| LZ 104 | |
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| 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]
- ^ Willmott 2003, p. 192.