🛥️ M/Y ECLIPSE – 162.5m Mega Yacht 🌊⚓

Builder: Blohm + Voss GmbH, Hamburg 🇩🇪
Designer (Exterior & Interior): Terence Disdale 🇬🇧
Owner: Roman Abramovich 🇷🇺
Flag: Bermuda 🇧🇲
Delivery Year: 2010 📅

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📏 Dimensions & Tonnage

• Length overall (LOA): 162.5 m (533 ft) 📐

• Beam: 22 m (72 ft) ↔️

• Draft: 5.9 m (19 ft) ⬇️

• Gross Tonnage: 13,564 GT ⚖️

• Decks: 9 passenger decks 🛳️

• Volume: Among the highest in any private yacht globally 🌍

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🛠️ Propulsion & Performance

• Engines: 4 × MTU 20V 1163 TB93 diesel ⚡

• Horsepower: Approx. 40,000 hp combined 🔥

• Top Speed: 25 knots 🚤

• Cruising Speed: 22 knots 🌊

• Range: 6,000 nautical miles 🌍 (Transoceanic capability)

• Fuel Capacity: 750,000 liters ⛽ (750 tons)

• Stabilizers: Advanced rotor-based system 🌀 (active at anchor & under way)

• Hybrid propulsion: Designed for greater efficiency + lower emissions 🌱

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👥 Accommodation & Layout

• Guest Capacity: 36 in 18 luxury staterooms 👑

• Owner’s Deck: Private owner’s suite with bulletproof glass 🛡️

• Crew Capacity: 70 in 35 crew cabins 👨‍✈️👩‍✈️

• Interior Style: Contemporary, understated luxury by Terence Disdale 🎨

• Cinema: Crew-dedicated cinema in the bow 🎥

• Spa & Gym: Wellness-focused spaces with treatment rooms 🧘‍♂️🏋️

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🏗️ Build & Refit Timeline

• Keel Laid: 2007 ⚓

• Launched: June 12, 2009 (Blohm+Voss Yard, Hamburg 🇩🇪)

• Sea Trials: Frederikshavn, Denmark 🇩🇰

• Delivery: December 9, 2010 📅

• 2011 Debut: Entered limited charter via SuperYachtsMonaco 🇲🇨

• 2015: Major refit at Blohm+Voss, Hamburg 🛠️

• 2016–2020: Routine maintenance in Northern Europe 🇳🇴🇩🇪

• 2025: Remains privately owned, not listed for charter 🔒

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🌟 Luxury Features

• Helicopter Pads: 2 × fully certified pads 🚁🚁

• Swimming Pools:

  • 15m (49 ft) main pool with adjustable floor depth 🏊‍♂️

  • Converts into dance floor 💃

• Jacuzzi: Multiple deck jacuzzis for guests 🛁

• Mini-Submarine: Capable of diving up to 50 m 🤿

• Launch Boats: 3 × custom-built luxury tenders 🚤

• U-Boat Garage: Additional storage for watercraft ⚓

• Entertainment: Disco hall, cinema, several lounges 🎶🎬🍸

• Beach Club: Expansive with direct sea access 🌴🌊

• Decks: Expansive sun decks, shaded lounges, and private dining areas 🍽️☀️

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🔒 Security & Privacy Systems

• Missile Defense: Detection + countermeasures 🚀🛡️

• Anti-Paparazzi Shield: Laser-based camera disruption 📸🚫

• Secure Glass: Bulletproof windows around the owner’s suite 🔒

• Surveillance: Full 360° monitoring + encrypted communications 🛰️

• Escort Capability: Often supported by security vessels 🚤

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💰 Financial Overview

• Original Build Price: ~€550 million 💶 (≈ $700m in 2010)

• Rumored Cost: Frequently reported as high as $1.5 billion 📰

• Annual Operating Costs: $50–70 million 💵

• Charter: No longer available, past estimates ~€3m/week 💼

• Crew Salaries + Fuel: Major share of annual running costs ⛽👨‍✈️

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📍 Deployment & Sightings

• Winter Base: St. Barts 🇧🇱 & Caribbean 🇧🇸 (New Year’s tradition 🎆)

• Summer Cruises: Mediterranean hotspots – Monaco 🇲🇨, Ibiza 🇪🇸, Sardinia 🇮🇹 ☀️

• Refits/Maintenance: Hamburg 🇩🇪 and Bergen 🇳🇴

• Notable Visits: Frequently observed at Monaco Yacht Show & Cannes events 🎬

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📑 Registry & Classification

• Flag: Bermuda 🇧🇲 🚩

• Port of Registry: Hamilton, Bermuda ⚓

• IMO Number: 1009613 🔢

• MMSI: 310593000 📡

• Call Sign: ZCXR5 📻

• Class Society: Lloyd’s Register of Shipping 🏷️

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🏆 Ranking (2025)

• World’s Largest Yachts:
  1️⃣ Azzam – 180 m 🇩🇪 Lürssen (UAE ownership 🇦🇪)
  2️⃣ Fulk Al Salamah – 164 m 🇴🇲 Oman Royal Yacht Squadron
  3️⃣ Eclipse – 162.5 m 🇩🇪 Blohm+Voss (Roman Abramovich 🇷🇺)

• Eclipse remains the largest private yacht in terms of onboard security technology 🔐⚓

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🌍 Builder Profile – Blohm+Voss 🇩🇪

Founded in 1877 in Hamburg, Blohm+Voss has built naval vessels, cruise ships, and some of the world’s most iconic yachts. Notable projects:

• Lady Moura (105m) 🛥️

• Motor Yacht A (119m, Philippe Starck design) 🎨

• Eclipse (162.5m, Terence Disdale) 👑

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🎨 Designer Profile – Terence Disdale 🇬🇧

One of the world’s leading yacht designers, known for understated elegance and “beach house style” interiors. Other projects include:

• Pelorus (115m, Lürssen) ⚓

• Al Salamah (139m, Lürssen) 🇴🇲

• Dreamboat (90m, Oceanco) 🌴

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✅ M/Y Eclipse remains one of the most secure, iconic, and technologically advanced private yachts ever built – a floating fortress combined with world-class luxury 🌊👑⚓.

 

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