Zeppelin LZ53 L 17
1e vl 20 okt 1915, built at : Friedrichshafen
27 reconnaissance missions; 9 attacks on England dropping a total of 10,724 kg (23,642 lb) bombs. Destroyed in its hangar at Tondern on 28 December 1916 when LZ 69 caught fire.
L 17 raided the UK 23 sep 1916, causing considereable damage in Nottingham.
Commanding officer : kptlt Hermann Kraushaar
Length : 536 ft 5 in diam : 61 ft 4 in gasvolume : 1126400 cubic feet max.speed : 60 mph range : 2670 miles ceiling :9186 ft
Payload : 33100 lb Empty weight : 48500 lb
Engines : 4x Maybach HSLu of 240 hp each
Literature :
warplanes WOI page 64