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The German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin was the lead ship in a class of two carriers of the same name ordered by the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany.She was the only aircraft carrier launched by Germany and represented part of the Kriegsmarine ' s attempt to create a well-balanced oceangoing fleet, capable of projecting German naval power far beyond the narrow confines of the Baltic and North Seas.
Graf Zeppelin could transport passengers over long distances in the same luxury as an ocean liner, and almost as quickly as contemporary airliners. [159] Graf Zeppelin made three trips to Brazil in 1931 [160] and nine in 1932. [161] The route to Brazil meant flying down the Rhône valley in France, a cause of great sensitivity between the wars.
After the tail had been repaired, Graf Zeppelin left Lakehurst at 1:24 am on 29 October. Clara Adams became the first female paying passenger to fly transatlantic on the return flight. [17] The ship endured an overnight gale that blew it backward in the air and 320 km (200 mi; 170 nmi) off course, to the coast of Newfoundland. [18]
Pages in category "LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Clara Adams; D.
PL 5. Over 150 passenger flights; Stationed at Flughafen Klein Gandau in Breslau (Wroclaw, Poland) On 1911-06-11 destroyed in a fire while emptying the gas hull in Münden, later replaced by PL 9; Volume 1350 m³; Max speed: 12 metres per second (43 km/h) Flight duration 5 hours; Flying ceiling: 1,000 metres; Crew and passengers: 3 to 4
As the second Zeppelin to carry the name Graf Zeppelin (after the LZ 127), it is often referred to as Graf Zeppelin II. A fire-damaged 23 cm (9 in) duralumin cross brace from the frame of the Hindenburg salvaged in May 1937 from the crash site at NAS Lakehurst
DELAG share certificate, 1910. DELAG was founded at the suggestion of Alfred Colsman, the business manager of Zeppelin Luftschiffbau. The company was having difficulty in obtaining orders from the German Army, so Colsman suggested exploiting the German public's enthusiastic interest by establishing a commercial passenger-carrying company.
The Graf Zeppelin (Deutsches Luftschiff Zeppelin #130; Registration: D-LZ 130) was the last of the German rigid airships built by Zeppelin Luftschiffbau during the period between the World Wars, the second and final ship of the Hindenburg class, and the second zeppelin to carry the name "Graf Zeppelin" (after the LZ 127) and thus often referred to as Graf Zeppelin II.