Archive for the ‘Yachts’ Category
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 |
MS Queen Elizabeth ship is owned by Carnival Corporation & plc and this ship is also operated by Carnival UK. The MS Queen Elizabeth is a cruise ship of Cunard Line fleet, which has total weight of 92,000 gross tons. It is capable of carrying up to 2,092 passengers and about 1,000 crews. The MS Queen Elizabeth ship is the second largest ship ever built for Cunard, after the RMS Queen Mary 2.MS Queen Elizabeth was formally handed over to Cunard on Monday October 4th 2010. It is sailed on her maiden voyage from Southampton on October 12th 2010. The ...
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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 |
Anastasia is superyachts owned by Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin. The yacht was completed in May 2008 in the shipyard Oceanco. The design was provided by Sam Sorgiovanni.Undoubtedly this yacht is truly impressive and is equipped with the most modern technology available, such as the Quantum Zero Speed stabilizers virtually eliminate movement on board.The Anastasia is a length of 75.50 m (247.7 feet). The hull is made of steel and aluminum superstructure.It is equipped with two MTU Series 4000 engines with V16 power 2720 kW (3648hp) at 2100rpm. The yacht can reach a top speed of 21 knots, while cruising speed ...
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Monday, March 9th, 2009 |
For a while we spent a little post to Rising Sun, one of the world's largest yachts. As we recall, this huge yacht, owned by Larry Ellison at the moment and it was designed by David Geffen who was one of the most prestigious and renowned naval architect, John Bannenberg (the same design which include the Kingdom 5KR, Carinthia VII and Limitless).This huge yacht is equipped with:- Four MTU 20V 8000 M90 diesel generating a total of 36,000 kW (50,000 hp).- Four propellers that allow it to reach a cruising speed of 28 knots (52 km / h).- A total ...
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009 |
Called Octopus, this gigantic yacht is currently the eighth largest in the world. It is owned by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. Octopus left the Lürssen shipyard in Bremen, Germany in 2003 and if we do not consider the large yacht owned by heads of state, then it is the second largest in the world, surpassed only by the Rising Sun, owned by Larry Ellison. The Octopus measures 414 feet in length (126 meters) and has 8 decks.It also has two helipads on the main deck (one in the stern and one on the bow), the yacht also boasts a ...
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