USS Los Angeles (ZR-3)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Los Angeles.
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. She was delivered to the United States Navy in October 1924 and after being used mainly for experimental work, particularly in the development of the American parasite fighter program, was decommissioned in 1932.
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USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) | |
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Los Angeles tied up to the mooring mast aboard the tender USS Patoka | |
Career | |
Manufacturer | Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, Friedrichshafen |
Construction number | LZ-126 |
Manufactured | July 1922 (Commenced) August 1924 (Launched) |
Serial | ZR-3 |
In service | 25 November 1924 (Commissioned) 30 June 1932 (Decommissioned) 24 October 1939 (Struck from Naval Register) |
Fate | Broken up for scrap in 1939 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Los Angeles class rigid airship |
Displacement | 2,764,460 cu ft (78,280.8 m3) |
Length | 658 ft 4 in (200.7 m) |
Beam | 90 ft 8 in (27.6 m) (hull diameter) |
Draft | 104 ft 5 in (31.8 m) (height) |
Installed power | 400hp per engine |
Propulsion |
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Speed | |
Range | 5,770 nmi (10,690 km; 6,640 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Complement | 40 |
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