The colossus Graf Zeppelin was a German aircraft carrier armed with over 60 guns and room for over 1,700 people and 60 aircraft. It was widely regarded as the definitive German vehicle that could have ...

Expectations for the size of Graf Zeppelin and its sister increased across the process, as it became clear that the Anglo-German Naval Agreement did not pose a particularly important obstacle to ...

By the time of its launching, Graf Zeppelin was expected to displace thirty-five thousand tons, very large for an aircraft of the era, similar in size to the Essex-class carriers.

Designated as “Flugzeugträger A” (Aircraft carrier A), the Graf Zeppelin ’s keel was laid down on December 28, 1936, at the Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel.

A Polish oil firm working in the Baltic Sea has found the remains of the "Graf Zeppelin," Hitler's first -- and last -- aircraft carrier. The ship sank for good sometime after World War II, but ...

Nazi Germany’s aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin on Dec. 8, 1938 during launch at the Deutsche Werke Shipyard, Kiel. Lagging behind the British Royal Navy in large surface vessels, the carrier was ...

The program features rare access to private Graf Zeppelin archives, state-of-the-art animation, dramatic reconstructions and a high-tech underwater shoot at the mysterious site of the sunken wreck.