LZ 81

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Zeppelin LZ59-LZ81

LZ 81 was the hull number of a German army zeppelin in World War I and the last Zeppelin of the Q-class . His tactical number was LZ 111 . The first trip took place on December 20, 1916.

interpretation

The LZ 59 was built for the army. It was 178.5 meters long and 18.7 meters in diameter. The hydrogen gas volume was 35,800 m 3 . It was driven by four Maybach motors, three of which were installed in the rear nacelle.

commitment

LZ 81 (Army Recognition LZ 111) was the last of the smaller ships. Although it was built for the army, it was no longer used here, as the army stopped airships in January 1917 in favor of large and giant aircraft . So the ship was handed over to the Navy, which had switched to the new, larger Type R in May 1916 . The operational history was correspondingly unspectacular. LZ 81 did not have its own marine identification and only carried out seven reconnaissance trips before it was disarmed again in Dresden in August 1917. The ports of operation were Seddin and Schneidmühl .

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