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SS class airship
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SS (Submarine Scout or Sea Scout) class airships were simple, cheap and easily assembled small non-rigid airships or "blimps" that were developed as a matter of some urgency to counter the German U-boat threat to British shipping during World War I. A secondary purpose was to detect and destroy mines.[3] The class proved to be versatile and effective, with a total of 158 being built in several versions.[2]
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An SS class airship using a B.E.2c fuselage as a gondola | |
Role | Patrol airship (submarine scout) |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Royal Aircraft Factory RNAS Kingsnorth RNAS Capel RNAS Wormwood Scrubs Vickers |
First flight | 1915 |
Introduction | 18 March 1915 |
Primary user | Royal Navy |
Number built | 60 original SS class [1] (158 all variants) [2] |
Variants | SSP, SSZ and SST class |
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