M-class blimp

<h2 id="specifications-m-2">Specifications (M-2)</h2>
<p>General characteristics
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<ul><li>Crew: 10-14</li>
<li>Length: 302 ft 0 in (92.07 m)</li>
<li>Diameter: 69 ft 6 in (21.19 m)</li>
<li>Height: 92 ft 6 in (28.20 m)</li>
<li>Volume: 647,000 cu ft (18,320 m3)</li>
<li>Useful lift: 10,000 lb (4,356 kg)</li>
<li>Powerplant: 2 × <a href="/facts/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-1340/GudFsH0b">Pratt & Whitney R-1340</a>-AN-2 radials , 550 hp (410 kW)  each</li></ul>
<p>Performance
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<ul><li>Maximum speed: 80 mph (128 km/h, 70 kn)</li>
<li>Cruise speed: 58 mph (93 km/h, 50 kn)</li>
<li>Endurance: 50 hours 30 minutes</li></ul>
<p>Armament
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<ul><li>1 × .50 <a href="/facts/M2_machine_gun/mwbqBGBQ">M2 machine gun</a></li>
<li>8 × 350 lb (159 kg) AN-Mk 47 depth charges</li></ul>

<ul><li>Shock, James R. (2001). <i>U.S. Navy Airships 1915-1962</i>. Edgewater, Florida: Atlantis Productions. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 0-9639743-8-6.</li>
<li>Althoff, William F. (1990). <i>Sky Ships</i>. New York: Orion Books. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 0-517-56904-3.</li>
<li>Vaeth, J. Gordon (1992). <i>Blimps & U-Boats</i>. Annapolis, Maryland: US Naval Institute Press. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 1-55750-876-3.</li></ul>

<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/US_Navy_airships_during_World_War_II/QbFGjHc3">US Navy airships during World War II</a></li></ul>
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Related lists
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<ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_airships_of_the_United_States_Navy/Rf77KyWx">List of airships of the United States Navy</a></li></ul>

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