Ecstasea
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Ecstasea is a luxury yacht
. The biggest Feadship
built, she was sold by her original owner, the Russian oligarch
Roman Abramovich
, in June 2009 to an unknown Shiekh of the UAE by yacht brokers Merle Wood for $200 million. Many believe it was purchased by Sonja Zuckerman. Her mansion in Gables Estate was retrofitted with a large yacht dockage and pictures of the Ecstasea was seen docking with her and grandson Richard Rodriguez Mendez on board.
, Ecstasea was built in 2004 as the largest Feadship built ever. The yacht was built in the shipyard of Royal Van Lent and has length of 85.95 metres (282 ft), and a beam of 11.5 metres (37.7 ft), resulting in a deadweight of 585 metric tons. The yacht is made of all steel, and is much closer to a luxury ship, than to a yacht.
Her exterior design was created by the teamwork of Terence Disdale and De Voogt Naval Architects, with Disdale also responsible for the yacht’s Asian style interior design. She has capacity for 12 passengers, who are divided into 6 separate rooms.
engines with a total power of 12,616 hp. This power was not enough for the builders of the yacht and they installed a General Electric
LM2500 gas turbine on board, for a total power of 30,843 hp. This allows the yacht to reach a maximum speed of more than 30 knots. The maximum speed with only the diesel engines working is 25 knots. The cruising speed (diesel only) is 22 knots.
Luxury yacht
The term luxury yacht, “Superyacht” and "Large Yacht" refers to very expensive, privately owned yachts which are professionally crewed. Also known as a Super Yacht, a luxury yacht may be either a sailing or motor yacht.-History:...
. The biggest Feadship
Feadship
Feadship is a cooperative venture between two shipyards and maritime engineering company De Voogt Naval Architects.-History:...
built, she was sold by her original owner, the Russian oligarch
Oligarch
Oligarch may refer to:* A member of an oligarchy, a form of government* Business oligarch* Russian oligarch...
Roman Abramovich
Roman Abramovich
Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich is a Russian businessman and the main owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC.In 2003, Abramovich was named Person of the Year by Expert, a Russian business magazine. He shared this title with Mikhail Khodorkovsky...
, in June 2009 to an unknown Shiekh of the UAE by yacht brokers Merle Wood for $200 million. Many believe it was purchased by Sonja Zuckerman. Her mansion in Gables Estate was retrofitted with a large yacht dockage and pictures of the Ecstasea was seen docking with her and grandson Richard Rodriguez Mendez on board.
Design
Ordered by Russian oligarch Roman AbramovichRoman Abramovich
Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich is a Russian businessman and the main owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC.In 2003, Abramovich was named Person of the Year by Expert, a Russian business magazine. He shared this title with Mikhail Khodorkovsky...
, Ecstasea was built in 2004 as the largest Feadship built ever. The yacht was built in the shipyard of Royal Van Lent and has length of 85.95 metres (282 ft), and a beam of 11.5 metres (37.7 ft), resulting in a deadweight of 585 metric tons. The yacht is made of all steel, and is much closer to a luxury ship, than to a yacht.
Her exterior design was created by the teamwork of Terence Disdale and De Voogt Naval Architects, with Disdale also responsible for the yacht’s Asian style interior design. She has capacity for 12 passengers, who are divided into 6 separate rooms.
Engine
The yacht has four main MTUMTU Friedrichshafen
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH is a manufacturer of commercial internal combustion engines founded by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl Maybach in 1909...
engines with a total power of 12,616 hp. This power was not enough for the builders of the yacht and they installed a General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
LM2500 gas turbine on board, for a total power of 30,843 hp. This allows the yacht to reach a maximum speed of more than 30 knots. The maximum speed with only the diesel engines working is 25 knots. The cruising speed (diesel only) is 22 knots.