Dubai (yacht)

Dubai is the name of a yacht owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and Vice President/Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates.

Dubai (May 2008)
History
Emirate of Dubai
Name: Dubai
Namesake: Emirate of Dubai
Owner: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Builder: Platinum Yachts
Cost: US$400 million
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Motor yacht
Tonnage: 13,470 GT
Displacement: 9,150 t (9,005 long tons)
Length: 162 m (531 ft 6 in)
Beam: 22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Height: 9.26 m (30 ft 5 in)
Draft: 5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion: Dual shaft of 2 MTU 20V1163TB93 6,323 kW (8,479 hp)
Speed: 26 knots (30 mph; 48 km/h)
Range: 8,500 nmi (15,700 km)
Crew: 88

History

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda in 2008.

Dubai was commissioned in 1995 under various project names (Panhandle, Platinum, Golden Star) and was built in cooperation with the German shipyards Blohm + Voss and Lürssen. The yacht was planned for the Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei before 1996, but the client stopped the construction contract the next year. In 2001, she went to the current owner, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, The yacht was designed by Andrew Winch, with interior design by Platinum Yachts, she approximately cost $400 million.

The ship including the floating dock was transported by the Blue Marlin via Turkey to Dubai. The Dubai-based Platinum Yachts FZCO shipyard continued to build the yacht under the former project name Platinum and handed her over to the owner in 2006. The yacht is kept in front of the northern of the two artificial islands, the private island of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. From 2006 to 2009, the yacht was the largest yacht in the world with a length of 162 meters, but was replaced by Eclipse and Azzam.[1][2]

Equipment

The equipment includes a helipad up to a maximum of 9.5 tons, two 10 m long motor boats, a dining room for 90 guests and a 10 m swimming pool. The yacht also has a disco, a cinema, 20 water bikes, a submarine, a lobster tank and a squash court.[2] Dubai is divided into eight decks and she provides space for up to 88 crew members and 115 guests.[2][3]

The four MTU-20V diesel engines can each deliver 6,301 kW and accelerate the ship up to 26 knots. With the 1.2 million liter diesel tanks, Dubai is able to travel 8,500 nautical miles.[2]

See also

References

  1. Fisher, Daniel. "German Shipyard Launches World's Largest Private Yacht At 591 Feet". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  2. "Dubai (Yacht)", Wikipedia (in German), 2019-04-23, retrieved 2020-01-06
  3. "SYT World Exclusive: Platinum Yachts unveils 162m Dubai - the world's largest superyacht". SuperYacht Times.
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