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Graeme · 4 March 2006, 08:16 AM

Mary

The airship in the first photo looks to be a Submarine Scout P airship. Six of these were built between January and June 1917; one was wrecked in March 1917, two were lost at sea in November and December 1917 and the three survivors were decommissioned in September 1919.

The airship in the second photo is a Submarine Scout Zero airship (as confirmed by the SSZ portion of the serial number). If the number is 6, then the airship was delivered in July 1917 and survived the war, being declared unserviceable in October 1919.

There's a stack of information at The Airship Heritage Trust website http://www.aht.ndirect.co.uk/airships/ss/index.html

Graeme

4 March 2006, 08:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
Graeme Forum Ace Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, England Posts: 2,474	Mary The airship in the first photo looks to be a Submarine Scout P airship. Six of these were built between January and June 1917; one was wrecked in March 1917, two were lost at sea in November and December 1917 and the three survivors were decommissioned in September 1919. The airship in the second photo is a Submarine Scout Zero airship (as confirmed by the SSZ portion of the serial number). If the number is 6, then the airship was delivered in July 1917 and survived the war, being declared unserviceable in October 1919. There's a stack of information at The Airship Heritage Trust website http://www.aht.ndirect.co.uk/airships/ss/index.html Graeme