LZ 50

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The identical marine airship L 13

The Zeppelin LZ 50 was Count Zeppelin's 50th airship and the sixteenth airship of the Imperial Navy . It belonged to the "P" series of the Zeppelin military airships .

history

L16 is considered one of the most successful naval airships. It carried out 12 bombings on England and 44 reconnaissance trips. L16 dropped 18,048 kg bombs on targets in England. Its main location was Nordholz . Together with its sister ships L11 , L13 and L14 , 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 . L16's first bombing was on October 13, 1915. During the squadron raid on London on October 13-14, 1915, L16 missed its target and dropped its bombs on Hertford instead . Other destinations were Hornsea and Leeds . On November 7, 1916, three engines failed after an attack on England, but the crew under Lieutenant Peterson managed to return home. In the winter of 1916, L16 supplied the German North Sea islands with food because the sea route was too icy.

Whereabouts

After a crash landing in Brunsbüttel on October 19, 1917, L16 had to be scrapped.

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 .