USS Los Angeles was a rigid airship, designated ZR-3, which was built in 1923–1924 by the Zeppelin company in Friedrichshafen, Germany, as war reparations.

Feb 26, 2012 · The USS Los Angeles — by far the most successful of the United States Navy’s rigid airships — was built in Germany by the Zeppelin Company. Designated ZR-3 (Zeppelin …

LZ 126, später als ZR-3 USS Los Angeles im Dienst der US-Marine, war ein Zeppelin - Luftschiff, das in den Jahren 1923/24 vom Luftschiffbau Zeppelin in Friedrichshafen gebaut wurde und …

Builder: Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, Friedrichshafen, Germany. ZR-3 was named Los Angeles, the second U.S. warship to bear the name, to honor a large city in Southern California. The first …

Within a few months, USS Los Angeles, the most successful of the Navy's rigid airships, had been reduced to scrap. This page features all the views we have of USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) in …

Sep 26, 2023 · The USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) was a prominent airship acquired by the United States from Germany as part of World War I reparations. Commissioned in the 1920s, it …

The second USS Los Angeles was a rigid airship, designated ZR-3, which was built in 1923–1924 by the Zeppelin company in Friedrichshafen, Germany, where it was originally designated LZ …

Mar 1, 2022 · At about 10 p.m. on the beautifully clear night of October 14, the ZR-3 passed above Sable Island and headed southward over the Gulf of Maine. Five hours later, off the port …

The USS Los Angeles, designated as the ZR-3 by the US Navy, was the first airship designed for intercontinental flights. At the end of WW I, British leaders sought to destroy the German …

The LZ 126 with the American name ZR III "Los Angeles" was the first passenger airship that had to be built for long-range and overseas operation. Eckener was aware of the tremendous …