List of Zeppelins - Zeppelins Constructed After World War I

Zeppelins Constructed After World War I

Production number Name Usage First flight Remarks Image
LZ120 "Bodensee"; in Italy: "Esperia" civilian; in Italy: ? 20 August 1919 Included a first-class passenger section; used by DELAG until 1921, then ordered to be transferred renamed as Esperia (lower image) to Italy in the context of war reparations. Arrived in Rome from Staaken on 25 December 1921.
LZ121 "Nordstern"; in France: "Méditerranée" civilian (intended); in France: ? 13 June 1921 Intended for regular flights to Stockholm; ordered to be transferred to France in the context of war reparations.
LZ122 not realized (construction forbidden by the Allied Control Commission)''?
LZ123 not realized (construction forbidden by the Allied Control Commission)
LZ124 not realized (construction forbidden by the Allied Control Commission)
LZ125 not realized (construction forbidden by the Allied Control Commission)
LZ126 ZR-3, USS Los Angeles (in the United States) experimental, military 27 August 1924 Ordered by the United States; transferred from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst in 81 hours and 2 minutes, arriving on 15 October 1924, 9:52. Most successful US airship, with just under 4,400 hours of successful flight in US Navy service. Dismantled in August 1940.
LZ127 "Graf Zeppelin" civilian 18 September 1928 Most successful airship in history; regular flights to North and South America; world tour in 1929, Arctic trip in 1931. Dismantled in 1940 upon order of Hermann Göring.
LZ128 Project abandoned in favor of LZ129
LZ129 "Hindenburg" (first Hindenburg class airship) civilian 4 March 1936 Intended for filling with helium gas instead of flammable hydrogen, which was, however, refused to be provided to Germany mainly by the US. Regular voyages to North and South America. Destroyed in Hindenburg disaster on 6 May 1937.
LZ130 "Graf Zeppelin II" (second Hindenburg class airship) civilian 14 September 1938 Total 30 flights (36,550 km, 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 of Hermann Göring.
LZ131 not finished

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