USS Akron under construction photograph   Save
Ohio History Connection
Description: This photograph shows the construction of the U.S.S. Akron, the first rigid, lighter than air ship (dirigible) built in Ohio. The U.S.S. Akron had eight propellers, each powered by a 560 horsepower engine. Its first flight was on September 23, 1931. The airship crashed into the Atlantic Ocean during a storm off the coast of New Jersey on April 4, 1933. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1522_1160766_001
Subjects: Transportation; Climate and Weather; Airships; Construction
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)