Ocean Breeze (yacht)

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Ocean Breeze p1
Ship data
flag IraqIraq Iraq
other ship names
  • Qadissiyat Saddam
  • Al Yamamah
Shipyard Helsingør Vaerf, Helsingør
Launch 1981
Ship dimensions and crew
length
82.00 m ( Lüa )
width 13.00 m
Draft Max. 3.60 m
measurement 2,282 GT
 
crew 35
Machine system
machine 2 × MTU, each 2,237 kW
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format
4,474 kW (6,083 hp)
Top
speed
19.3 kn (36 km / h)
propeller 2
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers 28 passengers in 14 cabins
Others
Classifications Lloyd's Register

The Ocean Breeze is the mega-yacht of the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein . She was built in 1981 in the Danish shipyard Helsingør Vaerf.

Furnishing

The yacht has a mini submarine, an ambulance with an operating theater, bulletproof glass and a missile defense system.

Web links

Footnotes

  1. SuperYachtTimes.com: Motor Yacht - Basrah Breeze - Helsingor Vaerft. Retrieved February 1, 2012 .