Germany’s only attempt at building an aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin, was ambitious—but doomed. Conceived as part of ...

But Hitler’s Germany did make progress towards building an aircraft carrier. This was the Graf Zeppelin—named for Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, best known for developing the eponymous airship.

The Graf Zeppelin made its first trans-Atlantic demonstration ... During that conflict, they were used as scout aircraft and for bombing raids. The dream machines were finally done in by a ...

While exploring the Baltic Sea in 2006, a Polish oil firm stumbled upon the remains of Germany’s first – and last – aircraft carrier ... half a century. The Graf Zeppelin has finally been ...