Prince Abdulaziz

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Prince Abdulaziz
The Prince Abdulaziz in Malta in September 2006
The Prince Abdulaziz in Malta in September 2006
Ship data
flag Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands Marshall Islands
Ship type Motor yacht
Callsign V7UR9
home port Jaluit
Owner Pelagos Limited
Shipyard Helsingør Skibsværft , Helsingør
Launch 1984
Whereabouts in service
Ship dimensions and crew
length
147 m ( Lüa )
width 15 m
Draft Max. 5 m
 
crew 60 people
Machine system
machine 2 × Pielstick diesels
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format
11,632 kW (15,815 hp)
Top
speed
22 kn (41 km / h)
propeller 2
Others
Registration
numbers
IMO no. 1003308

The Prince Abdulaziz is one of the mega yachts that was owned by the Saudi Arabian royal family until 2018 .

history

With a length of 147 meters, the ship built as Abdul Aziz was the longest and largest motor yacht in the world at the time of delivery and retained this status for 22 years, so that it is now considered the largest luxury yacht of the 20th century.

She was built in 1983/84 as the last ship of the Helsingør Værft in Denmark according to a design by Maierform . The completion of the interior was completed after the bankruptcy of the Southampton shipyard.

The first owner was the King of Saudi Arabia Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz . After his death in 2005, his half-brother Abdullah ibn Abd al-Aziz is given as the owner. Ownership and operation of the ship were transferred to Red Sea Management International Limited in 2005 . In 2015 the Al Baraim Ji HH Princess took over the yacht and the operation of the ship has been carried out by the company Master Yachts Consultancy in Palma de Mallorca since January 2015 . In June 2018 the ship was transferred to the company Pelagos Limited and brought under the flag of the Marshall Islands .

The 147 meter long ship has a width of 18.3 meters and a draft of 4.9 meters. It has two 5816 kW Pielstick diesel units for the drive. The cruising speed is 18 knots, the maximum speed 22 knots. In full operation, the yacht requires a crew of 60 to 65 people. The interior designer was David Nightingale Hicks .

Web links

Commons : Prince Abdulaziz  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. a b c Entry at Equasis .
  2. a b Prince Abdul Aziz at Boot-online.net
  3. a b Entry at Superyachttimes.info ( Memento from May 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive )