Indian Empress is one of the larger private yachts in the world at 95 meters (311 feet 8 inches) in length and is owned by Indian business baron Dr. Vijay Mallya. Launched in 2000 as Al Mirqab, she was finished at the Oceanco

OceAnco

- Overview :Oceanco is a privately owned custom yacht builder that works in close relationship and alliance with key subcontractors to build full displacement yachts in 80m+ range. Since its inception in 1987, Oceanco has built 24 custom superyachts up to 95m in length...

 yard in Holland to the design of the A Group after having had her hull assembled in Durban

Durban

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, South Africa

South Africa

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. The yacht was previously owned by the Qatari Royal Family.

Indian Empress is powered by three 10,000-hp MTU

MTU Friedrichshafen

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 20-cylinder engines, and has three propellers enabling her to reach speeds of up to 24 knots. Her cruising grounds include the Mediterranean sea

Mediterranean Sea

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, the Caribbean

Caribbean

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 and the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

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GT 3175
NT 952
DW 576 t

Mallya also owns Kalizma, a 48 meter motor yacht built by Ramage & Ferguson, Leith in United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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in 1906.