List of airships of the United States Navy



List of airships of the United States Navy identifies the airships of the United States Navy by type, identification, and class.

Fabric-clad rigid airships
The fabric-clad rigid airships were given commissions, the same as warships.

Akron-class airship
 * USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) - served 1923-25, lost 3 September 1925 due to structural failure while in line squalls, 14 killed
 * (ZR-2) - British-built as R38, lost 24 August 1921 before US Navy acceptance (and before official use of the ZR-2 designation) due to severe control inputs at low altitude and high speed far in excess of structural strength, 44 killed including 16 USN personnel
 * USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) - German-built as LZ 126, served 1924-39 (decommissioned 1932, and dismantled 1940)
 * USS Akron (ZRS-4) - aircraft carrier served 1931-33, lost 4 April 1933 in a storm, 73 killed
 * USS Macon (ZRS-5) - aircraft carrier served 1933-35, lost 12 February 1935 due to structural failure, 2 killed

(ZRCV), proposed successor to the Akron class, not built

Other airships
All other airships were registered as aircraft.

Metal rigid airships

 * ZMC-2, a metalclad-airship built by the Aircraft Development Corp - 1929-41 (scrapped)

Semi-rigid airships

 * O-1 Airship

Blimps (non-rigid airships)

 * A class blimp (experimental)
 * B class blimp (patrol & training)
 * C class blimp (patrol)
 * D class blimp (patrol)
 * E class blimp (trainer)
 * F class blimp (trainer)
 * G class blimp (trainer & utility airship) (ZNN-G ) (ZGT)
 * H class blimp (observation)
 * J class blimp (trainer)
 * K-1 blimp (experimental)
 * K class blimp (anti-submarine patrol) (ZNP-K)
 * (ZSG-2, ZSG-3, ZSG-4, ZP5K)
 * L class blimp (trainer) (ZNN-L)
 * M class blimp (anti-submarine patrol) (ZNP-M)
 * N class blimp (anti-submarine patrol & AEW) (ZPN-1, ZPG-1)
 * (ZPG-2, ZPG-2W)
 * (ZPG-3W), largest blimp ever built
 * TC class blimp - transferred from US Army
 * MZ-3A (experimental) first Navy airship in 40 years