Ilona (ship)

Ilona

The Ilona in the port of Rhodes Town in May 2018

Ship data flag  Australia Callsign MDAT6 Shipyard Amels shipyard, Netherlands Launch 2003 takeover 2004

Ship dimensions and crew length 73.69 m ( Lüa ) width 12.1 m Draft Max. 3.6 m   crew 28

Machine system machine Caterpillar 3516B Machine performance 3,730 kW (5,071 hp) Top speed 19 kn (35 km / h) propeller 2

Others Registration numbers IMO no. 1007964

The Ilona is a 73.69 m long yacht owned by the Australian businessman Frank Lowy . She was designed by Redmann Whiteley Dixon and built by the Dutch Amels shipyard in Makkum , a subsidiary of the Damen Shipyards Group .

history

The Ilona is already the fourth yacht of the owner with this name. The first two were designed by the American Jack Hargrave and built in Australia. The third Ilona was designed by the British Ed Dubois. It was completed in 1999 and is 45 meters long.

Furnishing

The boat is of two 1865 kW strong Caterpillar driven engines and has a travel speed of 16 knots .

The equipment of the Ilona includes a 14-seat cinema, two 9.5 m long dinghies and a helicopter . The yacht has six cabins for up to 16 guests. A special feature is the helicopter landing pad at the stern of the yacht. This, including the helicopter, can be completely lowered into the stern.

literature

• RogerLean-Vercoe: ILONA in: BOAT INTERNATIONAL , No. 219, 2004, pp. 116-128

Web links

• Ilona at Superyacht Times
• Ilona in the ranking of the longest motor yachts (with photo)

Footnotes

1. ↑ Amels MY ILONA. Retrieved September 21, 2011 . 
2. ↑ The Yacht Report (PDF; 908 kB), pp. 101-107
3. ↑ On board a superyacht. Retrieved September 18, 2011 .