionally, craft used for civilian purposes were usually given a name, whereas military airships were given \"tactical numbering\":
The German Army called its first ZeppelinsZ I/II/... /XI/XII. During World War I they switched to using theLZnumbers, later adding 30 to obscure the total production.- The German Navy Zeppelins were labelledL 1/2/....
Since 1997, airships of the new typeZeppelin NThave been flying. They are not included here, as they arenot Zeppelins in the traditional sense.
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Zeppelins finished before World War I[edit]Production numberClassName / tactical numberingUsageFirst flightRemarksImageLZ 1AExperimental2 July 1900[1]Three flights, exceeding speed achieved byLa France, dismantled in 1901 due to lack of money for further development.[2]LZ 2BExperimental17 January 1906First taken from hangar on 30 November 1905 but never lifted off fromLake Constanz; took off on second attempt, but damaged beyond repair after emergency landing.[2]LZ 3BZ IExperimental; military9 October 1906[2]The first Zeppelin to be truly successful. Made a number of flights of significant duration before being enlarged and bought by theDeutsches Heer(German Army) in 1908. Used for training until being decommissioned in 1913.[3]LZ 4CMilitary (intended)20 June 1908Completed a 12-hour flight on 1 July 1908; attempted 24-hour endurance flight on 4 August 1908, but landed nearEchterdingenafter 12 hours to repair an engine. Destroyed when strong winds broke its moorings.[2]LZ 5CZ IIExperimental; military26 May 1909Carried away from moorings during a storm and wrecked nearWeilburgon 25 March 1910.[4]LZ 6DExperimental; civilian (DELAG)25 August 1909[1]First experiments withwireless communication; first airship forDELAG(Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft– German airship transport company); accidentally destroyed by fire in itshangarat Oos,Baden-Badenon 14 September 1910.[5]LZ 7EDeutschlandCivilianDELAG19 June 1910Damaged beyond repair after crashing during a thunderstorm over theTeutoburg Foreston 28 June 1910[6]LZ 8EDeutschland IICivilianDELAG30 March 1911Caught by a strong crosswind while being walked out of its hangar and damaged beyond repair on 16 May 1911[7]LZ 9FErsatz Z IIMilitary2 October 1911Decommissioned 1 August 1914[8]LZ 10FSchwabenCivilian –DELAG26 June 1911[8]Carried 1,553 passengers in 218 commercial flights.[9]On 28 June 1912 theSchwabencaught fire after a strong gust tore it from its mooring nearDüsseldorf, injuring some of the ground handling party.[10]LZ 11GViktoria LuiseCivilian –DELAG; later military19 February 1912After use byDELAG, taken over as a training airship by the German military upon the outbreak of World War I; broke apart while being put into its hangar on 1 October 1915.[11]LZ 12FZ IIIMilitary25 April 1912Decommissioned 1 August 1914LZ 13GHansaCivilian –DELAG; later military30 July 1912traveled 44,437km (27,612mi; 23,994nmi) in 399 flights; first passenger-carrying flight outside Germany, commanded byGraf von Zeppelinvisiting Denmark and Sweden on 19 September 1912;[12]taken over by the German military upon the outbreak of World War I; decommissioned in summer 1916[8]LZ 14HL 1Military7 October 1912[8]Helgoland Island Air Disaster: brought down into theNorth Seaduring a thunderstorm on 9 September 1913, drowning 14 crew members. This was the first Zeppelin accident to cause fatalities.[13]LZ 15HErsatz Z IMilitary16 January 1913Destroyed in a forced landing on 19 March 1913.[8]LZ 16HZ IVMilitary14 March 1913Accidentally crossed the French border on 3 April 1913 due to a navigational error, caused by poor visibility, and landed on the cavalry parade ground atLunéville, allowing the French to perform a detailed examination.[14][15][16]Used forreconnaissanceoverEast Prussiain August 1914 and bombedWarsawon 24 September 1914. Later used for training before being decommissioned in the autumn of 1916.[8]LZ 17HSachsenCivilian; later military3 May 1913Transported 9,837 passengers in 419 flights, travelling 39,919km (24,805mi; 21,555nmi); taken over by German military upon outbreak of World War I in 1914; this wasCaptain Lehmann\'s first command; it had bomb racks and bombardier\'s station fitted, together with an improved radio room, machine guns in the cars below and a gunners\' nest in the tail;[17]In its first attack onAntwerpit carried 1,800 pounds (820kg) of bombs and spent 12 hours in the air.[18]Decommissioned in autumn of 1916[8]LZ 18IL 2Military9 September 1913Johannisthal Air Disaster: destroyed by an explosion caused by escaped hydrogen being sucked into an engine compartment during a test flight on 17 October 1913; the entire crew was killed.[19]LZ 19HSecond Ersatz Z IMilitary6 June 1913Damaged beyond repair after a forced landing 13 June 1914.[8]LZ 20HZ VMilitary8 July 1913Used early in World War I for reconnaissance missions in Western Poland; forced landing due to damage from ground fire after an attack onMławaduring theBattle of Tannenberg: crew captured.[20]LZ 21KZ VIMilitary10 November 1913Carried out the first airship bombing mission of World War 1; on 6 August 1914, bombed raidLiège, dropping artillery shells instead of bombs. The airship\'s inadequate lift kept it at low altitude so that bullets and shrapnel from defending fire holed the gasbags. The ship limped back toColognebut had to be set down in a forest nearBonn, completely wrecking it.[17]LZ 22LZ VIIMilitary8 January 1914Limited to a ceiling of around 1,600m (5,200ft), on 21 August 1914 ZVII was sent to find the retreatingFrench Armyaround theVosgesmountains inAlsace, and drop bombs on the camps. After passing through clouds ZVII found itself right above the main army, whose small-arms fire penetrated many gas cells. Leaking heavily, the crew force-landed the airship nearSt. Quirin,Lorraine.[17]LZ 23LZ VIIIMilitary11 May 1914Under the same orders as ZVII on 21 August 1914, ZVIII engaged the French army while at an altitude of a few hundred feet. According to Lehmann ZVIII received \"thousands of bullets and shell splinters\", forcing it to drift and make a forced landing in no man\'s land nearBandonvillers. The crew destroyed all documents and tried to burn the wreck but so little gas remained it would not burn: the airship crew were captured by the French Army.[citation needed]LZ 24ML 3Military11 May 1914After 24 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea, L3 participated in the first raid on England on 19 January 1915. On 17 February 1915 L3 was abandoned by its crew after a forced landing in Denmark, caused by engine failure compounded by strong headwinds and insufficient fuel. The wind was so strong it blew the airship, now unmanned but with engines still running, out to sea.[21]LZ 25MZ IXmilitary13 July 1914Used for reconnaissance missions and bombing in northern France; on 25 August 1914 nine bombs dropped onAntwerpkilled or wounded 26 people and damaged a royal palace. The Belgian royal family were in residence and the attack was widely condemned. Destroyed in its hangar atDüsseldorfon 8 October 1914 by bombs dropped by Flt Lt. (later Air Vice Marshal)Reginald Marix,RNASflying aSopwith Tabloid.[22]Zeppelins constructed during World War I[edit]
Usage: military
Production numberClassTactical numberingFirst flightRemarksImageLZ 26NZ XII (Z 12)14 December 1914Z XII made 11 attacks in Northern France and at the Eastern front, dropping a total of 20,000 kilograms (44,000lb) of bombs; by the summer of 1915 Z12 had dropped around 9,000kg (20,000lb) of bombs on theWarsaw to Petrograd trunk railway linebetween the stations atMalkinaandBiałystok. One flight carried a load of 3,000kg (6,600lb).[23]Decommissioned on 8 August 1917.LZ 27ML 418 August 1914Flew 11reconnaissancemissions over the North Sea, participated in the first raid over England on 20 January 1915. Forced landing inBlavandshukon 17 February 1915 during a storm; 11 of the crew were interned, with four members lost when the airship was subsequently carried out to sea.[24]LZ 28ML 522 September 1914Flew 47 reconnaissance missions over theNorth SeaandBaltic Sea; proved especially useful in discovering enemy mines. Two attack missions, dropping 700kg (1,500lb) bombs. Damaged beyond repair by Russian air defences on 7 August 1915.LZ 29MZ X13 October 1914Two attacks onCalaisand Paris, dropping 1,800kg (4,000lb) of bombs; on the way back Z X was damaged by enemy fire and dismantled after a forced landing atSt. Quentin.[25]LZ 30MZ XI15 November 1914Used for raids onWarsaw,Grodnoand other targets on the Eastern front. Destroyed in an accident on 20 May 1915LZ 31ML 63 November 1914Took part in German defence during theCuxhaven Raidon 25 December 1914, unsuccessfully attackingHMSEmpress;[26]36 reconnaissance missions around North Sea, including marking of mine fields; one successful raid on England, dropping 700kg (1,500lb) of bombs.Caught fire during inflation in its hangaratFuhlsbütteland destroyed together withLZ 36on 16 September 1916.LZ 32ML 720 November 1914Flew 77 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea, with several unsuccessful attempts to attack English coastal towns. Brought down on 4 May 1916 by anti-aircraft fire fromHMSPhaetonandHMSGalateaand its wreck was destroyed by theRoyal NavysubmarineE31LZ 33ML 817 December 1914Used for reconnaissance missions along the Western front. Brought down by anti-aircraft fire atTirlemonton 5 March 1915. The crew of 21 were all killed.LZ 34M6 January 1915Carried out two raids on the Eastern front, dropping 1,110kg (2,450lb) of bombs. Heavily damaged by enemy fire on 21 June 1915 and destroyed by fire following a forced landing nearInsterburg.[27]LZ 35M11 January 1915Two raids on Paris andPoperinghe(Belgium), dropping 2,420kg (5,340lb) of bombs; forced landing nearAeltre(Belgium) due to damage by enemy fire, then destroyed by a storm.LZ 36OL 98 March 1915[27]74 reconnaissance missions in the North Sea; four raids on England dropping a total of 5,683kg (12,529lb) of bombs; several attacks on British submarines.Burnt out in its hangar on 16 September 1916together withLZ 31.[27]LZ 37MLZ 374 March 1915Based 37was brought down by Flt Sub-LtR Warneford, 1Sqdn RNAS, flying aMorane-Saulnier Type L, during its first raid on Calais on 7 June 1915, crashing atSint-Amandsberg, Warneford was awarded aVictoria Crossfor his actions.[28](Flightlists LZ 37 as \"Destroyed in shed by British aviators\" on 7 June 1915 atEvere.[29])LZ 38PLZ 383 April 1915Carried out the first bombing raid on London on 31 May 1915 killing 7 and injuring 35 people (with material damage assessed at £18,596), five successful raids onIpswich,Ramsgate,Southend(twice) and London,[30]dropping a total of 8,360kg (18,430lb) of bombs. Destroyed by British bombing in its hangar atEvereon 7 June 1915.[31]LZ 39OLZ 3924 April 1915Three raids on the western, later two on the eastern front, dropping a total of 4,184kg (9,224lb) of bombs. On 17 December 1915, captained by Dr. Lempertz, LZ39 was hit several times by shrapnel during an attack onRovno. All rear gas cells were punctured and the front engine car was hit and later fell off. The crew abandoned the now-overstressed control cabin, dropped ballast and shifted loads to rebalance the ship and used an emergency control station in the rear to limp back to Germany. Upon forced landing the ship collapsed because material for repair and the supply of gas needed to refill the cells were not available.[32]LZ 40PL 1013 May 19158 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; 5 attacks on England dropping a total of 9,900kg (21,800lb) of bombs. Destroyed in a thunderstorm on 3 September 1915 nearCuxhavenkilling 19 crew members.[27]LZ 41PL 117 June 191531 reconnaissance missions, notably during theBattle of Jutland; 12 raids on England dropping a total of 15,543kg (34,266lb) of bombs. Significant raid on Sunderland on 1 April 1916, when 22 people died. Several of the L11 crew transferred to the ill-fatedLZ 95.[33]Decommissioned in April 1917.LZ 42PLZ 7215 June 1915Only used as a school ship, as airframe metal was of poor quality; decommissioned in February 1917.LZ 43PL 1221 June 19155 reconnaissance missions; after being damaged by A.A. fire during a raid in which it bombedDovercame down in theEnglish Channel. Towed back toOstendon 10 August 1915 but caught fire during salvage operation.[34]LZ 44PLZ 748 July 1915Two attacks on England dropping a total of 3,500kg (7,700lb) of bombs; wrecked when it flew into a mountain in theSchnee Eifelon 8 October 1915.[27]LZ 45PL 1323 July 191545 reconnaissance missions, including one in which it played a significant part in theaction of 19 August 1916;[35]15 attacks on England dropping 20,667kg (45,563lb) of bombs; decommissioned on 25 April 1917LZ 46PL 149 August 1915Most successful German Navy airship; 42 reconnaissance missions; 17 attacks on Britain dropping a total of 22,045kg (48,601lb) of bombs; taken out of service during 1917 and 1918. Destroyed by its crew on 23 June 1919.LZ 47PLZ 7724 August 19156 attacks on England and France dropping a total of 12,610kg (27,800lb) of bombs. Destroyed by enemy fire on 21 February 1916 in theBattle of Verdun, killing the crew of 15.[29]Reports at the time indicated LZ77 had searchlights, eight machine guns, two so-called \'revolver\' guns in the top lookout post, was accompanied by fixed-wing aircraft and at least one other Zeppelin and had orders to bomb the nearby railway lines.[36][37]LZ 48PL 159 September 19158 reconnaissance missions; 3 attacks on England dropping a total of 5,780kg (12,740lb) of bombs. Damaged by ground fire fromDartfordAA battery[29]during a raid on London on 1 April 1916, it came down at Kentish Knock Deep in theThamesestuary. 1 crew member was killed, the other 17 were taken prisoner.[38]LZ 49PLZ 792 August 1915Dropped a total of 4,440kg (9,790lb) of bombs in two attacks onBrest-LitovskandKoveland one attack on Paris on 30 January 1916; hit by French fire and damaged beyond repair in forced landing nearAth.[38]LZ 50PL 1623 September 191544 reconnaissance missions; 12 attacks on England dropping a total of 18,048kg (39,789lb) of bombs; delivered supplies to German isles in winter 1916. Damaged beyond repair during a training mission atNordholz Naval Airbaseon 19 October 1917.[38]Captured Crew of L-50.LZ 51PLZ 817 October 1915Used at the South-Eastern and the Western Front; transported a diplomatic commission toSofiaon 9 November 1915;[39]one attack onÉtaples(France) and two attacks onBucharest, dropping a total of 4,513kg (9,949lb) of bombs; brought down by ground fire nearTurnovo(Bulgaria) on 27 September 1916.[40]LZ 52PL 183 November 1915Destroyed in shed fire atTondernduring refuelling on 17 November 1915[29]LZ 53PL 1720 October 191527 reconnaissance missions; 9 attacks on England dropping a total of 10,724kg (23,642lb) bombs. Destroyed in its hangar at Tondern on 28 December 1916 whenLZ 69caught fire.[40]LZ 54PL 1927 November 1915Raided England on 31 January 1916, dropping a total of 1,600kg (3,500lb) of bombs. On 2 February 1916 after a raid on England[29]with three engines failing, it came underDutchfire[41]and sank in theNorth Sea, drowning all crew members as nearby English fishing trawler \"King Stephen\" refused any help to them.[42]In the last hours Kapitan-Leutnant Loewe and his crew dropped into the sea theirlast messages, which washed up six months later in Sweden.[41]On 23 April 1916Torpedo boatG41 attacked and sank the King Stephen, taking its crew prisoner.[41]LZ 54/L 19LZ 55PLZ 8512 September 19156 attacks dropping a total of 14,200kg (31,300lb) of bombs onDünaburg(Latvia),Minsk, the railroads ofRiga,[32]andSaloniki(twice); damaged by fire from the battleshipHMSAgamemnonon 5 May 1916, it came down in theVardarmarshes. The crew of 12 were captured.[43]LZ 56PLZ 8610 October 19157 attacks dropping a total of 14,800kg (32,600lb) of bombs along the Eastern and South-Eastern front; crashed on 5 September 1916 atTemesvar, killing nine of the crew.[44]LZ 57PLZ 876 December 19152 attacks onRamsgateandMargatedropping a total 3,000kg (6,600lb) of bombs; in July 1916 handed to the German Navy; 16 reconnaissance missions around the Baltic Sea; later used as a school ship. Decommissioned in July 1917.[40]LZ 58PLZ 8814 November 191514 reconnaissance missions; 3 attacks dropping a total 4,249kg (9,367lb) of bombs along the Western Front; in January 1917 handed to the German Navy who used it for experimental purposes. Decommissioned in September 1917.LZ 59QL 2021 November 19156 reconnaissance missions; 2 attacks on England dropping a total 2,864 kilograms (6,314lb) bombs; ran out of fuel after raiding Scotland on 3 May 1916, drifted and stranded nearStavanger(Norway). The crew destroyed the airship. 16 were captured, 3 died.[29]Kapitänleutnant Stabbert escaped six months later.LZ 59LZ 60PLZ 901 January 19164 attacks onBar-le-Duc,Norwich, London andÉtaples, dropping a total of 8,860 kilograms (19,530lb) of bombs; on 7 November 1916 broke loose in a storm and blown out to sea and wasnever seen again.LZ 61QL 2110 January 191617 reconnaissance missions; 10 attacks on England dropping a total 14,442 kilograms (31,839lb) of bombs. Intercepted and destroyed by Flight–LieutenantEgbert Cadbury,[45]flying BE 2C, No. 8265, Flight Sub–Lieutenant Gerard William Reginald Fane, flying RAF BE 2C No. 8421 and Flight Sub–Lieutenant Edward Laston Pulling, flying BE 2C, No. 8626, firingphosphorrounds. L21 fell into the sea about eight miles east ofLowestofton 28 November 1916. There were no survivors.LZ 62RL 3028 May 1916First of the Type R \"Super-Zeppelin\" class, it had a volume of 55,200 m3. 10 raids on England dropping a total of 23,305 kilograms (51,379lb) of bombs; 31 reconnaissance missions above the North and Baltic Seas and at the Eastern Front; retired on 17 November 1917 and laid up at Seerappen. In 1920 ordered to be transferred to Belgium as part ofwar reparations, where it was dismantled. Some components, including an engine car, are preserved at the Royal Army and Military History Museum, Brussels.LZ 63PLZ 9323 February 1916Three attacks onDunkirk,MardickandHarwich, dropping 3,240 kilograms (7,140lb) bombs. Decommissioned in 1917.LZ 64QL 223 March 191630 reconnaissance missions; 8 attacks on Britain, dropping a total of 9,215 kilograms (20,316lb) of bombs; destroyed byRNASCurtis H12flying boat flown byFlight Commander Robert Leckie(later Air Vice Marshal) nearTerschellingon 14 May 1917 during a reconnaissance mission.[46](Leckie was also credited in the downing ofLZ 112)LZ 65QLZ 951 February 1916Destroyed by French anti-aircraft fire on 21 February 1916 during an attempted attack onVitry-le-François.LZ 66QL 238 April 191651 reconnaissance missions; 3 attacks on England dropping a total of 5,254kg (11,583lb) of bombs; destroyed on 21 August 1917 by 2nd Lt Bernard A. Smart flying aSopwith Puplaunched from a platform on the cruiserHMSYarmouth.[47]Smart later led theTondern raidwhich destroyed LZ 99 & LZ 108.LZ 67QLZ 974 April 19164 attacks on London (twice),Boulogneand, later,Bucharest, dropping a total of 5,760 kilograms (12,700lb) of bombs, plus several unsuccessful flights due to bad weather. Decommissioned on 5 July 1917.LZ 68QLZ 9828 April 1916One attack on London dropping 1,513 kilograms (3,336lb) bombs, plus several flights aborted due to bad weather; handed to the German Navy in November 1916; 15 reconnaissance missions around the Baltic Sea. Decommissioned in August 1917.LZ 69QL 2420 May 191619 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; 4 raids on England dropping a total of 8,510 kilograms (18,760lb) f bombs; crashed into a wall while being taken into its hangar on 28 December 1916[48]and burned out together withLZ 53.LZ 70Not builtLZ 71QLZ 10129 June 1916Stationed inYambol(Bulgaria); 7 attacks dropping a total of 11,934kg (26,310lb) of bombs Dismantled in September 1917.LZ 72RL 3112 July 1916One important reconnaissance mission in fleet operation againstSunderland; 6 attacks on England dropping a total of 19,411 kilograms (42,794lb) of bombs; withLZ 74,LZ 76andLZ 78part of Zeppelin raid on night of 23 September 1916;[49]intercepted and destroyed by British fighter pilot Lt.W. Tempeston 2 October 1916 nearPotters Bar, north of London, while commanded by the leading airship commander of the time, Kapitän Leutnant Heinrich Mathy, who died with his entire crew after jumping from the flaming Zeppelin. The crew were originally buried at Potters Bar but were later exhumed and reburied atCannock Chase.LZ 73QLZ 10323 August 1916One successful attack onCalaisdropping 1,530 kilograms (3,370lb) of bombs (several other attacks being cancelled or aborted due to poor weather); decommissioned in August 1917LZ 74RL 324 August 1916Three attacks on England dropping a total of 6,860 kilograms (15,120lb)of bombs; commanded by Kapitan-Leutnant Werner Petersen, withLZ 72,LZ 76andLZ 78part of Zeppelin raid on the night of 23 September 1916; intercepted and destroyed by 2nd Lt Frederick Sowrey, of39 Home Defence Squadron, in aRoyal Aircraft Factory BE.2con 24 September 1916 nearGreat Burstead, Essex, all the crew dying.[49]The crew\'s bodies were buried at Great Burstead, then in 1966 exhumed and reburied atCannock Chase.[49]LZ 75RL 379 November 191617 reconnaissance missions around the North and Baltic Sea and England; 4 raids dropping a total of 6,450 kilograms (14,220lb) of bombs; retired on 24 December 1917; transferred to Japan in 1920 (disassembled)LZ 76RL 3330 August 1916Part of the Zeppelin group that bombed London and surrounding counties (L31, L32, L33 and L34) on the night of 23 September 1916; during its first mission, in which 3200kg bombs had been dropped,[citation needed]after an anti-aircraft shell seriously damaged it, commander Kapitan-Leutnant Alois Bocker turned over Essex and was attacked by39 Home Defence Squadronnight fighters fromHainault Farmand hit several times (credit for disabling given to B.E.2c No. 4544 piloted byAlfred de Bathe Brandon), but even after dropping guns and equipment Bocker decided it would not make it back across the North Sea, forced landing inLittle Wigborough,Essex24 September 1916 with no fatalities,[49]the crew were only partly successful in burning the hull, and British engineers examined the skeleton and later used the plans as a basis for the construction of airshipsR33andR34.L33 landing siteWreck of L33LZ 77QLZ 10716 October 1916One attack onBoulogne, France, dropping 1,440 kilograms (3,170lb) of bombs (several other raids being cancelled or aborted). Decommissioned in July 1917.LZ 78RL 3422 September 1916Three reconnaissance missions; two attacks on England dropping a total of 3,890kg (8,580lb) of bombs; took part in the Zeppelin raid which also involved the L31, L32 and L33 on the night of 23 September 1916, and was the only Zeppelin that survived the raid; intercepted and destroyed by British fighter pilot 2nd Lt Ian Pyott in BE2c no. 2738 off Hartlepool on 27 November 1916.LZ 79RL 4115 January 191715 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; four attacks on England dropping a totalof 6,567 kilograms (14,478lb)of bombs; used as a school ship from 11 December 1917. Destroyed by its crew on 23 June 1919.LZ 80RL 3520 October 191613 reconnaissance missions around the North and Baltic Sea; three attacks on England dropping a total of 4,284 kilograms (9,445lb) of bombs; decommissioned in September 1918.LZ 81QLZ 11120 December 1916Not used in the German Army and transferred to Navy in May 1917; 7 reconnaissance missions around the Baltic Sea. Decommissioned on 10 August 1917.LZ 82RL 361 November 191620 flights around the North Sea and England, including four reconnaissance missions; damaged during landing in fog atRehben-an-der-Alleron 7 February 1917 and decommissioned.LZ 83RLZ 11322 February 191715 reconnaissance missions around theEastern Frontand theBaltic Sea; three attacks dropping a total of 6,000 kilograms (13,000lb) of bombs. In 1920 ordered to be transferred to France as part ofwar reparations.LZ 84RL 3822 November 1916Damaged beyond repair in a forced landing (due to heavy snowfall) during an attempted raid onRevalandSaint Petersburgon 29 December 1916[50]LZ 85RL 4512 April 191712 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; 3 attacks on England dropping a total of 4,700 kilograms (10,400lb) of bombs. Ran out of fuel on 20 October 1917 and destroyed in forced landing nearSisteron, France, the crew being taken captive.[51]LZ 85LZ 86RL 3911 December 1916Two reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; one attack on England dropping 300kg bombs, and on return destroyed by FrenchflaknearCompiègneon 17 March 1917.[52]LZ 87RL 4711 May 191718 reconnaissance missions and three attacks dropping a total of 3,240 kilograms (7,140lb) of bombs around the North Sea and England. On 5 January 1918, agiant explosion in the air base in Ahlhorndestroyed four Zeppelins (including L47) and one non-Zeppelin built airship, housed in one adjacent hangar and two 0.5mi (0.80km) away.[53]LZ 88RL 403 January 19177 reconnaissance missions; 2 attacks on England, dropping a total of 3,105 kilograms (6,845lb) of bombs. Damaged beyond repair while landing on 16 June 1917 inNordholz.[52]LZ 89RL 509 June 19175 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; two attacks on England dropping a total of 4,135 kilograms (9,116lb) of bombs. Ran out of fuel on 20 October 1917 and, after the control car had been torn off as a result of an attempt to crash the airship to prevent it falling into enemy hands nearDanmartin, it was blown over the Mediterranean with five crew members still on board.[54]LZ 90RLZ 12031 January 191717 reconnaissance missions and 3 attacks dropping 11,250 kilograms (24,800lb) of bombs around the Eastern Front and the Baltic Sea. Retired on 8 October 1917; in 1920 ordered to be transferred to Italy aswar reparations, where it broke apart one year later while gas was removed.LZ 91SL 4221 February 1917First of theHeight-ClimberS class, which had a lightened structure to improve maximum altitude. . 20 reconnaissance missions; 4 attacks on England dropping a total of 6,030 kilograms (13,290lb) of bombs; used as a school ship from 6 June 1918. Destroyed by its crew on 23 June 1919.LZ 92SL 436 March 19176 reconnaissance missions; one attack on English docks, dropping 1,850 kilograms (4,080lb) of bombs. Shot down by British fighter aircraft on 14 June 1917 during reconnaissance mission.LZ 93TL 441 April 19178 reconnaissance missions; 4 attacks on England andRoyal Navyunits. Driven south to France by a heavy storm, it was shot down overLunévilleon 20 October 1917.LZ 94TL 4624 April 191719 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; 3 raids on England dropping a total of 5,700 kilograms (12,600lb) of bombs. Destroyed in theAhlhorn explosion.[53]LZ 95UL 4822 May 1917Several of theLZ 41crew transferred to the L48;[33]one reconnaissance mission successful. As part of an attempted attack on London with 3 others became lost and was then intercepted and destroyed by British fighters over sea nearGreat Yarmouthon 17 June 1917 crashing nearLeiston. Three survivors; crew buried atTheberton, Suffolk,[55][56]later to be exhumed and reburied atCannock Chase.LZ 96UL 4913 June 1917Two reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; one raid on England dropping 2,100 kilograms (4,600lb) of bombs; while returning, forced to land nearBourbonne-les-Bainson 20 October 1917 and captured almost undamaged by French forces. The design of LZ96 influenced the design of the first American rigid airship, theUSSShenandoah(ZR-1)[57]and the BritishR38.LZ 96 (L49)L 49 (LZ96) brought down.LZ 97UL 516 June 19173 reconnaissance missions; one raid on the English coast, dropping 280kg bombs. Destroyed in theAhlhorn explosion.[53]LZ 98UL 5214 July 191720 reconnaissance missions; accidentally taken above London by an unexpected storm during a raid, it dropped 2,020 kilograms (4,450lb) of bombs there. Destroyed by its crew on 23 June 1919.LZ 99UL 5413 August 191714 reconnaissance missions; two attacks on England dropping a total of 5,840 kilograms (12,870lb) of bombs; destroyed together withLZ 108when sevenRNASSopwith Camelfighters, launched from the aircraft carrierHMSFurious, bombed theToskahangar atTønder, Denmark. (Only two fighters returned to theFurious, though three of the others landed in Denmark after running low on fuel.)LZ 100VL 538 August 191719 reconnaissance missions; 4 attacks on England, dropping a total of 11,930 kilograms (26,300lb) of bombs. Intercepted and destroyed by a Sopwith Camel flown by Lt Culley RAF, who took off from a lighter towed by the destroyerHMSRedoubt, on 11 August 1918. LZ100 was the last zeppelin destroyed in the war.LZ 101VL 551 September 1917Two attacks dropping a total of 5,450 kilograms (12,020lb) of bombs. Heavily damaged in the second one on 19 October 1917, it drifted behind western front and rose to a Zeppelin all-time record altitude of 7,600 metres (24,900ft) to escape; then dismantled upon forced landing.LZ 102WL 5726 September 1917Not used in combat. Intended for use in Africa. Damaged beyond repair by heavy wind on 8 October 1917.LZ 103VL 5624 September 191717 reconnaissance missions; participated in the last raid on England on 6 August 1918. Destroyed by its crew on 23 June 1919.LZ 104WL 5930 October 1917Known as theAfrika-Schiff, stationed inYambol(Bulgaria); LZ 104 started out on a resupply mission toGerman East Africa. However, British forces had advanced to the designated landing zone, forcing the German admiralty to abort the mission and recall the ship while west ofKhartoum. Nevertheless, LZ 104 set a long-distance flight record of (6,757 kilometres (4,199mi) in 95 hours and 5 minutes) or nearly 4 days in the air. The ship met its end on 7 April 1918 when it crashed into the waters of theStrait of Otrantowith the loss of all 21 crew.LZ 104LZ 105VL 5829 October 1917Two reconnaissance missions;destroyed in the Ahlhorn explosion.[53]LZ 106VL 6112 December 19179 reconnaissance missions; two attacks on England dropping a total of 4,500 kilograms (9,900lb) of bombs; in 1920 ordered to be transferred to Italy aswar reparations.LZ 107VL 6219 January 1918Two reconnaissance missions; two attacks on England dropping a total of 5,923 kilograms (13,058lb) of bombs; on the raid on 12/13 April 1918 her gunners managed to damage and drive away an attacking airplane, the only known instance of this happening. Crashed north ofHelgolandon 10 May 1918: shot down byFelixstowe F2Aflying-boat N4291, flown by Capt T.C. Pattinson and Capt T.H. Munday.[58]LZ 108VL 6018 December 191711 reconnaissance missions; one attack on England dropping 3,120kg of bombs; destroyed together withLZ 99when sevenRNASSopwith Camelfighters, launched from the aircraft carrierHMSFurious,bombed theToskahangar at Tønder, Denmark.LZ 109VL 6411 March 191813 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea; with LZ 108, LZ 106,LZ 107, andLZ 110raided north of England dropping 2800kg in bombs. In 1920 transferred to Britain aswar reparations. Scrapped at short notice when hangar required for the damagedR36.[59]LZ 110VL 634 March 1918Dropped a total of 8,915kg (19,654lb) of bombs in three attacks on England, including participation in the last raid on England on 6 August 1918. Destroyed by its crew on 23 June 1919.LZ 111VL 6517 April 1918Participated in last raid on England on 6 August 1918. Destroyed by its crew on 23 June 1919.LZ 112XL 701 July 1918Directed last raid on England on 6 August 1918, withKKPeter Strasser, Commander of the Navy Airship Department on board; intercepted and destroyed over North Sea by Britishde Havilland DH-4flown by MajorEgbert CadburywithCaptain Robert Leckie(later Air Vice-Marshal) as gunner.[60]Both these men shot down two Zeppelins: prior to L70, Cadbury had downed L21 and Leckie, L22.[45]LZ 113XL 7129 July 1918Not used in war; in 1920 ordered to be transferred to Great Britain in the context ofwar reparations. Scrapped at short notice when hangar required for the damagedR36.LZ 114XL 72; in France:Dixmude9 February 1920Not delivered because war ended; in 1920 ordered to be transferred to France in the context ofwar reparationsand handed over on 9 July 1920 and renamedDixmude.[61]Made then world record duration flight of 118 hours.[18]Exploded off the coast of Sicily during a thunderstorm in December 1923, killing all aboard.[61]LZ 115Construction abandoned under the terms of theTreaty of VersaillesLZ 116Construction abandoned under the terms of the Treaty of VersaillesLZ 117Construction abandoned under the terms of the Treaty of VersaillesLZ 118Construction abandoned under the terms of the Treaty of VersaillesLZ 119Construction abandoned under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
This September 1917 group photographshows these Navy Zeppelin captains: Manger (L 41), von Freudenreich (L 47), Schwonder (L 50), Prölss (L 53), Bockholt (L 57),Peter Strasser(FdL –Führer der Luftschiffe), Gayer (L 49), Stabbert (L 44), Ehrlich (L 35), Dietrich (L 42), Hollender (L 46), Dose (L 51) and Friemel (L 52).
Zeppelins constructed after World War I[edit]Production numberNameUsageFirst flightRemarksImageLZ 120Bodensee; in Italy:Esperiacivilian; in Italy:?20 August 1919Included a first-class passenger section; used by DELAG until 1921, then ordered to be transferred renamed asEsperia(lower image) to Italy as part of thewar reparations. Arrived in Rome from Staaken on 25 December 1921.LZ 121Nordstern; in France:Méditerranéecivilian (intended); in France:?13 June 1921Intended for regular flights toStockholm; ordered to be transferred to France as part of thewar reparations.LZ 122Construction forofferden under the terms of the Treaty of VersaillesLZ 123Construction forofferden under the terms of the Treaty of VersaillesLZ 124Construction forofferden under the terms of the Treaty of VersaillesLZ 125Construction forofferden under the terms of the Treaty of VersaillesLZ 126ZR-3, USSLos Angeles(in the United States)experimental, military27 August 1924Ordered by the United States; transferred fromFriedrichshafentoLakehurstin 81 hours and 2 minutes, arriving on 15 October 1924, 9:52. Most successful US rigid airship, with just under 4,400 hours of successful flight in US Navy service. Dismantled in August 1940.LZ 127LZ 127 Graf Zeppelincivilian18 September 1928Most successful airship in history; regular flights to North and South America; world tour in 1929,Arctictrip in 1931. Dismantled in 1940 upon order ofHermann Göring.LZ 128Project abandoned in favor of LZ 129LZ 129Hindenburg(firstHindenburg class airship)civilian4 March 1936Intended for filling withheliumgas instead of flammablehydrogen, which was, however, refused to be provided to Germany mainly by the US. Regular voyages to North and South America. Destroyed inHindenburg disasteron 6 May 1937.LZ 130Graf Zeppelin II(second Hindenburg class airship)civilian14 September 1938Total 30 flights (36,550km, 409 hrs), mainly flight testing but also electronic warfare and radio interception over English coast and Polish/German border. Modified for helium, but none provided by US. Last flight 20 August 1939. Dismantled in 1940 upon order ofHermann Göring.LZ 131not finished
