This is a complete list of Zeppelins constructed by the original German Zeppelin companies from 1900 until 1938. Other types of rigid airships that are also sometimes referred to as zeppelins are not included.

The Zeppelin companies based in Friedrichshafen, Germany, numbered their aircraft LZ1/2/..., with LZ standing for "Luftschiff [airship] Zeppelin". Additionally, crafts used for civilian purposes usually got a name, while military airships, on the other hand, were given "tactical numbering":

*  The German Army called its first Zeppelins Z I/II/.../XI/XII. During World War I they switched to using the LZ numbers, later adding 30 to obscure the total production.

*  The German Navy Zeppelins were labelled L 1/2/....

Since 1997, airships of the new type Zeppelin NT have been flying. They are not included here, as they are no Zeppelins in the traditional sense.

 

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Zeppelins finished before World War I

 

Production number

Name / tactical numbering

Usage

First flight

Remarks

LZ1

 

prototype

July 2, 1900

see Zeppelin

LZ2

 

experimental

January 17, 1906

destroyed in accident after first flight; see Zeppelin

LZ3

Z I

experimental; military

October 9, 1906

sold to the German Army in 1908 after refitting; used as a school ship; decommissioned in 1913

LZ4

 

military (intended)

June 20, 1908

destroyed in Echterdingen disaster; see Zeppelin

LZ5

Z II

experimental; military

May 26, 1909

stranded near Weilburg in 1910 during a storm

LZ6

 

experimental; civilian (DELAG)

August 25, 1909

first experiments with wireless communication; first DELAG craft (see Zeppelin); accidentally destroyed in its hall in Baden-Oos in 1910

LZ7

"Deutschland"

civilian (DELAG)

June 19, 1910

damaged beyond repair in an accident above the Teutoburg Forest on June 28, 1910

LZ8

Ersatz "Deutschland"

civilian (DELAG)

March 30, 1911

pushed to the wall of its hall by strong wind and damaged beyond repair on May 16, 1911

LZ9

Ersatz Z II

military

October 2, 1911

decommissioned August 1, 1914

LZ10

"Schwaben"

civilian (DELAG)

June 26, 1911

transported 4354 passengers in 224 flights, travelling 27,321 km; destroyed June 28, 1912 in accident on the airfield in Düsseldorf

LZ11

"Viktoria Luise"

civilian (DELAG); later military

February 19, 1912

transported 9783 passengers in 489 flights, travelling 54,312 km; taken over as school ship by German military upon outbreak of World War I; broke apart while being "halled in" on October 8, 1915

LZ12

Z III

military

April 25, 1912

decommissioned August 1, 1914

LZ13

"Hansa"

civilian (DELAG); later military

July 30, 1912

travelled 44,437 km in 399 flights; first regular flight outside Germany (to Denmark and Sweden); taken over by German military upon outbreak of World War I; decommissioned in summer 1916

LZ14

L 1

military

October 7, 1912

pushed down into the North Sea in a thunderstorm on September 9, 1913, drowning 14 crewmembers

LZ15

Ersatz Z I

military

January 16, 1913

destroyed in a forced landing on March 19, 1913

LZ16

Z IV

military

March 14, 1913

accidentally crossed French border on April 3, 1913 in misty weather and was kept in Lunéville for one day. Performed some reconnaissance missions in World War I and attempted bombing of Warsaw and Lyck. Used as a school ship from 1915; decommissioned in autumn of 1916

LZ17

"Sachsen"

civilian; later military

May 3, 1913

transported 9837 passengers in 419 flights, travelling 39,919 km; taken over by German military upon outbreak of World War I; decommissioned in autumn of 1916

LZ18

L 2

military

September 9, 1913

destroyed by an exploding engine on October 17, 1913 during a test flight; the entire crew was killed.

LZ19

Second Ersatz Z I

military

June 6, 1913

damaged beyond repair in a thunderstorm on April 13, 1914

LZ20

Z V

military

July 8, 1913

used in World War I for reconnaissance missions in western Poland; forced landing after an attack on Mlawa during the Battle of Tannenberg; crew captured by enemy cavalry while trying to burn down the ship.

LZ21

Z VI

military

November 10, 1913

in World War I mainly used in Belgium as a bomber; damaged beyond repair during a bombing of Liège on August 6, 1914.

LZ22

Z VII

military

January 8, 1914

hit by infantry fire during reconnaissance mission in Alsace on August 21, 1914 and damaged beyond repair in subsequent forced landing in St. Quirin, Lorraine

LZ23

Z VIII

military

May 11, 1914

same orders as Z VII on August 21, 1914; forced landing behind enemy lines; captured and plundered by French army

LZ24

L 3

military

May 11, 1914

24 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea; participated in the first raid of England on January 20, 1915; destroyed by its crew after a forced landing (due to engine failure) in Denmark on February 17, 1915

 

LZ25

Z IX

military

July 13, 1914

used for reconnaissance missions and bombings in northern France; destroyed by English bomber in its hall in Düsseldorf on October 8, 1914

 

 

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Zeppelins constructed during World War I

Usage: military

 

Production number

Tactical numbering

First flight

Remarks

LZ26

Z XII

December 14, 1914

11 attacks in northern France and at the eastern front, dropping 20,000 kg bombs; decommissioned on August 8, 1917.

LZ27

L 4

August 18, 1914

11 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea; participated in the first raid of England on January 20, 1915. Forced landing in Blavandshuk on February 17, 1915 due to a storm; the crew was taken captive, with four members reported missing in action.

LZ28

L 5

September 22, 1914

47 reconnaissance missions over North and Baltic Sea; proved especially useful in discovering enemy mines; two attack missions, dropping 700 kg bombs; damaged beyond repair by Russian air defence on August 7, 1915

LZ29

Z X

October 13, 1914

two attacks on Calais and Paris, dropping 1800 kg bombs; on way back damaged by enemy fire and dismantled after forced landing in St. Quirin

LZ30

Z XI

November 15, 1914

used for raids on Warsaw, Grodno and other targets near the eastern front. Destroyed in an accident on May 20, 1915

LZ31

L 6

November 3, 1914

prominent role in repelling a British Navy attack on German coast on December 25, 1914; 36 reconnaissance missions around North Sea, including marking of mine fields; one successful raid on England, dropping 700 kg bombs. Took fire during refilling of gas in its hall and burnt down together with L 9 on September 16, 1916.

LZ32

L 7

November 20, 1914

77 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea; several unsuccessful attempts to attack English coast. Brought down by British cruiser fire and destroyed by British submarine on May 4, 1916

LZ33

L 8

December 17, 1914

used for reconnaissance missions along the western front; damaged by enemy fire during a patrol mission, it stranded south of Ostend on March 5, 1915

LZ34

 

January 6, 1915

two raids at the eastern front, dropping 1110 kg bombs; heavily damaged by enemy fire on June 21, 1915, burnt down following forced landing near Insterburg.

LZ35

 

January 11, 1915

two raids on Paris and Poperinghe (Belgium), dropping 2420 kg bombs; forced landing near Aeltre (Belgium) due to heavy damage by enemy fire, then destroyed by a storm.

LZ36

L 9

March 8, 1915

74 reconnaissance missions in the North Sea; four raids on England dropping 5683 kg bombs; several attacks on British submarines. Burnt down in its hall on September 16, 1916 together with L 6.

LZ37

 

March 4, 1915

shot down by enemy aircraft during its first raid on Calais on June 7, 1915

LZ38

 

April 3, 1915

five successful raids on Harwich, Ramsgate, Southend (twice) and London, dropping 8360 kg bombs. Destroyed by British bombing in its hall in Brussels.

LZ39

 

April 24, 1915

three raids at the western, later two at the eastern front, dropping 4184 kg bombs in total. Heavily damaged by enemy fire on December 17, 1915 and decommissioned upon forced landing

LZ40

L 10

May 13, 1915

8 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; 5 attacks on England dropping 9900 kg bombs. Destroyed in a thunderstorm on September 3, 1915 near Cuxhaven

LZ41

L 11

June 7, 1915

31 reconnaissance missions, notably during the Battle of Jutland; 12 raids on England dropping 15,543 kg bombs. Decommissioned on April 25, 1916

LZ42

LZ72

June 15, 1915

only used as a school ship, as skeleton metal was of poor quality; decommissioned in February 1917

LZ43

L 12

June 21, 1915

5 reconnaissance missions; forced landing in Ostend after taking heavy damage in a raid on London, Harwich and the Humber region on August 10, 1915; burned down during subsequent disassembly.

LZ44

LZ74

July 8, 1915

two attacks on England dropping 3500 kg bombs; dismantled after it crashed into a mountain in misty weather on October 8, 1915.

LZ45

L 13

July 23, 1915

45 reconnaissance missions; 15 attacks on England dropping 20,667 kg bombs; decommissioned on April 25 1917

LZ46

L 14

August 9, 1915

most successful German Navy airship; 42 reconnaissance missions; 17 attacks on England dropping 22,045 kg bombs; no longer used in 1917 and 1918. Destroyed by its crew on June 23, 1919.

LZ47

LZ77

August 24, 1915

6 attacks on England and France dropping 12,610 kg bombs. Destroyed by enemy fire in the Battle of Verdun.

LZ48

L 15

September 9, 1915

8 reconnaissance missions; 3 attacks on England dropping 5780 kg bombs. Damaged by enemy fire during a raid on London on April 1, 1916, it stranded near the Thames delta and the crew was taken captive.

LZ49

LZ79

August 2, 1915

dropped 4440 kg in two attacks on Brest-Litovsk and Kovel and one attack on Paris on January 30, 1916; thereby hit by French fire and damaged beyond repair in forced landing near Ath.

LZ50

L 16

September 23, 1915

44 reconnaissance missions; 12 attacks on England dropping 18,048 kg bombs; delivered supplies to German isles in winter 1916. Damaged beyond repair in a forced landing near Brunsbüttel on October 19, 1917.

LZ51

LZ81

October 7, 1915

used at the South-Eastern and the Western Front; transported a diplomatic commission over enemy Serbia on November 9, 1915; one attack on Etables (France) and two attacks on Bucharest, dropping 4513 kg bombs in total; stranded near Turnovo (Bulgaria) on September 27, 1916

LZ52

L 18

November 3, 1915

destroyed in fire during refilling on November 17, 1915

LZ53

L 17

October 20, 1915

27 reconnaissance missions; 9 attacks on England dropping 10,724 kg bombs. Destroyed in its hall on December 28, 1916 when LZ69 "L 24" took fire.

LZ54

L 19

November 27, 1915

One raid on England on January 31, 1916, dropping 1600 kg bombs; with three engines failing, it afterwards came under dutch fire and sank in the North Sea, drowning all crewmembers as nearby English fish trawler "King Stephen" refused any help to them.

LZ55

LZ85

September 12, 1915

6 attacks dropping 14,200 kg on Dünaburg (Latvia), Minsk, the railroads of Riga, and Saloniki (three times); damaged by enemy fire on May 5, 1916, it stranded in the Wardar marshes

LZ56

LZ86

October 10, 1915

7 attacks dropping 14,800 kg bombs along the Eastern and South-Eastern front; crashed on September 3, 1916 when the fore and aft nacelle broke away from the ships hull after a raid.

LZ57

LZ87

December 6, 1915

2 attacks on Ramsgate and Margate dropping 3000 kg bombs; in July 1916 handed to the German Navy; 16 reconnaissance missions around the Baltic Sea; later used as a school ship. Decommissioned in July 1917.

LZ58

LZ88/L 25

November 14, 1915

14 reconnaissance missions; 3 attacks dropping 4249 kg bombs along the Western Front; in January 1917 handed to the German Navy who used it for experimenting. Decommissioned in September 1917.

LZ59

L 20

November 21, 1915

6 reconnaissance missions; 2 attacks on England dropping 2864 kg bombs; ran out of fuel after second attack on May 4, 1916 and stranded near Stavanger (Norway). The crew was taken into custody; Kapitänleutnant Stabbert escaped six months later.

LZ60

LZ90

January 1, 1916

4 attacks on Bar-le-Duc, Norwich, London and Etables, dropping 8860 kg bombs; on November 7, 1916 torn away towards the North Sea in a storm and never seen again.

LZ61

L 21

January 10, 1916

17 reconnaissance missions; 10 attacks on England dropping 14,442 kg bombs; intercepted and destroyed by English fighter pilot firing phosphor shells on November 28, 1916.

LZ62

L 30

May 28, 1916

10 raids on England dropping 23,305 kg bombs (however causing limited damage due to poor sight); 31 reconnaissance missions above the North and Baltic Sea and at the Eastern Front; retired on November 17, 1917. In 1920 ordered to be transferred to Belgium in the context of war reparations, where it was disassembled.

LZ63

LZ93

February 23, 1916

three attacks on Dunkirk, Mardick and Harwich, dropping 3240 kg bombs. Decommissioned in 1917.

LZ64

L 22

March 3, 1916

30 reconnaissance missions; 8 attacks on England, dropping 9215 kg bombs; destroyed by British fighter pilot near Terschelling on May 14, 1917 during a reconnaissance mission.

LZ65

LZ95

February 1, 1916

Destroyed by French anti-air fire on February 21, 1915 during an attempted attack on Vitry-le-François.

LZ66

L 23

April 8, 1916

51 reconnaissance missions; 3 attacks on England dropping 5254 kg bombs; destroyed on August 21, 1917 by English fighter pilot starting from the cruiser "Yarmouth".

LZ67

LZ97

April 4, 1916

4 attacks on London (twice), Boulogne and, later, Bucharest, dropping 5760 kg bombs, plus several unsuccessful flights in bad weather. Decommissioned on July 5, 1917.

LZ68

LZ98

April 28, 1916

one attack on London dropping 1513 kg bombs, plus several flights aborted due to bad weather; handed to the German Navy in November 1916; 15 reconnaissance missions around the Baltic Sea. Decommissioned in August 1917.

LZ69

L 24

May 20, 1916

19 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; 4 raids on England dropping 8510 kg bombs; crashed into a wall while being "halled in" on December 28, 1916 and burned down together with LZ53 "L17".

LZ70

not realized

LZ71

LZ101

June 29, 1916

stationed in Yambol (Bulgaria); 7 attacks dropping 11,934 kg bombs on Bucharest, Ciulniţa, Feteşti, Galaţi, Odessa, Mytilene, Jassy and Mudros. Disassembled in September 1917.

LZ72

L 31

July 12, 1916

one important reconnaissance mission in fleet operation against Sunderland; 6 attacks on England dropping 19,411 kg bombs; intercepted and destroyed by British fighter pilot on September 24, 1916.

LZ73

LZ103

August 23, 1916

one successful attack on Calais dropping 1530 kg bombs (several other attacks being cancelled or aborted due to poor weather); decommissioned in August 1917

LZ74

L 32

August 4, 1916

one important reconnaissance mission in fleet operation against Sunderland; three attacks on England dropping 6860 kg bombs; intercepted and destroyed by British fighter pilot on September 24, 1916.

LZ75

L 37

November 9, 1916

17 reconnaissance missions around the North and Baltic Sea and England; 4 raids dropping 6450 kg bombs; retired on December 24, 1917; transferred to Japan in 1920 (disassembled)

LZ76

L 33

August 30, 1916

forced landing in Brentwood, Essex during a raid in which 3200 kg bombs had been dropped; though the crew burned down the hull, British engineers examined the skeleton and later used the plans as a basis for the construction of airship R 34

LZ77

LZ107

October 16, 1916

one attack on Boulogne, France, dropping 1440 kg bombs (several other raids being cancelled or aborted). Decommissioned in July 1917.

LZ78

L 34

September 22, 1916

three reconnaissance missions; two attacks on England dropping 3890 kg bombs; intercepted and destroyed by British fighter pilot over Hartlepool on November 28, 1916.

LZ79

L 41

January 15, 1917

15 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; four attacks on England dropping 6567 kg bombs; used as a school ship from December 11, 1917 on. Destroyed by its crew on June 23, 1919.

LZ80

L 35

October 20, 1916

13 reconnaissance missions around the North and Baltic Sea; three attacks on England dropping 4284 kg bombs; decommissioned in September 1918.

LZ81

LZ111

December 20, 1916

not used in the German Army and transferred to Navy in May 1917; 7 reconnaissance missions around the Baltic Sea. Decommissioned on August 10, 1917.

LZ82

L 36

November 1, 1916

20 flights around the North Sea and England, including four reconnaissance missions; damaged during landing on February 17, 1917 and decommissioned.

LZ83

LZ113

February 22, 1917

15 reconnaissance missions around the Eastern Front and the Baltic Sea; three attacks dropping 6000 kg bombs. In 1920 ordered to be transferred to France in the context of war reparations.

LZ84

L 38

November 22, 1916

damaged beyond repair in a forced landing (due to heavy snowfall) during an attempted raid on Reval and Petersburg on December 29, 1916

LZ85

L 45

April 12, 1917

12 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; 3 attacks on England dropping 4700 kg bombs. Ran out of fuel on October 20, 1917; destroyed in forced landing near Sisteron, France, the crew being taken captive.

LZ86

L 39

December 11, 1916

two reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; one attack on England dropping 300 kg bombs, and on return destroyed by French flak fire near Compiègne on March 7, 1917.

LZ87

L 47

May 11, 1917

18 reconnaissance missions and three attacks dropping 3240 kg bombs around the North Sea and England. On January 5, 1918, a giant explosion in the air base in Ahlhorn destroyed four Zeppelins (including L 47) and one non-Zeppelin-type airship, distributed over 3 halls. This is supposed to have been an accident, though sabotage could not be ruled out.

LZ88

L 40

January 3, 1917

6 reconnaissance missions; 2 attacks on England, dropping 3105 kg bombs (large parts of which missed their targets). Damaged beyond repair in a failed landing on June 16, 1917 in Nordholz.

LZ89

L 50

June 9, 1917

5 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; two attacks on England dropping 4135 kg bombs. Ran out of fuel on October 20, 1917 and was driven to the Mediterranean Sea after a forced landing near Dammartin, France.

LZ90

LZ120

January 31, 1917

17 reconnaissance missions and 3 attacks dropping 11,250 kg bombs around the Eastern Front and the Baltic Sea. Retired on October 8, 1917; in 1920 ordered to be transferred to Italy in the context of war reparations, where it broke apart one year later while gas was removed.

LZ91

L 42

February 21, 1917

20 reconnaissance missions; 4 attacks on England dropping 6030 kg bombs; used as a school ship from June 6, 1918 on. Destroyed by its crew on June 23, 1919.

LZ92

L 43

March 6, 1917

6 reconnaissance missions; one attack on English docks, dropping 1850 kg bombs. Shot down by British fighter aircraft on June 14, 1917 during reconnaissance mission.

LZ93

L 44

April 1, 1917

8 reconnaissance missions; 4 attacks on England and British Navy units. Driven south to France by a heavy storm, it was shot down above Lunéville on October 20, 1917.

LZ94

L 46

April 24, 1917

19 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; 3 raids on England dropping 5700 kg bombs. Destroyed in the Ahlhorn explosion (see LZ87 "L 47").

LZ95

L 48

May 22, 1917

one reconnaissance mission; intercepted and destroyed by enemy fighter aircraft over sea near Yarmouth during attempted attack.

LZ96

L 49

June 13, 1917

two reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; one raid on England dropping 2100 kg bombs; while returning, forced to land near Bourbonne les Bains on October 20, 1917 and captured almost undamaged by French forces. Plans derived from LZ96 were later used in the United States for construction of the first US "zeppelin", the USS Shenandoah (ZR-1).

LZ97

L 51

June 6, 1917

3 reconnaissance missions; one raid on the English coast, dropping 280 kg bombs. Destroyed in the Ahlhorn explosion (see LZ87 "L 47").

LZ98

L 52

July 14, 1917

20 reconnaissance missions; accidentally placed above London by an unexpected storm during a raid, it dropped 2020 kg bombs there. Destroyed by its crew on June 23, 1919.

LZ99

L 54

August 13, 1917

14 reconnaissance missions; two attacks on England dropping 5840 kg bombs; destroyed together with L 60 when seven British Sopwith Camel fighters from the first aircraft carrier, the HMS Furious, bombed the halls in Tondern. (Only two fighters returned to the Furious.)

LZ100

L 53

August 8, 1917

19 reconnaissance missions; 4 attacks on England, dropping 11,930 kg bombs. Intercepted and destroyed by British fighter aircraft on August 11, 1918

LZ101

L 55

September 1, 1917

Two attacks dropping 5450 kg bombs. Heavily damaged in the second one on October 19, 1917, it drifted behind western front and rose to Zeppelin all-time world record altitude of 7600 m to escape; then dismantled upon forced landing.

LZ102

L 57

September 26, 1917

not used in combat; foreseen for engagement in Africa. Damaged beyond repair by heavy wind on October 7, 1917.

LZ103

L 56

September 24, 1917

17 reconnaissance missions; participated in the last raid on England on August 6, 1918. Destroyed by its crew on June 23, 1919.

LZ104

L 59

October 10, 1917

stationed in Jamboli (Bulgaria); supposed to reinforce German troops in German East Africa, but did not arrive in time and returned upon reports of German defeat, thereby breaking a long-distance flight record (6757 km in 95 hours). One attack on Italy dropping 6350 kg bombs. Crashed during a raid on Malta on April 7, 1918 for unknown reasons.

LZ105

L 58

October 29, 1917

two reconnaissance missions; destroyed in the Ahlhorn explosion (see LZ87 "L 47")

LZ106

L 61

December 12, 1917

9 reconnaissance missions; two attacks on England dropping 4500 kg bombs; in 1920 ordered to be transferred to Italy in the context of war reparations.

LZ107

L 62

January 19, 1918

two reconnaissance missions; two attacks on England dropping 5923 kg bombs; crashed north of Helgoland on May 10, 1918 for unknown reasons

LZ108

L 60

December 18, 1917

11 reconnaissance missions; one attack on England dropping 3120 kg bombs; destroyed together with L 54 when British fighters bombed the halls.

LZ109

L 64

March 11, 1918

13 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea; one attack on England dropping 2800 kg bombs. In 1920 ordered to be transferred to England in the context of war reparations, where it was disassembled.

LZ110

L 63

March 4, 1918

dropped 8915 kg bombs in three attacks on England, including participation in the last raid on England on August 6, 1918. Destroyed by its crew on June 23, 1919.

LZ111

L 65

April 17, 1918

participated in last raid on England on August 6, 1918. Destroyed by its crew on June 23, 1919.

LZ112

L 70

July 1, 1918

directed last raid on England on August 6, 1918, with KK Peter Strasser, Commander of the Navy Airship Department on board; intercepted and destroyed by British DH-4 fighter pilot

LZ113

L 71

July 29, 1918

not used in war; in 1920 ordered to be transferred to England in the context of war reparations, where it was disassembled.

LZ114

L 72; in France: "Dixmude"

February 9, 1920

not delivered because war ended; in 1920 ordered to be transferred to France in the context of war reparations.

LZ115

not realized

LZ116

not realized

LZ117

not realized

LZ118

not realized

LZ119

not realized

 

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Zeppelins constructed after World War I

 

Production number

Name

Usage

First flight

Remarks

LZ120

"Bodensee"; in Italy: "Esperia"

civilian; in Italy: ?

August 20, 1919

included a first-class passenger section; used by DELAG until 1921, then ordered to be transferred to Italy in the context of war reparations.

LZ121

"Nordstern"; in France: "Méditerranée"

civilian (intended); in France: ?

June 13, 1921

intended for regular flights to Stockholm; ordered to be transferred to France in the context of war reparations.

LZ122

not realized

LZ123

not realized

LZ124

not realized (construction forbidden by World War I Allied Powers)

LZ125

not realized

LZ126

ZR-3 "USS Los Angeles" (in the United States)

experimental, military

August 27, 1924

ordered by the United States; transferred from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst in 81 hours and 2 minutes, arriving on October 15, 1924, 9:52. Most successful US airship. Dismantled in August 1940.

LZ127

"Graf Zeppelin"

civilian

September 18, 1928

most successful airship in history; regular flights to North and South America; world tour in 1929, Arctic trip in 1931. Destroyed in 1940 upon order of Hermann Göring.

LZ128

Project abandoned in favour of LZ129

LZ129

"Hindenburg"

civilian

March 4, 1936

intended for filling with helium gas instead of flammable hydrogen, which was, however, not made available. Regular travelling to North and South America. Destroyed in Lakehurst disaster on May 6, 1937.

LZ130

"Graf Zeppelin II"

civilian

September 14, 1938

test flights only, as still no helium could be obtained and filling with hydrogen was considered inacceptable after Hindenburg disaster. Destroyed in 1940 upon order of Hermann Göring.

LZ131

not finished