LARGEST BRITISH AIRSHIP
LENGTH OF 670 ft.
(INIT—; PRESS ASSOCIATION.—C4PIRISBT.)
(AUSTRALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, 6th March. The largest British airship, R33, began its buoyancy and speed trial at Selby to-day. Its length is 670, feet, diameter 79ft, cubic capacity two million feet, and carrying capacity thirty tons. The vessel is equipped with five engines, giving an aggregate horse-power of 1250.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 56, 8 March 1919, Page 4
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61LARGEST BRITISH AIRSHIP Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 56, 8 March 1919, Page 4
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