Engineering:Le Grand Bleu (yacht)
 Le Grand Bleu
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| History | |
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| Owner: | Eugene Shvidler |
| Port of registry: |
 Bermuda |
| Builder: | Bremer Vulkan |
| Launched: | 10 March 2000 |
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| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Length: | 112.80 m (370.1 ft) |
| Beam: | 17.68 m (58.0 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.60 m (15.1 ft) |
| Installed power: |
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| Propulsion: | Twin screws |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Crew: | 35 |
Le Grand Bleu is a superyacht. She was the 36th longest private yacht in the world in 2019, at 113-metre (371 ft) in length.[2] She was built at the Bremer Vulkan yard in Bremen, Germany , and was launched in 2000. She was designed by Stefano Pastrovich and constructed by Kusch Yachts.[3]
History
Le Grand Bleu was built at the Bremer Vulkan yard in Bremen, Germany , and was launched in 2000.[4] She was designed by Stefano Pastrovich and constructed by Kusch Yachts.[3][4]
She was commissioned by John McCaw, Jr., an American businessman, who sold her to Russian businessman Roman Abramovich in 2002.[5] Abramovich had her refitted to his own preferences by HDW in Kiel, Germany.[6] This included an internal refit and the addition of a 5-metre (16 ft) swim platform.[6][7]
In June 2006, Abramovich lost Le Grand Bleu in a bet to Eugene Shvidler.[5][6] A mini refit in Port Canaveral, Florida in 2008 included a "green" wastewater treatment system.[7]
In 2016, the boat underwent a refit at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg.[4]
In March of 2022, Forbes reported that the yacht Le Grand Bleu was still owned by Shvidler. At 354 feet and registered in Bermuda, it had a value of $109 million. That March it was sanctioned by the UK and Australia, and on June 6, 2022, was recorded in Ponce, Puerto Rico.[8]
Features
Le Grand Bleu is powered by two 7,260 kW (9,730 bhp) Deutz engines.[4][9]
The boat also carries two additional yachts, a 22 m (73 ft) sailing yacht, Bellatrix, and a 21 m (68 ft) motor yacht, Sirius A.[6] She also features two Buzzi sports boats and a landing craft to carry a 4x4 Land Rover.[6] She also has 2 helipads on the superstructure and aft deck.[6][7]
She supports a crew of 65 and can accommodate 20 visitors.[6][10]
See also
References
- ↑ "Le Grand Bleu Specifications". http://www.superyachts.com/motor-yacht-3091/le-grand-bleu-specification.htm. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ↑ "Le Grand Bleu Story". Pastrovich Studio. https://www.pastrovich.com/project/le-grand-blue.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kusch Yachts | Yachtconsulting and Construction - Le Grand Bleu". https://www.kusch-yachts.com/galleries/newbuild/le-grand-bleu.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Van Rooy, Charl (30 August 2019). "Motor yacht Le Grand Bleu on the Italian Riviera" (in en). https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/112m-yacht-le-grand-bleu-portofino.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "One of world's largest yachts to leave Portland harbor". 2017-08-07. https://apnews.com/2da1989d4c1a43ee8c861037062ce3d5.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Smith, Craig. "£135m luxury superyacht, one of largest in world, wows onlookers after dropping anchor off Fife" (in en-GB). https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/1523617/135m-luxury-superyacht-one-of-largest-in-world-wows-onlookers-after-dropping-anchor-off-fife/.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Constable, Gemma (2009-09-14). "'Floating palace' visits Isle" (in en). https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/floating-palace-visits-isle-a93711/.
- ↑ "Biden And Allies Are Coming For Russian Billionaires’ Yachts: Forbes Tracked Down 51. Here’s Where To Find Them", Giacomo Tognini, March 1, 2022; Forbes
- ↑ "Kusch Yachts | Yachtconsulting and Construction - Le Grand Bleu". http://www.kusch-yachts.com/en/refitrepair/references/le-grand-bleu/31.html.
- ↑ McKenzie, Jamie (19 August 2020). "Superyacht once owned by Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich pictured in Firth of Forth near Edinburgh" (in en). https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/superyacht-once-owned-chelsea-fc-owner-roman-abramovich-pictured-firth-forth-near-edinburgh-2947322.
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