LZ 46

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The identical marine airship L 13

The Zeppelin LZ 46 was Count Zeppelin's 46th airship and the fourteenth airship of the Imperial Navy (tactical number L 14 ). It belonged to the "P" series of the Zeppelin military airships .

history

L14 is considered the most successful naval airship. It carried out 17 bombing raids on England and 42 reconnaissance trips. L14 dropped 22,045 kg bombs on targets in England. Its main location was Nordholz and Hage . Together with its sister ships L11 , L13 and L16 , the ships of this class were the most successful airships from a military point of view. Together, these four ships carried out 162 reconnaissance and 56 attack trips and dropped 17% of the total bombs (approx. 75 t) dropped by airships. Overall, P-class ships made up 38% of the total tonnage in the First World War . Only the first two ships of the new R-Class were able to record such successes . L14's first bombing was on August 17, 1915. When the squadron attacked London on the night of September 8th to 9th, 1915 (see L13 ) , L14 missed its target and dropped its bombs on Norwich instead . Other destinations were Derby, Hull and Thameshaven and again London. L14 also drove twice over the Firth of Forth to attack the British fleet there.

Whereabouts

When the airship was out of date, the LZ 46 / L14 was taken out of service and hung up in its hall. On the day of the self-sinking of the German deep-sea fleet, its crew destroyed L14 by breaking the suspension device.

Technical specifications

  • Carrying gas volume: 31,900 m³ hydrogen
  • Length: 163.00 m
  • Diameter: 18.70 m
  • Payload: 16.2 t
  • Drive: four Maybach engines, each 210 PS (154 kW)
  • Speed: 26.7 m / s

See also

literature

  • Peter Meyer: Airship - The history of the German zeppelins. Bernard & Graefe, Bonn 1996, ISBN 3-7637-5951-4 .