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The Top 5 Largest Zeppelins Ever Built
| Zeppelin | Country | Length | Volume | Entered Service | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hindenburg (LZ129)/ Graft Zeppelin (LZ130) | Germany | 245 meters (803 feet) | 200,000 m2 of gas | 1936/1938 |
| 2 | The USS Akron (ZRS-4)/USS Macon (ZRS5) | United States | 240 meters (787 feet) | 184,000 m2 | 1931 |
| 3 | The R101 | United Kingdom | 237 meters (777 feet) | 156,000 m2 | 1930 |
| 4 | The Graf Zeppelin | Germany | 237 meters (777 feet) | 105,000 m2 | 1928 |
| 5 | The L72 | Germany | 226 meters (741 feet) | 68,500 m2 | 1920 |
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- Most Zeppelins at the time were filled with either Hydrogen or Helium gas, with Hydrogen being the more dangerous of the two.
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Transportation, Top 5 Largest
Sources: Various
List Notes: All of these airships listed either crashed or were lost.
Sources: Various
List Notes: All of these airships listed either crashed or were lost.
