Engineering:Azzam (2013 yacht)

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Short description: Private superyacht
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Azzam docked at the port of Cádiz (Spain ), 24 August 2020
History
Flag of Abu Dhabi.svgAbu Dhabi
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:
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:
  • 2 Diesel 17,524 kW (23,500 hp)
  • 2 Gas Turbine 17,524 kW (23,500 hp)
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

  1. 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. 
  2. "Azzam Yacht Specifications". SuperYachts.com. http://www.superyachts.com/motor-yacht-9161/azzam-specification.htm. Retrieved 13 November 2013. 
  3. "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. 
  4. "World's longest-ever bespoke gigayacht Azzam". https://www.lurssen.com/en/new-build/yachts/azzam/. 
  5. "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. 
  6. "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. 
  7. "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. 
  8. 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. 
  9. SuperYachtFan. "Superyacht Azzam". SuperYachtFan. http://www.superyachtfan.com/superyacht_azzam.html. Retrieved 22 March 2014.