Statements (118)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:aircraft
|
| gptkbp:aircraft_operated |
gptkb:5
gptkb:F9_C_Sparrowhawk |
| gptkbp:armament |
machine guns
|
| gptkbp:artifacts |
spans several miles
|
| gptkbp:base |
gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Moffett_Field
|
| gptkbp:brakes |
gptkb:1935
|
| gptkbp:capacity |
5,000,000 cubic feet
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
gptkb:32
none from the crash |
| gptkbp:class |
gptkb:Macon-class_airship
|
| gptkbp:commander |
Captain Charles E. Rosendahl
Commander Herbert V. Wiley |
| gptkbp:commissioned |
1933
1934 |
| gptkbp:community_engagement |
attracted media attention during its service
|
| gptkbp:constructed_in |
gptkb:Akron,_Ohio
gptkb:California Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation |
| gptkbp:crew |
gptkb:81
83 |
| gptkbp:cultural_references |
featured in documentaries
featured in documentaries and books |
| gptkbp:decommissioned |
gptkb:1935
1935-04-30 |
| gptkbp:deployment |
gptkb:USS_Macon_(ZRS-5)
|
| gptkbp:depth |
1,200 feet
|
| gptkbp:design |
semi-rigid airship
naval aviation support ZRS-5 |
| gptkbp:designed_by |
Dr. Hugo Eckener
|
| gptkbp:displacement |
78,000 pounds
16,000 tons 785,000 cubic feet |
| gptkbp:elevation |
20,000 feet
over 20,000 feet |
| gptkbp:enforces |
crash due to storm
crashed in the Pacific Ocean |
| gptkbp:engine |
gptkb:5
five Packard 4 M-2500 engines |
| gptkbp:engine_type |
gptkb:Packard_4_M-2500
|
| gptkbp:environmental_impact |
minimal due to sinking location
|
| gptkbp:fate |
lost at sea
crashed into the Pacific Ocean crashed into the ocean |
| gptkbp:first_flight |
1933
February 12, 1935 1933-04-21 December 21, 1933 |
| gptkbp:fuel_type |
helium
|
| gptkbp:height |
78 feet
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
part of the interwar period airship development
part of the US Navy's lighter-than-air program |
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
some artifacts recovered from the ocean.
|
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
pioneered airship operations
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
part of the U. S. Navy's airship program
one of the last rigid airships used by the US Navy |
| gptkbp:home_port |
gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Moffett_Field
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
USS Macon
|
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
dedicated to the crew members lost in the crash
|
| gptkbp:is_designed_for |
aircraft operations
|
| gptkbp:is_used_for |
gptkb:aircraft
reconnaissance missions testing aircraft launch and recovery |
| gptkbp:launched |
1933
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced future naval aviation strategies
influenced future naval aviation designs |
| gptkbp:length |
785 feet
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:1990
gptkb:Monterey_Bay storm and structural failure |
| gptkbp:losses |
gptkb:1935
|
| gptkbp:manufacturer |
gptkb:Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Company
gptkb:Goodyear_Aircraft_Corporation |
| gptkbp:max_speed |
84 mph
around 80 mph |
| gptkbp:mission |
training and testing
aircraft carrier for reconnaissance reconnaissance flight aircraft deployment tests |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
first airship to launch and recover aircraft at sea
first airship to launch and recover aircraft at sea. |
| gptkbp:notable_feature |
hangar for aircraft
|
| gptkbp:notable_operations |
gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Moffett_Field
|
| gptkbp:open_to_public |
none after sinking
|
| gptkbp:operated_by |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:operational_area |
1934-1935
1933-1935 |
| gptkbp:operational_range |
1,000 miles
around 1,000 miles |
| gptkbp:propulsion |
five engines
|
| gptkbp:range |
1,000 miles
|
| gptkbp:research |
studied for lessons in aviation safety
|
| gptkbp:research_focus |
study of airship technology
|
| gptkbp:result |
investigated by the U. S. Navy
|
| gptkbp:role |
airborne aircraft carrier
|
| gptkbp:services |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:significance |
last of the U. S. Navy's rigid airships
largest airship in the world at the time |
| gptkbp:significant_event |
crash during a storm
|
| gptkbp:sister_ship |
gptkb:USS_Akron
|
| gptkbp:speed |
60 mph
around 50 mph |
| gptkbp:suspension |
used helium as lifting gas
|
| gptkbp:team |
limited success
conducted by various marine archaeologists. |
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:aircraft
military airship ZRS-5 |
| gptkbp:used_in |
naval reconnaissance
airborne aircraft carrier experiments |
| gptkbp:wingspan |
78 feet
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Moffett_Field
gptkb:Hindenburg_disaster gptkb:Captain_Spruance gptkb:USS_Shenandoah gptkb:USS_Baltimore |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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