Statements (164)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:aircraft
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:USS_Shenandoah
|
| gptkbp:air_date |
April 3, 1933
|
| gptkbp:aircraft_operated |
gptkb:F9_C_Sparrowhawk
advanced for its time limited by weather conditions detailed in naval engineering documents part of early 20th-century aviation history nearly 12 hours |
| gptkbp:airlines |
five F9 C Sparrowhawk
|
| gptkbp:analyzes |
design flaws and weather issues
|
| gptkbp:artistic_influence |
gptkb:USS_Macon
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| gptkbp:base |
gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Lakehurst
Naval Air Station Akron |
| gptkbp:brakes |
April 4, 1933
|
| gptkbp:capacity |
5,000,000 cubic feet
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
gptkb:6
73 73 dead 5 crew members 73 crew members |
| gptkbp:caused_by |
severe weather conditions
|
| gptkbp:challenges |
weather and structural integrity
dealt with structural integrity in storms |
| gptkbp:class |
M-class
ZRS-4 ZRS class |
| gptkbp:commander |
Captain Charles E. Rosendahl
Commander Herbert V. Wiley |
| gptkbp:commissioned |
gptkb:1932
May 8, 1932 |
| gptkbp:community_engagement |
high during its operational period
|
| gptkbp:constructed_in |
gptkb:Akron,_Ohio
gptkb:1929 gptkb:Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Company Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation |
| gptkbp:crew |
78
79 naval aviation training Commander Charles E. Rosendahl 78 personnel |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired literature and art
featured in documentaries and books |
| gptkbp:death_date |
April 4, 1933
|
| gptkbp:decommissioned |
1933
April 24, 1933 |
| gptkbp:design |
gptkb:aircraft
ZRS-4 |
| gptkbp:designed_by |
gptkb:Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Company
Dr. Hugo Eckener |
| gptkbp:disbandment_date |
safety concerns and operational costs
|
| gptkbp:displacement |
200,000 pounds
|
| gptkbp:elevation |
over 20,000 feet
|
| gptkbp:emergency_services |
loss of the airship
|
| gptkbp:end_date |
1933
|
| gptkbp:engine |
five Packard 4 M-2500 engines
5 Packard 4 M-2500 engines |
| gptkbp:famous_for |
carrying fighter planes into battle
|
| gptkbp:fate |
destroyed in crash
crashed in storm crashed at sea |
| gptkbp:features |
double hull
large hangar for aircraft |
| gptkbp:filmography |
featured in documentaries about airships
|
| gptkbp:first_flight |
gptkb:1932
April 3, 1933 May 1932 over the Atlantic Ocean May 8, 1932 departed from Naval Air Station Lakehurst |
| gptkbp:frequency |
1932-1933
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Great Depression era
Great Depression era aviation Great Depression era military innovation part of the interwar military aviation development |
| gptkbp:historical_event |
documented in naval archives
|
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
contributed to the decline of airship use in military operations
|
| gptkbp:historical_period |
1930s aviation history
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
one of the largest airships ever built
largest airship in the world at the time pioneering military airship operations demonstrated the challenges of airship operations |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
USS Akron
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
naval aviation strategy
development of rigid airships. future airship design |
| gptkbp:inspired |
future airship research and development
|
| gptkbp:is_a_destination_for |
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:New_Jersey |
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
various memorials established
various memorials in New Jersey dedicated to crew members lost in crash USS Akron Memorial in New Jersey |
| gptkbp:is_designed_for |
long-range reconnaissance missions
patrol and reconnaissance missions |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
airship development programs
|
| gptkbp:is_used_for |
gptkb:aircraft
naval reconnaissance patrol and reconnaissance |
| gptkbp:launched |
1931
August 8, 1931 December 8, 1931 |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced future airship designs
remains a symbol of airship innovation |
| gptkbp:length |
804 feet
785 feet |
| gptkbp:location |
April 4, 1933
severe weather conditions ocean floor off the coast of New Jersey storm and turbulence |
| gptkbp:losses |
gptkb:beach
April 4, 1933 off the coast of New Jersey |
| gptkbp:material |
gptkb:hydrogen
|
| gptkbp:max_speed |
84 mph
|
| gptkbp:mission |
conducted reconnaissance missions
patrol over the Atlantic Ocean reconnaissance flight airborne aircraft carrier patrol off the Atlantic coast patrols and reconnaissance missions |
| gptkbp:nickname |
The Flying Aircraft Carrier
|
| gptkbp:notable_achievement |
largest airship in the US Navy
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
first airship to carry a fighter plane
first airship to carry fighter planes |
| gptkbp:notable_feature |
hangar for fighter aircraft
|
| gptkbp:operated_by |
gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Lakehurst
gptkb:battle |
| gptkbp:operational_area |
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:1932 1932-1933 |
| gptkbp:operational_range |
12,000 miles
over 1,000 miles |
| gptkbp:partnerships |
used for promotional flights
|
| gptkbp:position |
near Barnegat Light, New Jersey
|
| gptkbp:propulsion |
helium
four engines |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
initially seen as a technological marvel
|
| gptkbp:related_event |
USS Macon crash
|
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
lighter-than-air craft technology
|
| gptkbp:resting_place |
ocean floor off New Jersey
|
| gptkbp:result |
investigated by the U. S. Navy
issued by the Navy after the crash investigated by US Navy |
| gptkbp:safety_features |
multiple gas cells
|
| gptkbp:safety_record |
conducted by the U. S. Navy
|
| gptkbp:seating_capacity |
military officials
|
| gptkbp:services |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:significance |
largest airship in the world at the time
|
| gptkbp:significant_event |
first airship to carry a fighter plane
lost in storm |
| gptkbp:sister_ship |
gptkb:USS_Macon
|
| gptkbp:squadrons |
part of the U. S. Navy's airship fleet
|
| gptkbp:student_enrollment |
part of the U. S. Navy's rigid airship program
|
| gptkbp:technology |
rigid airship design
airborne aircraft carrier |
| gptkbp:type |
military airship
ZRS-4 |
| gptkbp:used_in |
naval aviation experiments
Fleet Airship Patrols |
| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
severe thunderstorms
|