Engineering:Azzam (2013 yacht)
 Azzam docked at the port of Cádiz (Spain ), 24 August 2020 | |
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 Abu Dhabi
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| Name: | Azzam |
| Owner: | Late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (-2022) |
| Builder: | Lürssen Yachts |
| Cost: | US$600 million |
| Launched: | 5 April 2013 |
| In service: | 2013 |
| Identification: |
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| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Super yacht |
| Type: | Motor yacht |
| Tonnage: | 13,136 GT |
| Length: | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Beam: | 20.8 m (68 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 1 mini-submarine |
Azzam (Arabic: عزام, literally "Resolute") is a private superyacht built by Germany shipyard Lürssen Yachts. Azzam was launched on 5 April 2013. At 180 metres (590 ft) in length, she is the longest private motor yacht in the world.[1] She has a beam of 20.8 metres (68 ft) and an unusually shallow draft of 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in).[2][3] The yacht was delivered on 9 September 2013.
Engineering
Mubarak Saad al Ahbabi directed the construction of Azzam, with technical engineering by Lürssen Yachts, design by Nauta Yachts, and interior design by Christophe Leoni.[4] Following a year of engineering, the yacht was built in only three years, a record for a ship of this size.[citation needed] Azzam can travel at high speed in shallow waters.[5]
Features
Her main salon is 29 m (95 ft) long, she has a beam of 18 m (59 ft), an open plan, and no pillars. Her top speed is over 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph), powered by a combination of two gas turbines and two diesel engines with a total power output of 35,048 kW (47,000 hp) through four pump-jets.[6] Two of the pump-jets are nonmovable round water outlets in the middle of the stern, while the other two feature movable duct water outlets that provide thrust vectoring capabilities.[7]
At an estimated cost of $605 million, the ship cost approximately $100 million more than the third-largest private motor yacht, Eclipse.[8]
Ownership and use
Azzam was commissioned by Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates (until his death in 2022). The yacht is listed for charter without a price; however, according to Motor Boat & Yacht magazine, she is not available for charter; the charter listing, similar to Roman Abramovich's Eclipse, is aimed to avoid European taxation, as charter yachts are exempt from property tax.[9]
References
- ↑ Daniel Fisher (5 April 2012). "German Shipyard Launches World's Largest Private Yacht at 591 Feet". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/04/05/german-shipyard-launches-worlds-largest-private-yacht-at-591-feet/. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "Azzam Yacht Specifications". SuperYachts.com. http://www.superyachts.com/motor-yacht-9161/azzam-specification.htm. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ↑ "Azzam, World's Largest Yacht, Reappears at Lürssen". MegaYacht News. 5 April 2013. http://megayachtnews.com/2013/04/project-azzam-lurssen-megayacht. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "World's longest-ever bespoke gigayacht Azzam". https://www.lurssen.com/en/new-build/yachts/azzam/.
- ↑ "More details released on 180 metre Lürssen superyacht Azzam". Superyacht Times. 5 April 2013. http://www.superyachttimes.com/editorial/17/article/id/10330. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Nauta Yachts comments on their design for superyacht Azzam". SuperYacht Times. 9 April 2013. http://www.superyachttimes.com/editorial/17/article/id/10346. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ "Azzam Mega Yacht, Built By Lürssen, Snatches Title Of 'Largest Motor Yacht in the World'". International Business Times. 10 April 2013. http://www.ibtimes.com/azzam-mega-yacht-built-lurssen-snatches-title-largest-motor-yacht-world-photos-1182921. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ↑ Schilling, David Russel (9 November 2013). "World's Largest Superyacht Comes with a Bullet Proof Master Suite & Missile Defense System". industry tap. http://www.industrytap.com/worlds-largest-superyacht-comes-with-a-bullet-proof-master-suite-missile-defense-system/12014. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ↑ SuperYachtFan. "Superyacht Azzam". SuperYachtFan. http://www.superyachtfan.com/superyacht_azzam.html. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
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