USS Shenandoah (ZR-1)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Shenandoah.
"ZR-1" redirects here. For the automobile trim, see Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1.
USS Shenandoah was the first of four United States Navy rigid airships. It was constructed during 1922–1923 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, and first flew in September 1923. It developed the U.S. Navy's experience with rigid airships and made the first crossing of North America by airship. On the 57th flight,[2] Shenandoah was destroyed in a squall line over Ohio in September 1925.[3]
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USS Shenandoah moored at NAS San Diego | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Shenandoah |
Namesake | Shenandoah Valley |
Ordered | 11 July 1919 |
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Laid down | 24 June 1922 |
Launched | 20 August 1923 |
Christened | 10 October 1923 |
Commissioned | 10 October 1923 |
Maiden voyage | 4 September 1923 |
Stricken | 5 September 1925 |
Honors and awards | First transcontinental U.S. flight |
Fate | Crashed during a thunderstorm near Caldwell, Ohio, 3 September 1925 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Shenandoah-class rigid airship |
Tonnage | 77,500 lb (35,200 kg) |
Length | 680 ft (207.26 m) |
Beam | 78 ft 9 in (24.00 m) (maximum diameter) |
Height | 93 ft 2 in (28.4 m) |
Propulsion | Six (later five) 300 hp (220 kW) eight-cylinder Packard gasoline engines |
Speed | 60 kn (69 mph; 110 km/h) |
Range | 5,000 mi (4,300 nmi; 8,000 km) |
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Complement | 25 |
Armament |
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Official name | Shenandoah Crash Sites |
Designated | 25 July 1989 |
Reference no. | 89000942[1] |
Coordinates | Site #1: 39°50′21″N 81°32′22″W Site #2: 39°50′7″N 81°32′46″W Site #3: 39°44′29″N 81°35′36″W |
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