USS Shenandoah (ZR-1, left) and USS Los Angeles (ZR-3, right) in 1924 in Hangar No. 1, Lakehurst, New Jersey

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List of airships of the United States Navy identifies the airships of the United States Navy by type, identification, and class. The fabric-clad rigid airships were treated as the equivalent of commissioned warships, and all others were treated more like aircraft.

Rigid airships

In the background, Los Angeles, in front of it, (l to r) J-3 or 4, K-1, ZMC-2, in front of them, "Caquot" observation balloon, and in foreground free balloons used for training. US Navy airships and balloons, 1931

Fabric-clad rigid airships

• USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) - served 1923-25, lost 3 September 1925 due to structural failure while in line squalls, 14 killed
• (ZR-2) - British-built as R38, lost 24 August 1921 before US Navy acceptance (and before official use of the ZR-2 designation) due to severe control inputs at low altitude and high speed far in excess of structural strength, 44 killed including 16 USN personnel^[1][2]
• USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) - German-built as LZ 126, served 1924-39 (decommissioned 1932, and dismantled 1940)

Akron class

• USS Akron (ZRS-4) - aircraft carrier served 1931-33, lost 4 April 1933 in a storm, 73 killed
• USS Macon (ZRS-5) - aircraft carrier served 1933-35, lost 12 February 1935 due to structural failure, 2 killed

Metal rigid airships

• ZMC-2, a metalclad-airship built by the Aircraft Development Corp - 1929-41 (scrapped)

Semi-rigid airships

• O-1 Airship

Blimps (non-rigid airships)

• A class blimp (experimental)
• B class blimp (patrol & training)
• C class blimp (patrol)
• D class blimp (patrol)
• E class blimp (trainer)
• F class blimp (trainer)
• G class blimp (trainer & utility airship) (ZNN-G^[3]) (ZGT)
  • (ZPG-2, ZPG-2W)
• H class blimp (observation)
• J class blimp (trainer)
• K-1 blimp (experimental) (ZNP-K)
• K class blimp (anti-submarine patrol) (ZNP-K)
  • (ZSG-2); (ZSG-3); (ZSG-4); (ZP5K)
• L class blimp (trainer) (ZNN-L)
• M class blimp (anti-submarine patrol) (ZNP-M)
• N class blimp (anti-submarine patrol & AEW) (ZPN-1. ZPG-1)
  • ZPG-3W, largest blimp ever built
• TC class blimp - transferred from US Army
• MZ-3A (experimental) first Navy airship in 40 years

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