On 28 June 1912 Schwaben was destroyed in a hangar fire attributed to static electricity produced by its rubberised cotton gasbags, but was soon replaced by LZ 13 Hansa, which was completed on 30 July.
O 28 de xuño dese ano o Schwaben foi destruído nun incendio no hangar atribuído á electricidade estática producida polas bolsas de gas de algodón e caucho, pero pouco despois foi substituído polo LZ 13 Hansa, rematado o 30 de xullo.