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Four United States Navy ships, including one rigid airship, and one ship of the Confederate States of America, have been named Shenandoah, after the Shenandoah River of western Virginia and West Virginia.

  • USS Shenandoah (1862), a screw sloop commissioned in 1863, active in the American Civil War and in use until 1886
  • USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), the first rigid airship built by the Navy, christened 1923; destroyed in a storm in 1925
  • USS Shenandoah (AD-26), a destroyer tender in service from 1945 to 1980
  • USS Shenandoah (AD-44), a destroyer tender, commissioned 1983 and decommissioned 1996
  • USNS Shenandoah (T-AO-181), an oiler laid down in 1964, renamed USNS Potomac (T-AO-181) prior to completion

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USS Shenandoah

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of America, have been named Shenandoah, after the Shenandoah River of western Virginia and West Virginia. USS Shenandoah (1862), a screw sloop commissioned...

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Shenandoah

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South Island USS Shenandoah, several ships USNS Shenandoah (T-AO-181), an oiler laid down in 1964, renamed USNS Potomac (T-AO-181) CSS Shenandoah, an 1863...

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List of airships of the United States Navy

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fabric-clad rigid airships were given commissions, the same as warships. USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) - served 1923-25, lost 3 September 1925 due to structural failure...

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LZ 129 Hindenburg

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British R38, the US airship Roma, the French Dixmude, the USS Shenandoah, the British R101, and the USS Akron. The Zeppelin Company had proposed LZ 128 in 1929...

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Airship

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failure during a test flight. America then started constructing the USS Shenandoah, designed by the Bureau of Aeronautics and based on the Zeppelin L 49...

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Zachary Lansdowne

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the USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), which was the first rigid airship to complete a flight across North America. He was killed in the crash of the Shenandoah. Born...

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Rigid airship

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LAKEHURST: Part I: Beginnings and USS SHENANDOAH (ZR 1) Part II: The Last Two Lakehurst US Navy Dirigibles, USS AKRON (ZRS 4) and USS MACON (ZRS 5)" (PDF). New...

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Lisa Franchetti

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division officer on USS Shenandoah (AD-44); navigator and jumboization coordinator on USS Monongahela (AO-178); operations officer on USS Moosbrugger (DD-980);...

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Mooring mast

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has media related to Mooring masts. USS Akron approaches mast, circa 1931-1933 USS Shenandoah attached to a mast USS Los Angeles at a near-vertical position...

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USS Patoka

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USS Patoka (AO–9/AV–6/AG–125) was a replenishment oiler made famous as a tender for the airships Shenandoah (ZR-1), Los Angeles (ZR-3) and Akron (ZRS-4)...

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Hindenburg disaster

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the airship, and a survivor of the crashed American military airship, USS Shenandoah, shouted the famous order, "Navy men, Stand fast!!" to successfully...

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Cathedral of the Air

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stained glass windows memorializing the loss of naval airships USS Akron and USS Shenandoah. Both airships had been based at the nearby Lakehurst Naval Air...

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Zeppelin

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experiment with rigid airships, constructing one of their own, the ZR-1 USS Shenandoah, and buying the R38 (based on the Zeppelin L 70) when the British airship...

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Hangar

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used to build and store the American USS Shenandoah. The hangar also provided service and storage for the airships USS Los Angeles, Akron, Macon, as well...

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Harry Beal

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Navy Seal. Beal joined the U.S. Navy in 1948, first serving aboard the USS Shenandoah (AD-26) as a gunner's mate. He joined the underwater demolition team...

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Timeline of Moffett Airfield

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built at Lakehurst, New Jersey September, USS Shenandoah is launched and flown from Lakehurst 25 November, USS Los Angeles built by the Zeppelin Company...

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Cloud suck

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usually not a lethal hazard, except in extreme weather situations. The USS Shenandoah, the first rigid airship built in the United States, and the first in...

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Helium

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first rigid helium-filled airship, the Naval Aircraft Factory-built USS Shenandoah, flew in September 1923. Although the extraction process using low-temperature...

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