This is a complete list of zeppelins constructed by the original German Zeppelin companies from 1900 until 1938. Other types of rigid airships that are also sometimes referred to as zeppelins are not included.

The Zeppelin companies based in Friedrichshafen, Germany, numbered their aircraft LZ 1/2/..., with LZ standing for "Luftschiff [airship] Zeppelin". Additionally, crafts used for civilian purposes usually got a name, while military airships, on the other hand, were given "tactical numbering":

• The German Army called its first zeppelins Z I/II/.../XI/XII. During World War I they switched to using the LZ numbers, later adding 30 to obscure the total production.
• The German Navy zeppelins were labelled L 1/2/....

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1 Zeppelins finished before World War I 2 Zeppelins constructed during World War I 3 Zeppelins constructed after World War I

Zeppelins finished before World War I

Production number	Name / tactical numbering	Usage	First flight	Remarks
LZ 1		prototype	July 2, 1900	see Zeppelin
LZ 2		experimental	January 17, 1906	destroyed in accident after first flight; see Zeppelin
LZ 3	Z I	experimental; military	October 9, 1906	sold to the German Army in 1908 after refitting; used as a school ship; decommissioned in 1913
LZ 4		military (intended)	June 20, 1908	destroyed in Echterdingen disaster; see Zeppelin
LZ 5	Z II	experimental; military	May 26, 1909	stranded near Weilburg an der Lahn in 1910 during a storm
LZ 6		experimental; civilian (DELAG)	August 25, 1909	first experiments with wireless communication; first DELAG craft (see Zeppelin); accidentally destroyed in its hall in Baden-Oos in 1910
LZ 7	"Deutschland"	civilian (DELAG)	June 19, 1910	damaged beyond repair in an accident above the Teutoburg Forest on June 28, 1910
LZ 8	Ersatz "Deutschland"	civilian (DELAG)	March 30, 1911	pushed to the wall of its hall by strong wind and damaged beyond repair on May 16, 1911
LZ 9	Ersatz Z II	military	October 2, 1911	decommissioned August 1, 1914
LZ 10	"Schwaben"	civilian (DELAG)	June 26, 1911	transported 4354 passengers in 224 flights, travelling 27,321 km; destroyed June 28, 1912 in accident on the airfield in Düsseldorf
LZ 11	"Viktoria Luise"	civilian (DELAG); later military	February 19, 1912	transported 9783 passengers in 489 flights, travelling 54,312 km; taken over as school ship by German military upon outbreak of World War I; broke apart while being "halled in" on October 8, 1915
LZ 12	Z III	military	April 25, 1912	decommissioned August 1, 1914
LZ 13	"Hansa"	civilian (DELAG); later military	July 30, 1912	travelled 44,437 km in 399 flights; first regular flight outside Germany (to Denmark and Sweden); taken over by German military upon outbreak of World War I; decommissioned in summer 1916
LZ 14	L 1	military	October 7, 1912	pushed down into the North Sea in a thunderstorm on September 9, 1913, drowning 14 crewmembers
LZ 15	Ersatz Z I	military	January 16, 1913	destroyed in a forced landing on March 19, 1913
LZ 16	Z IV	military	March 14, 1913	accidentally crossed French border on April 3, 1913 in misty weather and was kept in Lunéville for one day. Performed some reconnaissance missions in World War I and attempted bombing of Warsaw and Lyck. Used as a school ship from 1915; decommissioned in autumn of 1916
LZ 17	"Sachsen"	civilian; later military	May 3, 1913	transported 9837 passengers in 419 flights, travelling 39,919 km; taken over by German military upon outbreak of World War I; decommissioned in autumn of 1916
LZ 18	L 2	military	September 9, 1913	destroyed by an exploding engine on October 17, 1913 during a test flight; the entire crew was killed.
LZ 19	Second Ersatz Z I	military	June 6, 1913	damaged beyond repair in a thunderstorm on April 13, 1914
LZ 20	Z V	military	July 8, 1913	used in World War I for reconnaissance missions in western Poland; forced landing after an attack on Mlawa during the Battle of Tannenberg; crew captured by enemy cavalry while trying to burn down the ship.
LZ 21	Z VI	military	November 10, 1913	in World War I mainly used in Belgium as a bomber; damaged beyond repair during a bombing of Liège on August 6, 1914.
LZ 22	Z VII	military	January 8, 1914	hit by infantry fire during reconnaissance mission in Alsace on August 21, 1914 and damaged beyond repair in subsequent forced landing in St. Quirin, Lorraine
LZ 23	Z VIII	military	May 11, 1914	same orders as Z VII on August 21, 1914; forced landing behind enemy lines; captured and plundered by French army
LZ 24	L 3	military	May 11, 1914	24 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea; participated in the first raid of England on January 20, 1915; destroyed by its crew after a forced landing (due to engine failure) in Denmark on February 17, 1915
LZ 25	Z IX	military	July 13, 1914	used for reconnaissance missions and bombings in northern France; destroyed by English bomber in its hall in Düsseldorf on October 8, 1914

Zeppelins constructed during World War I

Production number	Tactical numbering	Usage	First flight	Remarks
LZ 26	Z XII	military	December 14, 1914	11 attacks in northern France and at the eastern front, dropping 20,000 kg bombs; decommissioned on August 8, 1917.
LZ 27	L 4	military	August 18, 1914	11 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea; participated in the first raid of England on January 20, 1915. Forced landing in Blavandshuk on February 17, 1915 due to a storm; the crew was taken captive, with four members reported missing in action.
LZ 28	L 5	military	September 22, 1914	47 reconnaissance missions over North and Baltic Sea; proved especially useful in discovering enemy mines; two attack missions, dropping 700 kg bombs; damaged beyond repair by Russian air defence on August 7, 1915
LZ 29	Z X	military	October 13, 1914	two attacks on Calais and Paris, dropping 1800 kg bombs; on way back damaged by enemy fire and dismantled after forced landing in St. Quirin
LZ 30	Z XI	military	November 15, 1914	used for raids on Warsaw, Grodno and other targets near the eastern front. Destroyed in an accident on May 20, 1915
LZ 31	L 6	military	November 3, 1914	prominent role in repelling a British Navy attack on German coast on December 25, 1914; 36 reconnaissance missions around North Sea, including marking of mine fields; one successful raid on England, dropping 700 kg bombs. Took fire during refilling of gas in its hall and burnt down together with L 9 on September 16, 1916.
LZ 32	L 7	military	November 20, 1914	77 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea; several unsuccessful attempts to attack English coast. Brought down by British cruiser fire and destroyed by British submarine on May 4, 1916
LZ 33	L 8	military	December 17, 1914	used for reconnaissance missions along the western front; damaged by enemy fire during a patrol mission, it stranded south of Ostend on March 5, 1915
LZ 34		military	January 6, 1915	two raids at the eastern front, dropping 1110 kg bombs; heavily damaged by enemy fire on June 21, 1915, burnt down following forced landing near Insterburg.
LZ 35		military	January 11, 1915	two raids on Paris and Poperinghe (Belgium), dropping 2420 kg bombs; forced landing near Aeltre (Belgium) due to heavy damage by enemy fire, then destroyed by a storm.
LZ 36	L 9	military	March 8, 1915	74 reconnaissance missions in the North Sea; four raids on England dropping 5683 kg bombs; several attacks on British submarines. Burnt down in its hall on September 16, 1916 together with L 6.
LZ 37		military	March 4, 1915	shot down by enemy aircraft during its first raid on Calais on June 7, 1915
LZ 38		military	April 3, 1915	five successful raids on Harwich, Ramsgate, Southend (twice) and London, dropping 8360 kg bombs. Destroyed by British bombing in its hall in Brussels.
LZ 39		military	April 24, 1915	three raids at the western, later two at the eastern front, dropping 4184 kg bombs in total. Heavily damaged by enemy fire on December 17, 1915 and decommissioned upon forced landing
LZ 40	L 10	military	May 13, 1915	8 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; 5 attacks on England dropping 9900 kg bombs. Destroyed in a thunderstorm on September 3, 1915 near Cuxhaven
LZ 41	L 11	military	June 7, 1915	31 reconnaissance missions, notably during the Battle of Skagerrak; 12 raids on England dropping 15,543 kg bombs. Decommissioned on April 25, 1916
LZ 42	LZ 72	military	June 15, 1915	only used as a school ship, as skeleton metal was of poor quality; decommissioned in February 1917
LZ 43	L 12	military	June 21, 1915	5 reconnaissance missions; forced landing in Ostend after taking heavy damage in a raid on London, Harwich and the Humber region on August 10, 1915; burned down during subsequent disassembly.
LZ 44	LZ 74	military	July 8, 1915	two attacks on England dropping 3500 kg bombs; dismantled after it crashed into a mountain in misty weather on October 8, 1915.
LZ 45	L 13	military	July 23, 1915	45 reconnaissance missions; 15 attacks on England dropping 20,667 kg bombs; decommissioned on April 25 1917
LZ 46	L 14	military	August 9, 1915	most successful German Navy airship; 42 reconnaissance missions; 17 attacks on England dropping 22,045 kg bombs; no longer used in 1917 and 1918. Destroyed by its crew on June 23, 1919.
LZ 47	LZ 77	military	August 24, 1915	6 attacks on England and France dropping 12,610 kg bombs. Destroyed by enemy fire in the Battle of Verdun.
LZ 48	L 15	military	September 9, 1915	8 reconnaissance missions; 3 attacks on England dropping 5780 kg bombs. Damaged by enemy fire during a raid on London on April 1, 1916, it stranded near the Thames delta and the crew was taken captive.
LZ 49	LZ 79	military	August 2, 1915	dropped 4440 kg in two attacks on Brest-Litovsk and Kovel and one attack on Paris on January 30, 1916; thereby hit by French fire and damaged beyond repair in forced landing near Ath.
LZ 50	L 16	military	September 23, 1915	44 reconnaissance missions; 12 attacks on England dropping 18,048 kg bombs; delivered supplies to German isles in winter 1916. Damaged beyond repair in a forced landing near Brunsbüttel on October 19, 1917.
LZ 51	LZ 81	military	October 7, 1915	used at the South-Eastern and the Western Front; transported a diplomatic commission over enemy Serbia on November 9, 1915; one attack on Etables (France) and two attacks on Bucharest, dropping 4513 kg bombs in total; stranded near Tirnowa (Bulgaria) on September 27, 1916
LZ 52	L 18	military	November 3, 1915	destroyed in fire during refilling on November 17, 1915
LZ 53	L 17	military	October 20, 1915	27 reconnaissance missions; 9 attacks on England dropping 10,724 kg bombs. Destroyed in its hall on December 28, 1916 when LZ 69 "L 24" took fire.
LZ 54	L 19	military	November 27, 1915	One raid on England on January 31, 1916, dropping 1600 kg bombs; with three engines failing, it afterwards came under dutch fire and sank in the North Sea, drowning all crewmembers as nearby English fish trawler "King Stephen" refused any help to them.
LZ 55	LZ 85	military	September 12, 1915	6 attacks dropping 14,200 kg on Dünaburg (Latvia), Minsk, the railroads of Riga, and Saloniki (three times); damaged by enemy fire on May 5, 1916, it stranded in the Wardar marshes
LZ 56	LZ 86	military	October 10, 1915	7 attacks dropping 14,800 kg bombs along the Eastern and South-Eastern front; crashed on September 3, 1916 when the fore and aft nacelle broke away from the ships hull after a raid.
LZ 57	LZ 87	military	December 6, 1915	2 attacks on Ramsgate and Margate dropping 3000 kg bombs; in July 1916 handed to the German Navy; 16 reconnaissance missions around the Baltic Sea; later used as a school ship. Decommissioned in July 1917.
LZ 58	LZ 88/L 25	military	November 14, 1915	14 reconnaissance missions; 3 attacks dropping 4249 kg bombs along the Western Front; in January 1917 handed to the German Navy who used it for experimenting. Decommissioned in September 1917.
LZ 59	L 20	military	November 21, 1915	6 reconnaissance missions; 2 attacks on England dropping 2864 kg bombs; ran out of fuel after second attack on May 4, 1916 and stranded near Stavanger (Norway). The crew was taken into custody; Kapitänleutnant Stabbert escaped six months later.
LZ 60	LZ 90	military	January 1, 1916	4 attacks on Bar-le-Duc, Norwich, London and Etables, dropping 8860 kg bombs; on November 7, 1916 torn away towards the North Sea in a storm and never seen again.
LZ 61	L 21	military	January 10, 1916	17 reconnaissance missions; 10 attacks on England dropping 14,442 kg bombs; intercepted and destroyed by English fighter pilot firing phosphor shells on November 28, 1916.
LZ 62	L 30	military	May 28, 1916	10 raids on England dropping 23,305 kg bombs (however causing limited damage due to poor sight); 31 reconnaissance missions above the North and Baltic Sea and at the Eastern Front; retired on November 17, 1917. In 1920 ordered to be transferred to Belgium in the context of war reparations, where it was disassembled.
LZ 63	LZ 93	military	February 23, 1916	three attacks on Dunkirk, Mardick and Harwich, dropping 3240 kg bombs. Decommissioned in 1917.
LZ 64	L 22	military	March 3, 1916	30 reconnaissance missions; 8 attacks on England, dropping 9215 kg bombs; destroyed by British fighter pilot near Terschelling on May 14, 1917 during a reconnaissance mission.
LZ 65	LZ 95	military	February 1, 1916	Destroyed by French anti-air fire on February 21, 1915 during an attempted attack on Vitry-le-François.
LZ 66	L 23	military	April 8, 1916	51 reconnaissance missions; 3 attacks on England dropping 5254 kg bombs; destroyed on August 21, 1917 by English fighter pilot starting from the cruiser "Yarmouth".
LZ 67	LZ 97	military	April 4, 1916	4 attacks on London (twice), Boulogne and, later, Bucharest, dropping 5760 kg bombs, plus several unsuccessful flights in bad weather. Decommissioned on July 5, 1917.
LZ 68	LZ 98	military	April 28, 1916	one attack on London dropping 1513 kg bombs, plus several flights aborted due to bad weather; handed to the German Navy in November 1916; 15 reconnaissance missions around the Baltic Sea. Decommissioned in August 1917.
LZ 69	L 24	military	May 20, 1916	19 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; 4 raids on England dropping 8510 kg bombs; crashed into a wall while being "halled in" on December 28, 1916 and burned down together with LZ 53 "L17".
LZ 70	not realized
LZ 71	LZ 101	military	June 29, 1916	stationed in Jamboli (Bulgaria); 7 attacks dropping 11,934 kg bombs on Bucharest, Ciulnita, Fetesi, Galatz, Odessa, Mytilene, Jassy and Mudros. Disassembled in September 1917.
LZ 72	L 31	military	July 12, 1916	one important reconnaissance mission in fleet operation against Sunderland; 6 attacks on England dropping 19,411 kg bombs; intercepted and destroyed by British fighter pilot on September 24, 1916.
LZ 73	LZ 103	military	August 23, 1916	one successful attack on Calais dropping 1530 kg bombs (several other attacks being cancelled or aborted due to poor weather); decommissioned in August 1917
LZ 74	L 32	military	August 4, 1916	one important reconnaissance mission in fleet operation against Sunderland; three attacks on England dropping 6860 kg bombs; intercepted and destroyed by British fighter pilot on September 24, 1916.
LZ 75	L 37	military	November 9, 1916	17 reconnaissance missions around the North and Baltic Sea and England; 4 raids dropping 6450 kg bombs; retired on December 24, 1917; transferred to Japan in 1920 (disassembled)
LZ 76	L 33	military	August 30, 1916	forced landing in Brentwood, Essex during a raid in which 3200 kg bombs had been dropped; though the crew burned down the hull, British engineers examined the skeleton and later used the plans as a basis for the construction of airship R 34
LZ 77	LZ 107	military	October 16, 1916	one attack on Boulogne, France, dropping 1440 kg bombs (several other raids being cancelled or aborted). Decommissioned in July 1917.
LZ 78	L 34	military	September 22, 1916	three reconnaissance missions; two attacks on England dropping 3890 kg bombs; intercepted and destroyed by British fighter pilot over Hartlepool on November 28, 1916.
LZ 79	L 41	military	January 15, 1917	15 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; four attacks on England dropping 6567 kg bombs; used as a school ship from December 11, 1917 on. Destroyed by its crew on June 23, 1919.
LZ 80	L 35	military	October 20, 1916	13 reconnaissance missions around the North and Baltic Sea; three attacks on England dropping 4284 kg bombs; decommissioned in September 1918.
LZ 81	LZ 111	military	December 20, 1916	not used in the German Army and transferred to Navy in May 1917; 7 reconnaissance missions around the Baltic Sea. Decommissioned on August 10, 1917.
LZ 82	L 36	military	November 1, 1916	20 flights around the North Sea and England, including four reconnaissance missions; damaged during landing on February 17, 1917 and decommissioned.
LZ 83	LZ 113	military	February 22, 1917	15 reconnaissance missions around the Eastern Front and the Baltic Sea; three attacks dropping 6000 kg bombs. In 1920 ordered to be transferred to France in the context of war reparations.
LZ 84	L 38	military	November 22, 1916	damaged beyond repair in a forced landing (due to heavy snowfall) during an attempted raid on Reval and Petersburg on December 29, 1916
LZ 85	L 45	military	April 12, 1917	12 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; 3 attacks on England dropping 4700 kg bombs. Ran out of fuel on October 20, 1917; destroyed in forced landing near Sisteron, France, the crew being taken captive.
LZ 86	L 39	military	December 11, 1916	two reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; one attack on England dropping 300 kg bombs, and on return destroyed by French flak fire near Compiègne on March 7, 1917.
LZ 87	L 47	military	May 11, 1917	18 reconnaissance missions and three attacks dropping 3240 kg bombs around the North Sea and England. On January 5, 1918, a giant explosion in the air base in Ahlhorn destroyed four zeppelins (including L 47) and one non-zeppelin-type airship, distributed over 3 halls. This is supposed to have been an accident, though sabotage could not be ruled out.
LZ 88	L 40	military	January 3, 1917	6 reconnaissance missions; 2 attacks on England, dropping 3105 kg bombs (large parts of which missed their targets). Damaged beyond repair in a failed landing on June 16, 1917 in Nordholz.
LZ 89	L 50	military	June 9, 1917	5 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; two attacks on England dropping 4135 kg bombs. Ran out of fuel on October 20, 1917 and was driven to the Mediterranean Sea after a forced landing near Dammartin, France.
LZ 90	LZ 120	military	January 31, 1917	17 reconnaissance missions and 3 attacks dropping 11,250 kg bombs around the Eastern Front and the Baltic Sea. Retired on October 8, 1917; in 1920 ordered to be transferred to Italy in the context of war reparations, where it broke apart one year later while gas was removed.
LZ 91	L 42	military	February 21, 1917	20 reconnaissance missions; 4 attacks on England dropping 6030 kg bombs; used as a school ship from June 6, 1918 on. Destroyed by its crew on June 23, 1919.
LZ 92	L 43	military	March 6, 1917	6 reconnaissance missions; one attack on English docks, dropping 1850 kg bombs. Shot down by British fighter aircraft on June 14, 1917 during reconnaissance mission.
LZ 93	L 44	military	April 1, 1917	8 reconnaissance missions; 4 attacks on England and British Navy units. Driven south to France by a heavy storm, it was shot down above Lunéville on October 20, 1917.
LZ 94	L 46	military	April 24, 1917	19 reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; 3 raids on England dropping 5700 kg bombs. Destroyed in the Ahlhorn explosion (see LZ 87 "L 47").
LZ 95	L 48	military	May 22, 1917	one reconnaissance mission; intercepted and destroyed by enemy fighter aircraft over sea near Yarmouth during attempted attack.
LZ 96	L 49	military	June 13, 1917	two reconnaissance missions around the North Sea; one raid on England dropping 2100 kg bombs; while returning, forced to land near Bourbonne les Bains on October 20, 1917 and captured almost undamaged by French forces. Plans derived from LZ 96 were later used in the United States for construction of the first US "zeppelin", the ZR I "USS Shenandoah".
LZ 97	L 51	military	June 6, 1917	3 reconnaissance missions; one raid on the English coast, dropping 280 kg bombs. Destroyed in the Ahlhorn explosion (see LZ 87 "L 47").
LZ 98	L 52	military	July 14, 1917	20 reconnaissance missions; accidentally placed above London by an unexpected storm during a raid, it dropped 2020 kg bombs there. Destroyed by its crew on June 23, 1919.
LZ 99	L 54	military	August 13, 1917	14 reconnaissance missions; two attacks on England dropping 5840 kg bombs; destroyed together with L 60 when seven British Sopwith Camel fighters from the first aircraft carrier, the HMS Furious, bombed the halls in Tondern. (Only two fighters returned to the Furious.)
LZ 100	L 53	military	August 8, 1917	19 reconnaissance missions; 4 attacks on England, dropping 11,930 kg bombs. Intercepted and destroyed by British fighter aircraft on August 11, 1918
LZ 101	L 55	military	September 1, 1917	Two attacks dropping 5450 kg bombs. Heavily damaged in the second one on October 19, 1917, it drifted behind western front and rose to zeppelin all-time world record altitude of 7600 m to escape; then dismantled upon forced landing.
LZ 102	L 57	military	September 26, 1917	not used in combat; foreseen for engagement in Africa. Damaged beyond repair by heavy wind on October 7, 1917.
LZ 103	L 56	military	September 24, 1917	17 reconnaissance missions; participated in the last raid on England on August 6, 1918. Destroyed by its crew on June 23, 1919.
LZ 104	L 59	military	October 10, 1917	stationed in Jamboli (Bulgaria); supposed to reinforce German troops in German East Africa, but did not arrive in time and returned upon reports of German defeat, thereby breaking a long-distance flight record (6757 km in 95 hours). One attack on Italy dropping 6350 kg bombs. Crashed during a raid on Malta on April 7, 1918 for unknown reasons.
LZ 105	L 58	military	October 29, 1917	two reconnaissance missions; destroyed in the Ahlhorn explosion (see LZ 87 "L 47")
LZ 106	L 61	military; in Italy: ?	December 12, 1917	9 reconnaissance missions; two attacks on England dropping 4500 kg bombs; in 1920 ordered to be transferred to Italy in the context of war reparations.
LZ 107	L 62	military	January 19, 1918	two reconnaissance missions; two attacks on England dropping 5923 kg bombs; crashed north of Helgoland on May 10, 1918 for unknown reasons
LZ 108	L 60	military	December 18, 1917	11 reconnaissance missions; one attack on England dropping 3120 kg bombs; destroyed together with L 54 when British fighters bombed the halls.
LZ 109	L 64	military	March 11, 1918	13 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea; one attack on England dropping 2800 kg bombs. In 1920 ordered to be transferred to England in the context of war reparations, where it was disassembled.
LZ 110	L 63	military	March 4, 1918	dropped 8915 kg bombs in three attacks on England, including participation in the last raid on England on August 6, 1918. Destroyed by its crew on June 23, 1919.
LZ 111	L 65	military	April 17, 1918	participated in last raid on England on August 6, 1918. Destroyed by its crew on June 23, 1919.
LZ 112	L 70	military	July 1, 1918	directed last raid on England on August 6, 1918, with KK Peter Strasser, Commander of the Navy Airship Department on board; intercepted and destroyed by British DH-4 fighter pilot
LZ 113	L 71	military (intended)	July 29, 1918	not used in war; in 1920 ordered to be transferred to England in the context of war reparations, where it was disassembled.
LZ 114	L 72; in France: "Dixmude"	military (intended); in France: ?	February 9, 1920	not delivered because war ended; in 1920 ordered to be transferred to France in the context of war reparations.
LZ 115	not realized
LZ 116	not realized
LZ 117	not realized
LZ 118	not realized
LZ 119	not realized

Zeppelins constructed after World War I