USS Shenandoah Map Tour - Map Slide 5

October 11, 1924 — The USS Shenandoah arrives at San Diego Naval Air Station in California after an eventful few days in the mountains.

This time Captain Lansdowne did not immediately bring the airship to its mooring mast. Lansdowne instead opted for the much easier maneuver of bringing the airship to the ground—or so it was meant to be. Moffet does not explain why, but it is perhaps because the Naval Air Station in San Diego had enough personnel on hand to do so. He wrote:

"...Captain Lansdowne brought her to the ground, a much less difficult operation than going to mast. The after car took the ground less gently than was intended, and one of the girders was sprang which necessitated repairs. The ship was then taken to the mast, refueling begun and preparation made for the departure next day. Repairs took 24 hours and were as a matter of fact welcomed in a way as a part of the test to see whether or not repairs could be made at mast."