His Majesty's Airship No. 1, known as Mayfly, was the first British rigid airship, designed and built by Vickers, Sons and Maxim at Barrow-in-Furness as an aerial scout for the Royal Navy and as a direct answer to the German Zeppelin programme. In public records it was designated HMA Hermione because the naval party at Barrow was attached to the cruiser HMS Hermione. When it was moved from its shed on 24 September 1911 for full trials, a squall caught it and it broke in two before it could attempt its first flight. A court of inquiry blamed no one, and the ship was left to rot in its shed. Although it never flew, its short career gave British airship crews and designers valuable technical experience.
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EngineTwo Wolseley 160 hp engines, each driving two propellers 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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His Majesty's Airship No. 1 was designed and built by Vickers, Sons and Maxim at their works in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, as an aerial scout airship for the Royal Navy.
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It was the first British rigid airship to be built
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as an aerial scout airship for the Royal Navy
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2 × Wolseley 160 hp (each driving 2 propellers)
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it broke in two before it could attempt its first flight
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Empty weight: 44,000 lb (19,958 kg)
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His Majesty's Airship No. 1 was designed and built by Vickers, Sons and Maxim at their works in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, as an aerial scout airship for the Royal Navy.
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It was the first British rigid airship to be built
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