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Zeppelin L.19 (LZ 54) - airplanes
Zeppelin L.19 (LZ 54)
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The airship L.19 (also known as the LZ 54) was a World War 1 Zeppelin of the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). While returning from her first bombing raid on the United Kingdom in early-1916 she came down in the North Sea. Her crew survived the crash but drowned after the crew of a British fishing vessel refused to rescue them; at the time this was a widely–reported and notorious incident.
crew of the Zeppelin L.19 died because the crew of a British
fishing boat refused to rescue them?
* ...1
didn't rescue the crew of sinking Zeppelin L-19 was because the
trawler was secretly armed as a Q-Ship, and after this incident her
name was changed to LEDGER No 778.2
Grimsby found the German Zeppelin L 19 floating in the North Sea with
her crew clinging to her.3
Made by Luftschiffbau Zeppelin at Friedrichshafen.
In the spring of 1888, the Zeppelin L-19 was sent to survey the
Venusian Alps northwest of the Italian colony.4
K-174 LOSS OF ZEPPELIN L 19 (Untergang von L-19) 1916, Cast AE, 57mm,
42.75g, thin planchet, UNC RR, Zetzmann 5040, Kaiser 431.5
the zeppelin L 19 crashed off the coast of Britain and the British
Navy refused to pick up survivors who as a result, perished; 32mm
commemorative medal of the 1924 delivery flight across 6
Empty Weight Lb
47900
Sole Example Of Type
N
Dia M
19
Eng 1 Type
Maybach C-X
later Maybach HSLu
Max Speed Mph
60
Ceiling Ft
9186
Eng 1 Kw
157
Military Serial
L.19
Gross Weight Lb
81600
Volume Ft
1126400
Volume M
31900
Crew
18
Empty Weight Kg
21704
Gross Weight Kg
37066
Dia Ft
61
Armament
480.0
of bombs
Range Km
4300
Dia In
4
Manufacturer
Range Miles
2670
First Flight
1915-11-27
Max Speed Kmh
97
Origin
German Empire
National Origin
German Empire
Construction Number
LZ 54
Met Or Eng
met
Width
250
Length Ft
536
Float
right
In Service
27
Ceiling M
2800
Eng 1 Hp
240
Eng 1 Number
4
Length M
164
Flights
14
Length In
5
Fate
1.0
Category