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SS Airships (B.E.2c car)   Envelope capacity........................................................ 60,000 cubic feet   Ballonets.................................................................... (two) capacity 12,750 cubic feet   Length........................................................................ 143 feet 5 inches   Diameter..................................................................... 27 feet 9 inches   Height........................................................................ 43 feet 5 inches   Plane area (each) 110 square feet   Car length 24 feet   Engines...................................................................... 70 or 75 hp Renault   Propeller Four-bladed................................................... 9 feet diameter   Petrol tanks................................................................. (three) capacity 591/2 gallons total   Water ballast............................................................... capacity 19 gallons   Gross lift..................................................................... 1.85 tons   Disposable lift............................................................. 0;64 tons   Endurance at full speed................................................ 7-8 hours   Endurance at half throttle.............................................. 14-16 hours   Top speed................................................................... 50 mph (52 with three planes)   Climb.......................................................................... 700 feet per minute   Turning circle............................................................... 32 seconds minimum         Details of the Logs of all SS Class Ships           Designation Number Delivery Date Deletion or transfer date Reason Hours Flown Details           *Us= Unservicable SS.1 18.03.15 07.05.15 Fire - Prototype B.E.2c car SS.2 1915 1915 Us. - Willows SS.3 1915 19.04.18 Us. - Shorts Bros. AEF SS.4 1915 02.06.17 Sold - To Italy SS.5 1915 02.06.17 Sold - To Italy SS.6 1915 02.06.17 Sold - To Italy SS.7 13.09.15 19.04.18 Us. - AEF SS.8 1915 19.04.18 Us. - AEF SS.9 1915 13.09.16 Us. - Replaced SS.9A 03.02.17 15.06.18 Us. - - SS.10 1915 10.09.15 Wrecked at sea - Replaced SS.10A 1916 02.06.16 Us. - Replaced SS.10B 02.06.16 02.06.17 Sold - To Italy SS.11 1915 02.07.17 Sold - To Italy SS.12 1915 14.03.16 Us. - - SS.13/SS14A 1915 09.1919 *Us. - Renumbered 13.10.17 SS.14 1915 01.05.18 Us - - SS.15 09.08.15 18.01.17 Wrecked - Off Lundy Island SS.16 1915 11.05.18 Us - - SS.17 1915 19.04.18 Us - AEF SS.18 29.09.15 09.11.16 Wrecked - at sea, one dead SS.19 1915 17.07.18 Us - AEF SS.20 1915 17.07.18 Us - - SS.21 1915 1915 Sold - To France SS.22 05.11.15 02.06.17 Sold - To Italy SS.23 1915 01.05.18 Us - - SS.24 1915 17.07.18 Us - - SS.25 1915 15.03.18 Us - - SS.26 17.12.15 28.12.15 Sold - To France SS.27 18.07.15 05.08.15 Wrecked - Whitworth Car hit Marquise steeple SS.28 1915 12.03.18 Us 17+ Fairman Car Replaced SS.28a 1918 10. 1919 Us 811+ SS.29 1915 09.1919 Us 568+ SS.30 1916 23.10.17 Us Replaced SS.30a 12.1917 09.1919 Us 848 SS.31 1916 02.11.17 Us Replaced SS13a 02.1918 09.1919 Us 665 SS.32 1916 10.10.16 Us Replaced SS.32a 10.1916 17.07.18 Us SS.33 1916 1917 Us SS.33 1916 1917 Us. - - SS.34 1916 05.05.17 Destroyed by gale Beta Car to 22.07.16 Fairman Car 22.07.16 SS.35 1916 09.1919 Us - 43 SS.36 1916 09.01.19 Us - - SS.37 1916 14.01.18 Forced Landing 168 Replaced SS.37a 06.1918 09.1919 Us - 360 SS.38 1916 02.02.17 Lost at Sea - - SS.39 1916 30.09.17 Replaced - - SS.39a 01.10.17 09.1919 Us 179 Witworth Car SS.40 06.07.16 01.10.18 Us Loaned RFC 1916 AEF SS.41 03.07.16 11.05.18 Us. - - SS.42 08.1916 04.10.16 Us. - Replaced SS.42a 1917 12.09.17 Lost - At Sea two Dead SS.43 09.07.1916 11.05.18 Us. - - SS.44 1916 1916 Sold - to Italy SS.45 1916 1916 Sold - to Italy SS.46 1916 1916 Sold - to Italy SS.47 1916 1916 Sold - to Italy SS.48 1916 1916 Sold BE2c car to France SS.49 1916 1916 Sold - to France     Ship Identification : SS AIRSHIPS (B.E.2c car) Related ships: SS Ships Back to the index

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