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The Akron-class airships were a class of two rigid airships constructed for the US Navy in the early 1930s. Designed as scouting and reconnaissance platforms, the intention for their use was to act as "eyes for the fleet", extending the range at which the US Navy's Scouting Force could operate to beyond the horizon.
The United States Navy airships U.S.S. Akron (ZRS-4) and U.S.S. Macon (ZRS-5) were designed for long-range scouting in support of fleet operations.
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Mar 24, 2024 · The two airships of the Akron-class were the USS Akron (launched 1931) and the USS Macon (launched 1933). These ships marked the brief era of flying aircraft carriers; it was an era of intense aviation innovation and imagination.
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USS Akron (ZRS-4), the first ship of her class, was built at Akron, Ohio. Along with his sister ship, USS Macon (ZRS-5), both dirigibles had 6,500,000 cubic feet. Commissioned in October 1931,...
Mar 4, 2023 · The Akron and its sister ship Macon became known for being flying aircraft carriers – incidentally, the only ones in the world. The Akron holds a special place as it was the first "mother ship" where the docking of a so-called parasite aircraft was routinely practiced.
Sep 23, 2016 · On this day in 1931, the U.S. Navy airship the USS Akron took its first flight. The Akron is remembered as the first rigid, lighter-than-air ship made in Ohio, and it would become even more famous less than two years later when it was destroyed in the worst airship disaster in the world’s history.
