The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-22
NO CEREMONY To-
MARK TAKING Of
BIG D|R|GIDLE FRS
Craft Is Payment of War
Debt-WiII Be Met at Sea
by Shenandoah.
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BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON. Sept. 22-No
ceremony is TO mark acceptance of
. the YRS, the worlds largest airship
when it is formally turned over to
the United States by the German
government.
Delivery of the dirigibie is regard
ed by Navy Department oficiSls as
1he payment of 2 wa. deb: and they
10 not believe there should be any
show for such an occasion.
EaEIy arrangements provide that
the ZR-3 be met at sea by ,he Shen-
sndoah and squadr n of airplanes
and conveyed 70 the Lskehurst, y.
j.. landing field.
A small group Of naval officers
will be on the ground there officially
20 take over the airship on behalf
OF the United States government.
Secretary Wilburs presence al
14akehurst is contingent upon his
6rrival from the Pacific coast.
y Built by Zeppelin Company
The ZR-3 was constructed by the
Zeppelin Company at Friedrichs
shaver, Germany under the watch
full eye of three United States Navy
experts. The Navy Department sta
toned Capt George W. Steele. Lieu
tenant Commander Sidney VI. Krous
and Commander Fulton Garland To
FOLLOW the construction day by day.
Steele was in charge Of the detail.
Krous inspected the various engines
of the craft while Garland scruti-
nized all construction work. All
three were aboard during the sev-
eral trial flights the airship made
and also will be aboard when the
flight across the Atlantic is made.
The ZR-3 was constructed for the
United States under SRecial authori-
cation from the allied and associated
powers. After the war, the Zeppelin
company was restricted by the
powers from building other than
commercial airships of a gross ca
pacity not greater than 10000 cubic
meters. This size was too small to
warrant the effort Of Creating strict
" commercial types. To cross the
Atlantic in such a small ship would
have been an impossibility. Naval
officials believed.
A Commercial Ship
Subject to the condition that it
be not used for military purposes,
She powers permitted the construc-
ton Tor the United States of one
rigid airship Of a gas capacity of
10000 cubic meters.
Under the negotiations entered
Into by the Navy Department and
- Zeppelin Company. the ship
s4l%spmpletion must be delivered
- rf-4@ nited States Naval Air Sta
- $4kehurst.
4$ZR-3 has been designed espe-
&&&R TO accommodate passengers.
49, special attention has been di-
Led to all factors involving con
RVenience. strength and safety.
Many Refinements
The ship has many refnements
Of design. the result Of almost TWEEN
ey-f1ve years continuous effort on
the part OF the Zeppelin company.
The equipment and accommodations
for passengers are complete and
comfortable. The vessel has space
for thirty passengers. Sleeping &C
Commodations compare favorably
with the finest American Pullman
Cars. These quarters are arranged
In the main cabin which is rigidly
secured 10 the keel under the for
ward end of the ship. The passen-
ger cabin is fitted with a modern
kitchen, equipped with electrical
stoves. The guests room is divided
3nto five compartments, each seat.
ang five persons comfortably. Quar-
7ers are geographically located so
that mechanics and others will at
I'll times be near the scene Of their
duties.
The ZR-3 also is fitted with bow
mooring equipment so that it may
be secured to a mast.
Battle ships will convoy the giant
dirigible across the Atlantic and
hourly weather bulletins will be
broadcasted by radio to It.
Shortly after its arrival here the
ship viii be inflated with helium
gas. Capt. Steele will assume COM
mand-
Two and one-half days Will be
taken for the voyage.