Airship Variants
| NAME | BUILDER | ENGINES | CREW | SERVICE | COMMENTS | |
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SZ-1A ZPG-1 ZPN-1 N |
Goodyear | 2 Wright R-1300 | Prototype for N type. Length 324 ft. Helium capacity 875,000 cu.ft. | |||
| SZ-1B ZPG-2 |
Goodyear | 2 Wright R-1300 | AIRSHIP USED FOR ANTISUBMARINE MISSION | |||
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EZ-1B ZPG-2W ZP2N-1W |
Reliance | Goodyear | 2 Wright R-1300 | 1952-1961 | ZP2N re-designated ZPG-2 (1954). W model for Airborne Early Warning picket duty. Record flight of 8,216 miles in 264 hours. Lakehurst NJ to west Africa to Key West FL non-stop. In service until Navy lighter than air program discontinued on 30 November 1961. | |
| EZ-1C ZPG-3W |
Goodyear | 2 Wright Cyclone | 1958-1961 | Largest and last non-rigid airship built for Navy. In service until Navy lighter than air program discontinued on 30 November 1961. | ||
| YEZ-2A | Sentinel | Westinghouse Airships | 1 General Electric CT7-9 | PROTOTYPE AIRSHIP FOR ELECTRONIC MISSIONS |
