Data: USS Macon, Zrs-5. USS Macon ZRS-5 Launched: 21 April 1933 Commissioned: 23 June 1933 Struck: 26 February 1935 Fate: Crashed following structural failure on 12 February 1935. General characteristics Class and type: Airship Tonnage: 108 tonnes (106 LT; 119 ST) Length: 239 m (784 ft) Beam: 40.5 m (133 ft) (diameter) Height: 44.6 m (146 ft) Propulsion: 8 internal combustion engines, 420 kW (560 hp) each Speed: 140 kilometres per hour (76 kn; 87 mph) maximum Capacity: Useful load 72 tonnes (71 LT; 79 ST) Volume 184,000 m3 (6,500,000 cu ft) Complement: 91 Aircraft carried: five F9C biplanes