The USS ZR-1 Shenandoah was the first American-built rigid airship to use helium. Plans for the construction of the ZR-1 Shenandoah began in September 1919; the parts were manufactured at the Naval ...

High school mascot fans with an interest in U.S. naval history, specifically the USS Shenandoah, can tell you that team is the Zeps. Over the next couple of months, SBLive/SI will be featuring the ...

This is the first in a series. As January 1925 ended, the giant hangar at Lakehurst, N.J. housed two of the world’s most modern dirigibles. Each was over two football fields long. The USS Shenandoah ...

This single-item collection consists of an invitation to the christening of the US Navy airship ZR-1 USS Shenandoah at NAS Lakehurst, New Jersey, on October 10, 1923. Biographical / Historical Plans ...

Service US Navy Period in Service 1923-1925 Length 680 feet Fate lost on 3 September 1925 in line squalls According to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the USS Shenandoah was the ...