Dubai (yacht)

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Dubai (March 2013)
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Flag of Dubai.svgEmirate of Dubai
NameDubai
Namesake Emirate of Dubai
OwnerSheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Builder Blohm+Voss
CostUS$400 million
Launched15 June 1998
Completed26 October 2006
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeMotor yacht
Tonnage13,470 GT
Displacement9,150 t (9,005 long tons)
Length162 m (531 ft 6 in)
Beam22 m (72 ft 2 in)
Height9.26 m (30 ft 5 in)
Draft5 m (16 ft 5 in)
PropulsionDual shaft of 2 MTU 20V1163TB93 6,323 kW (8,479 hp)
Speed26 knots (30 mph; 48 km/h)
Range8,500  nmi (15,700 km)
Crew88

Dubai is the name of a 162 metres (531 ft 6 in) superyacht [1] owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, [2] the current ruler of Dubai, who serves as the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defense of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). [3]

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History

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda in 2008. Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda 2008 2.jpg
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. [4]

The yacht was initially built for Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei before 1996, but the client stopped the purchase contract the next year. [5]

In 2001, she went to the current owner, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. [6] The yacht was designed by Andrew Winch, with interior design by Platinum Yachts. She approximately cost $400 million U.S. dollars.

The ship including the floating dock was transported by the MV 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. [7]

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. Dubai is divided into eight decks and she provides space for up to 88 crew members and 115 guests. [8]

The four MTU-20V diesel engines can each deliver 6,301 kW and can give the ship a speed of up to 26 knots. With the 1.2 million litre diesel tanks, Dubai is able to travel 8,500 nautical miles.

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