Engineering:Fountainhead (yacht)

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Short description: Luxury yacht built in 2011
Fountainhead Miami March 2019.jpg
Miami, March 2019
History
Cayman Islands
Name: Fountainhead
Owner: Eddie Lampert[1][2][3]
Builder: Feadship
Yard number: 1003
Launched: 2011 [4]
In service: 2011 [5]
Notes:
General characteristics
Class and type: Megayacht
Tonnage: 2,463 gross tons
Length: 87.78 m (288.0 ft)
Beam: 13.90 m (45.6 ft)
Draught: 4.10 m (13.5 ft)
Propulsion: Twin MTU 20V4000 M93L diesel engines
Speed:
  • 21 knots (39 km/h) (maximum)
  • 15 knots (28 km/h) (cruising)
Capacity: 14 passengers
Crew: 24

Fountainhead is a motor yacht built in 2011 by Feadship for United States of America billionaire Eddie Lampert.[1][2][3] With an overall length of 87.78 m (288.0 ft) and a beam of 13.90 m (45.6 ft).[6][7]

The yacht is named after the famous novel The Fountainhead, written by Ayn Rand.[8]

Design

Starboard aft view of Fountainhead

Fountainhead's exterior was designed by De Voogt Naval Architects and her interior by Sinot Exclusive Yacht Design. The hull is built of steel and the superstructure is made of aluminium, with teak laid decks. The yacht is classed by Lloyd's Register and flagged in the Cayman Islands.[9]

Performance

Propulsion power is delivered by two 4,300 kW (5,766 hp) MTU 20V4000 M93L diesel engines.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Stewart, James B. "Sears and Its Hedge Fund Owner, in Slow Decline Together". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/30/business/edward-lampert-sears-kmart.html. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Baumgard, Josh. "Miami Yacht Watch: The glorious Fountainhead returns". Miami.Curbed.com. https://miami.curbed.com/2017/11/21/16684746/miami-yacht-fountainhead-mark-cuban-sears-eddie-lampert. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Yacht owned by Sears CEO Eddie Lampert - not Mark Cuban - docked at Charleston City Marina". The Post and Courier. https://www.postandcourier.com/news/yacht-owned-by-sears-ceo-eddie-lampert---not/article_df9e48e6-844e-11e7-b190-9feb046fafb0.html. 
  4. "Feadship launch 88m superyacht Fountainhead". SuperYacht Times. https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/feadship-launch-88m-superyacht-fountainhead. Retrieved 2018-07-31. 
  5. "Feadship Koninklijke De Vries delivers superyacht Fountainhead". SuperYacht Times. https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/feadship-koninklijke-de-vries-delivers-superyacht-fountainhead. Retrieved 2018-07-31. 
  6. "Fountainhead specifications". SuperYacht Times. https://www.superyachttimes.com/superyachts/fountainhead/specifications. Retrieved 2018-07-31. 
  7. "Top 100 Largest Yachts for Live" (in en). https://www.superyachts.com/top-100/largest?property_length_type_id=1&p=4. 
  8. "At Sears, Eddie Lampert's Warring Divisions Model Adds to the Troubles" (in en). Bloomberg.com. 2013-07-11. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-07-11/at-sears-eddie-lamperts-warring-divisions-model-adds-to-the-troubles. 
  9. "Fountainhead Yacht - Feadship" (in en). https://www.yachtcharterfleet.com/luxury-charter-yacht-24183/fountainhead.htm.