TWO ZEPPELINS
FOR UNITED STATES NAVY
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright Australian Press Association
NEW YORK, 27th October.
The Kron Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation announced that it will build two huge Zeppelins for the United States navy, costing approximately eight million dollars. They will be 780 feet long each, and the helium gas capacity will be 6,500,000 cubic feet. A special hangar and workship costing possibly three million dollars, 1200 feet long, 300 feet wide, and 200 feet high, is being constructed in which the vessels will be built.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19281029.2.49
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 29 October 1928, Page 5
Word Count
88TWO ZEPPELINS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 29 October 1928, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in