Name Azzam In service 2013 Length 180 m Beam 21 m | Cost US$ 600 million Class and type Super yacht Launched 5 April 2013 Builder Lürssen | |
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Owner Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Status TemplateShip In active service | ||
Azzam (Arab. "resolute") is a private yacht built by Lürssen Yachts. Azzam was launched on 5 April 2013 at 180 metres (590 ft) in length as the largest private motor yacht in the world. It has a beam of 20.8 m (68'4") and an unusually shallow draft of 4.3 m (14'1").
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Engineering
Engineer Mubarak Saad al Ahbabi directed the construction of Azzam, with technical engineering by Lürssen including design by Nauta Yachts and interior design by Christophe Leoni. Following a year of engineering, the yacht was built in three years, which is a record building time according to Superyacht Times. Azzam possesses the ability to travel at high speed in warm and shallow waters while providing luxurious and sophisticated accommodations.
Features
Among many other features, the yacht has a main salon with a length of 29 m and a beam of 18 m with an open plan and no pillars. Carrying a submarine and her own missile defense system, it will still travel in excess of 32 knots powered by a combination of two gas turbines and two diesel engines with a total power output of 70 MW (94,000 hp) through four pump-jets, two of which are non-movable round water outlets in the middle of the stern, and two with thrust vectoring capabilities using moveable duct water outlets positioned on either side of the non-movable ones. The yacht was delivered on 9 September 2013.
At an estimated cost of US$605M, it costs about $100M more than the second largest private motor yacht, the Eclipse.
Ownership and use
Azzam was commissioned by Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates. The yacht is currently listed for charter without the price. According to Motor Boat & Yacht magazine, the yacht is not available for charter, and the charter listing, similar to Roman Abramovich's Eclipse, is aimed to avoid European taxation (charter yachts are exempt from property tax).
