Azzam (, literally "Resolute") is a private superyacht built by German shipyard Lürssen Yachts. Azzam was launched on 5 April 2013. At in length, it is the longest private motor yacht in the world. It has a beam of and an unusually shallow draft of . The yacht was delivered on 9 September 2013.
Engineering Mubarak Saad al Ahbabi directed the construction of Azzam, with technical engineering by Lürssen Yachts, design by Nauta Yachts, and interior design by Christophe Leoni. Following a year of engineering, the yacht was built in only three years, a record for a ship of this size. Azzam can travel at high speed in shallow waters.
Features Its main salon is long, it has a beam of , an open plan, and no pillars. Its top speed is over , powered by a combination of two gas turbines and two diesel engines with a total power output of through four pump-jets. Two of the pump-jets are nonmovable round water outlets in the middle of the stern, while the other two feature movable duct water outlets that provide thrust vectoring capabilities.
At an estimated cost of $605 million, the ship cost approximately $100 million more than the third-largest private motor yacht, Eclipse.
Ownership and use Azzam was commissioned by Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates (until his death in 2022). The yacht is listed for charter without a price. However, according to Motor Boat & Yacht magazine, it is not available for charter; the charter listing, similar to Roman Abramovich's Eclipse, is aimed to avoid European taxation, as charter yachts are exempt from property tax.
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