LZ 104 (L 59)

LZ 104
Role Transport airship, later refitted for bombing
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Luftschiffbau Zeppelin at Staaken
First flight 30 October 1917
Primary user Imperial German Navy

Zeppelin LZ 104 (construction number, designated L 59 by the German Imperial Navy) and nicknamed Das Afrika-Schiff ("The Africa Ship"), was a World War I German dirigible. It is famous for having attempted a long-distance resupply mission to the beleaguered garrison of Germany's East Africa colony.[1]

  1. ^ Willmott 2003, p. 192.