Zeppelin LZ 121 Nordstern: Difference between revisions

''Nordstern'' was the second of two small passenger airships built by Luftschiffsbau Zeppelin in 1919 and 1920. ''Nordstern'' was designed to carry about 25 passengers on a Friedrichshafen - Berlin - Stockholm route but this route was never opened. The older sister ship LZ 120 ''Bodensee'' did run a regular passenger service between Friedrichshafen and Berlin during autumn 1919. In compliance with the terms of the peace treaty after WW I both airships were grounded early in 1920. ''Nordstern'' was handed over to France in 1921 where she remained in (sparse) service with the french military until 1926 under the name ''Méditerranée''. ''Bodensee'' was handed over to Italy and remained in service there until 1928 under the name ''Esperia''.