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U. S. AIR SERVICES
November, 1931

THE U. S. S. AKRON HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE NAVY AND CONTRACT APPROVED BY IT FOR BUILDING SISTER SHIP
AS THE TRIAL FLIGHTS NEARED THEIR FINAL PHASE, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ADAMS INFORMED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRESS, IN REPLY TO INQUIRIES, THAT BUDGET ESTIMATES OF THE NAVY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1933 WOULD INCLUDE A REQUEST FOR CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FOR THE ZRS-5, SECOND LARGE AIRSHIP. UNDER CONTRACT TERMS, THE ZRS-5, AS YET UNNAMED, IS SCHEDULED FOR DELIVERY FIFTEEN MONTHS AFTER COMPLETION AND REMOVAL OF THE Akron FROM AKRON, OHIO. THE CONTRACT PRICE OF THE ZRS-5 IS $2,450,000 OF WHICH $1,100,000 HAS BEEN APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS