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Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation USS Macon (ZRS-5)

Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation · Flying Aircraft Carrier (Rigid Airship) / Airborne Aircraft Carrier / Naval Scouting · USA · Interwar (1919–1938)

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USS Macon has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship or airship, and may refer to:USS Macon (ZRS-5), an Akron-class rigid airship commissioned in 1933 and destroyed in a crash in 1935 USS Macon (PF-96), a planned Tacoma-class frigate cancelled in 1943 USS Macon (CA-132), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser commissioned in 1945 and struck in 1969

Specifications

Category
Airship
Sub-Category
Rigid Airship
Domain
Defence
Era
Interwar (1919–1938)
Country
USA
Manufacturer
Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation
Operator
US Navy
Primary Role
Flying Aircraft Carrier (Rigid Airship) / Airborne Aircraft Carrier / Naval Scouting
Status
Destroyed
Service Entry
1933
Produced
1
Engine
8x Maybach VL II inline
Thrust / Power
560 hp each
Launch
Ground (shed)
Length (ft)
785
Wingspan (ft)
133
MTOW (lb)
403000
Endurance (hr)
72
Range (mi)
10900
Max Speed (mph)
84
Armament
Internal hangar for 4–5 Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk fighters (trapeze)