Zeppelin LZ 14

LZ 14

LZ 14 over Helgoland

General information
Type| H-class Rigid airship
National origin| Imperial Germany
Manufacturer| Zeppelin Luftschiffbau GmbH
Designer|

Ludwig Dürr

Management and usage| Kaiserliche Marine

Number built| 1
History
First flight| 7 October 1912
Retired| 9 September 1913

Zeppelin LZ 14, given the navy tactical number L 1, was a rigid airship built for the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) to carry out reconnaissance over the North Sea and enemy territory. It was first flown on 7 October 1912. On 9 September 1913, LZ 14 was on a patrol over the North Sea when it encountered a thunderstorm, which resulted in a forced landing/crash. Fourteen crew-members drowned, becoming the world's first ever Zeppelin casualties.

## Specifications (LZ 14 / L 1)

Data from Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893-1940[1]

General characteristics

* Crew: 20
* Capacity: 8,200 kg (18,078 lb) typical disposable load
* Length: 158 m (518 ft 4 in)
* Diameter: 14.9 m (48 ft 11 in)

* Fineness ratio: 10.6
* Volume: 22,740 m3 (803,000 cu ft) in 18 gas cells
* Empty weight: 17,900 kg (39,463 lb)
* Useful lift: 26,100 kg (57,500 lb)
* Powerplant: 3 × Maybach BY 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engines, 130 kW (180 hp) each
* Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propellers mounted on trusses on both sides, driven by chains

Performance

* Maximum speed: 76.32 km/h (47.42 mph, 41.21 kn)
* Range: 2,300 km (1,400 mi, 1,200 nmi)

Armament

* Guns: machine-guns in envelope, top gun positions, and gondolas

## See also

* Helgoland Island air disaster
* List of Zeppelins

## References

| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Category:LZ 14 / L 1.

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1. ↑ Brooks, Peter W. (1992). Zeppelin : rigid airships, 1893-1940. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 72-77. ISBN 1560982284. https://archive.org/details/zeppelinrigidair00broo_303.

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Zeppelin aircraft

Lighter-than-air
(airships)|

| Manufacturer
hull
numbers|

| A Class|

* LZ 1

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B Class|

* LZ 2
* LZ 3

C Class|

* LZ 4
* LZ 5

D Class|

* LZ 6

E Class|

* LZ 7
* LZ 8

F Class|

* LZ 9
* LZ 10
* LZ 12

G Class|

* LZ 11
* LZ 13

H Class|

* LZ 14
* LZ 15
* LZ 16
* LZ 17
* LZ 19
* LZ 20

I Class|

* LZ 18

J Class|

* skipped

K Class|

* LZ 21

L Class|

* LZ 22
* LZ 23

M Class|

* LZ 24
* LZ 25
* LZ 27
* LZ 28
* LZ 29
* LZ 30
* LZ 31
* LZ 32
* LZ 33
* LZ 34
* LZ 35
* LZ 37

N Class|

* LZ 26

O Class|

* LZ 36
* LZ 39

P Class|

* LZ 38
* LZ 40
* LZ 41
* LZ 42
* LZ 43
* LZ 44
* LZ 45
* LZ 46
* LZ 47
* LZ 48
* LZ 49
* LZ 50
* LZ 51
* LZ 52
* LZ 53
* LZ 54
* LZ 55
* LZ 56
* LZ 57
* LZ 58
* LZ 60
* LZ 63

Q Class|

* LZ 59
* LZ 61
* LZ 64
* LZ 65
* LZ 66
* LZ 67
* LZ 68
* LZ 69
* LZ 71
* LZ 73
* LZ 77
* LZ 81

R Class|

* LZ 62
* LZ 72
* LZ 74
* LZ 75
* LZ 76
* LZ 78
* LZ 79
* LZ 80
* LZ 82
* LZ 83
* LZ 84
* LZ 85
* LZ 86
* LZ 87
* LZ 88
* LZ 89
* LZ 90

S Class|

* LZ 91
* LZ 92

T Class|

* LZ 93
* LZ 94

U Class|

* LZ 95
* LZ 96
* LZ 97
* LZ 98
* LZ 99

V Class|

* LZ 100
* LZ 101
* LZ 103
* LZ 105
* LZ 106
* LZ 107
* LZ 108
* LZ 109
* LZ 110
* LZ 111

W Class|

* LZ 102
* LZ 104

X Class|

* LZ 112
* LZ 113
* LZ 114

Post-war|

* LZ 120
* LZ 121
* LZ 126
* LZ 127
* LZ 129
* LZ 130

Unbuilt|

* LZ 70
* LZ 115–LZ 119
* LZ 122–LZ 125
* LZ 128
* LZ 131–LZ 132

Operator's
identification|

| Names|

* Bodensee
* Deutschland
* Deutschland II
* Esperia
* Graf Zeppelin
* Graf Zeppelin II
* Hindenburg
* Hansa
* USS Los Angeles
* Méditerranée
* Nordstern
* Sachsen
* Schwaben
* Viktoria Luise

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Army Z
designations1|

* Z I
* Ersatz Z I
* Ersatz Z I (2)
* Z II
* Ersatz Z II
* Z III
* Z IV
* Z V
* Z VI
* Z VII
* Z VIII
* Z IX
* Z X
* Z XI
* Z XII

Army LZ
designations2|

* LZ 34
* LZ 35
* LZ 37
* LZ 38
* LZ 39
* LZ 72
* LZ 74
* LZ 77
* LZ 79
* LZ 81
* LZ 85
* LZ 86
* LZ 87
* LZ 88
* LZ 90
* LZ 93
* LZ 95
* LZ 97
* LZ 98
* LZ 101
* LZ 103
* LZ 107
* LZ 111
* LZ 113
* LZ 120

Navy L
designations|

* L 1
* L 2
* L 3
* L 4
* L 5
* L 6
* L 7
* L 8
* L 9
* L 10
* L 11
* L 12
* L 13
* L 14
* L 15
* L 16
* L 17
* L 18
* L 19
* L 20
* L 21
* L 22
* L 23
* L 24
* L 30
* L 31
* L 32
* L 33
* L 34
* L 35
* L 36
* L 37
* L 38
* L 39
* L 40
* L 41
* L 42
* L 43
* L 44
* L 45
* L 46
* L 47
* L 48
* L 49
* L 50
* L 51
* L 52
* L 53
* L 54
* L 55
* L 56
* L 57
* L 58
* L 59
* L 60
* L 61
* L 62
* L 63
* L 64
* L 65
* L 70
* L 71
* L 72

Heavier-than-air
(aeroplanes)|

| Zeppelin-Staaken|

* 8301
* VGO.I
* VGO.II
* VGO.III
* R.IV
* R.V
* R.VI
* R.VII
* R.XIV
* R.XV
* R.XVI
* E.4/20

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Zeppelin-Lindau|

* CL.I
* CL.II
* CS.I
* D.I
* Rs.I
* Rs.II
* Rs.III
* Rs.IV
* V1

Zeppelin Flugzeugebau|

* C.I
* C.II
* C.IV

Other|

* L 1
* Rammer
* Fliegende Panzerfaust
* ZSO 523
* ZMe 323
* ZMe 423

1Early Army designations, used pre-war. 2Wartime Army LZ designations were not always matched to Zeppelin's LZ hull number.

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