K-Class Airship tethered at NAS Tillamook. Squadron ZP-33 had a complement of 8 K-Class Airships. They were 252 feet long, 80 feet high, and filled with 425,000 cubic feet of helium. They had a range of 2,000 miles and the ability to stay aloft for 3 days. Used for coastal patrol and convoy.
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TILLAMOOK AIR MUSEUM
USA
TILLAMOOK, OR
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In 1942, the U.S. Navy began construction of 17 wooden hangers around the U.S. coast lines to house the K-Class blimps being used for antisubmarine coast patrol and convoy escort. Two of these hangers were built at Naval Air Station Tillamook. Construction of the two hangers was rushed to completion. Hanger `B` was the first one built and was complete in August of 1943. The second built, Hanger `A`, was completed in only 27 working days. Unfortunately, Hanger `A` was destroyed by a fire in 1992.
