Zeppelin LZ 32

Zeppelin LZ 32, given the tactical number L 7, was an M2-class rigid airship operated by the Kaiserliche Marine. It flew 164 times, including 77 reconnaissance missions over the North Sea, and made several unsuccessful attempts to attack English coastal towns. On 4 May 1916, while on a mission, it was spotted by the light cruisers HMS Galatea and HMS Phaeton, which opened fire. The submarine HMS E31, which was operating with the seaplane carrier Engadine during the air raid on the Zeppelin sheds at Tondern, surfaced and saw the airship losing height after being hit, and got in the fatal shot. HMS E31 then rescued seven survivors of the crew from the sea off Horns Reef.