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[[File:Port Vauban et citadelle d'Antibes depuis le Fort carré.jpg|thumb|right|Octopus in [[Antibes]] [[Port Vauban]], in 2009]] |
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[[Image:OctopusYacht.JPG|thumb|''Octopus'' in Antibes, July 21, 2009]] |
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[[Image:octopus-yacht.jpg|thumb|''Octopus'' in Barbados, December 2, 2006]] |
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[[Image:Octopus1 Grand Cayman 2010.jpg|thumb|''Octopus'' at Grand Cayman, January 13 2010]] |
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[[Image:Octopus_in_Copenhagen_Denmark_July_2010.JPG.jpg|thumb|A closer view of the stern of ''Octopus'' illustrates the sheer size of the vessel. Copenhagen/Denmark - July 2010]] |
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| Ship caption = ''Octopus'' in [[Antibes]], July 21, 2009 |
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| Ship identification = *{{IMO Number|1007213}} |
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| Ship type = [[Superyacht]] |
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| Ship tonnage = *{{GT|9,932|disp=}} |
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| Ship displacement = 8,850 t |
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'''''Octopus''''' is a {{convert|126|m|foot|adj=on|0}} [[megayacht]] built for [[Microsoft]] co-founder [[Paul Allen]]. She is one of the world's largest yachts. Launched in 2003 at a cost of $200 million,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/articles/what-like-worlds-expensive-cruise-rrp-26m/ |title=What it’s like on the world’s most expensive holiday at sea (RRP: £2.6m) |date=November 1, 2022 | access-date=September 7, 2023 }}</ref> ''Octopus'' is a private vessel that has been loaned out for exploration projects, scientific research and rescue missions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vulcan.com/areas-of-practice/technology-science/key-initiatives/octopus-overview-%281%29 |title=Octopus Overview |access-date=April 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330223538/http://www.vulcan.com/areas-of-practice/technology-science/key-initiatives/octopus-overview-(1) |archive-date=March 30, 2015 }}</ref> |
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== Description == |
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'''''Octopus''''' is currently the world's [[List of motor yachts by length|ninth largest]] [[superyacht]], owned by [[Paul Allen]], the co-founder of [[Microsoft]], to whom she was delivered in 2003. ''Octopus'' is the third largest superyacht that is not owned by a [[head of state]], measuring {{convert|414|ft|m}}, and at the time it was built, was believed to be the biggest such yacht.<ref name="WILD">{{cite news|title=The Wilrd World of Paul Allen|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/2006/02/05/2006-02-05_the_wild_world_of_paul_allen.html|accessdate=3 July 2010|newspaper=Daily News|date=5 February 2006}}</ref> |
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[[File:octopus-yacht.jpg|thumb|''Octopus'' in [[Barbados]], December 2, 2006]] |
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[[File:Port Vauban et citadelle d'Antibes depuis le Fort carré.jpg|thumb|''Octopus'' in Antibes [[Port Vauban]], in 2009]] |
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[[File:20190801_Superyacht_Octopus_Hamburg.jpg|thumb|''Octopus'' in [[Hamburg]], August 1, 2019]] |
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''Octopus'''s exterior was designed by Espen Øino Naval Architects and built by the German shipbuilders [[Lürssen]] in [[Bremen]] and [[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]] in [[Kiel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/octopus|title=OCTOPUS Yacht {{!}} Superyacht by Lürssen|website=www.superyachttimes.com|language=en|access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> The interior was by designer [[Jonathan Quinn Barnett]]. |
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''Octopus'' |
Consisting of eight decks, including a private owners' deck, ''Octopus'' can host up to 26 guests accommodated in 13 staterooms and is crewed by a complement of 63 spread across 30 cabins. Entertainment facilities include several bars, a spa, library, cinema, gym, basketball court and multiple lounges including a forward-facing observation area. It has two helicopter<ref name="WILD">{{cite news |title=The Wild World of Paul Allen |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2006-02-05/sports/18339072_1_seattle-coach-mike-holmgren-paul-allen-warren-buffett |access-date=August 12, 2012 |newspaper=Daily News |date=February 5, 2006}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> pads on the main deck: a twin pad and hangars at the stern and a single pad on the bow; and a {{convert|43|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Ship's tender|tender]] docked in the [[transom (nautical)|transom]] and a landing craft. There are a total of seven tenders aboard. The yacht also has a pool, located aft on one of its upper decks,<ref name="BI">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/crazy-facts-about-paul-allens-superyacht-2015-5?IR=T|title=11 crazy facts about Paul Allen's $200 million superyacht|author=Madeline Stone|website=Business Insider|date=May 21, 2015|access-date=January 11, 2017}}</ref> and two submarines (one of them operated by remote control and capable of attaining greater depths). The latter was lent to Google Earth for the "Explore the Ocean" project.<ref name="BI"/> Side hatches at the water line form a dock for personal watercraft. At an economical cruising speed of 12.5 knots, ''Octopus'' has a range of 12,500 nmi. |
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== History == |
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The exterior was designed by Espen Øino Naval Architects and built by the [[Germany|German]] shipbuilders [[Lürssen]] in [[Bremen (city)|Bremen]] and [[HDW]] in Kiel. Her hull is made of steel. The interior was designed by American designer Jonathan Quinn Barnett of Seattle. |
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Allen loaned ''Octopus'', which is equipped with a submarine and [[Remotely operated underwater vehicle|ROV]], for a variety of rescue and research operations. These include assisting in a hunt for an American pilot and two officers whose plane disappeared off [[Palau]], and loaning his yacht to scientists to study the [[coelacanth]], a "living fossil" that was once believed to be extinct. |
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In January 2011, while en route to [[Antarctica]], one of its helicopters was forced to make an emergency landing in the waters off the coast of Argentina. While the helicopter was severely damaged, there was no loss of life, with only the co-pilot suffering minor injuries. Allen was not aboard at the time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Microsoft Allen's yacht helicopter in emergency landing |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-argentina-microsoft-yacht-idUSTRE70U3F220110131 |date=January 31, 2011 |work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blazersedge.com/2011/1/31/1966995/reports-portland-trail-blazers-owner-paul-allens-helicopter-crashed |title=Portland Trail Blazers Owner Paul Allen's Helicopter Crashed, Allen Not Aboard, Co-Pilot Suffers 'Minor Injuries' |first=Ben |last=Golliver |date=January 31, 2011 |website=Blazer's Edge}}</ref> |
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Allen also owns [[Tatoosh (yacht)|''Tatoosh'']], also one of the world's 100 largest yachts. |
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In 2012, he loaned the ship to the [[Royal Navy]] in their attempt to retrieve the ship's bell from the {{sclass2|Admiral|battlecruiser}} {{HMS|Hood}}, which sank to a depth of {{convert|9,000|ft|m}} in the [[Denmark Strait]] during [[World War II]], as a national memorial. HMS ''Hood'' was hit by a shell from the {{ship|German battleship|Bismarck}}; its magazines exploded and the ship sank in minutes with a loss of over 1,400 lives. The bell was located but not recovered, due to adverse weather conditions. On August 7, 2015 it was announced that the bell from HMS ''Hood'' had been recovered by the ROV operating from ''Octopus''. After conservation, the bell was put on display in 2016 at the [[National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-36361855 | title = HMS Hood's bell unveiled at Navy museum Portsmouth | website = [[BBC News]] | date = May 24, 2016}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[List of motor yachts by length]] |
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* [[Yacht]] |
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In March 2015, an Allen-led research team announced that it had found the Japanese battleship {{ship|Japanese battleship|Musashi||2}} in the [[Sibuyan Sea]] off the coast of the Philippines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/more-details-about-warship-recovery-by-superyacht-octopus|title=More details about warship recovery by superyacht Octopus|website=www.superyachttimes.com|language=en|access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> Armed with {{convert|46|cm|in|abbr=on|1}} main guns and displacing {{convert|73000|t|LT}} at full load, ''Musashi'' and its [[sister ship]] {{ship|Japanese battleship|Yamato||2}} were the largest and most heavily armed battleships in naval history.<ref>{{cite news|title=Japan's WW2 'Musashi Battleship Wreck Found'|work=BBC News |date=March 4, 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31724995|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Allen died in 2018. From December 2018 to July 2019, the yacht underwent a refit at [[Blohm+Voss]] and was advertised for sale in September 2019 with an asking price of €295 million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Springer |first=Bill |date=4 September 2019 |title=Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen's 414-foot-long explorer yacht 'Octopus' is for sale |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2019/09/04/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allens-414-foot-long-explorer-yacht-octopus-is-for-sale/ |access-date=January 2, 2021}}</ref> The asking price was later reduced to €235 million and the yacht was sold to an anonymous buyer in 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/06/secret-buyer-nabs-microsoft-grandees-superyacht-for-200m|title=Secret buyer nabs Microsoft grandee's superyacht for £200m|author=Rupert Neate|date=6 August 2021|work=The Guardian}}</ref> |
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Later on, the buyer was announced by insideryachtfan.com to be the Swedish "pharma billionaire" {{Interlanguage link|Roger Samuelsson|sv}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/octopus | title=Inside OCTOPUS Yacht • Lurssen • 2003 • Value $285M • Owner Roger Samuelsson }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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=== Sources === |
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.superyachts.com/motor-yacht-3412/octopus.htm |title=Octopus Yacht |publisher=SuperYachts.com |access-date=January 8, 2015}} |
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== Further reading == |
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.superyachtfan.com/superyacht_octopus.html |title=Super Yacht Octopus |publisher=superyachtfan.com |access-date=January 8, 2015}} |
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*[http://seafever.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/megayacht-octopus.pdf PDF file |
*[http://seafever.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/megayacht-octopus.pdf PDF file from 2004 containing 53 Octopus photos and the ship's detailed statistical data] |
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*[http://www.octopusyacht.net/ Gallery of 21 Octopus photos from 2010] |
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*[http://www.newsliguria.com/nautica/octopus-il-megayacht-ha-lasciato-genova/2419 Photo gallery of the yacht “Octopus”''] |
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*[http://www.newsliguria.com/nautica/octopus-il-megayacht-ha-lasciato-genova/2419 Octopus: il megayacht ha lasciato Genova] {{in lang|it}} |
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*[http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/19/us/uss-indianapolis-wreckage-found/index.html USS Indianapolis Wreckage Found] |
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Latest revision as of 16:04, 6 September 2024
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 Octopus in Antibes, July 21, 2009
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| History | |
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| Name | Octopus |
| Operator | Fraser Yachts |
| Port of registry |  Cayman Islands |
| Builder | Lürssen |
| Yard number | 13622 |
| Launched | August 1, 2003 |
| Completed | 2003 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Superyacht |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 8,850 t |
| Length | 126.20 m (414 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 21.00 m (68 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 5.76 m (18 ft 11 in) |
| Ice class | 1A |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 2 propellers |
| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) max |
| Range | 12,500 nmi (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) |
| Capacity | 26 |
| Crew | 63 |
Octopus is a 126-metre (413 ft) megayacht built for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. She is one of the world's largest yachts. Launched in 2003 at a cost of $200 million,[1] Octopus is a private vessel that has been loaned out for exploration projects, scientific research and rescue missions.[2]
Description
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Octopus's exterior was designed by Espen Øino Naval Architects and built by the German shipbuilders Lürssen in Bremen and Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in Kiel.[3] The interior was by designer Jonathan Quinn Barnett.
Consisting of eight decks, including a private owners' deck, Octopus can host up to 26 guests accommodated in 13 staterooms and is crewed by a complement of 63 spread across 30 cabins. Entertainment facilities include several bars, a spa, library, cinema, gym, basketball court and multiple lounges including a forward-facing observation area. It has two helicopter[4] pads on the main deck: a twin pad and hangars at the stern and a single pad on the bow; and a 43-foot (13 m) tender docked in the transom and a landing craft. There are a total of seven tenders aboard. The yacht also has a pool, located aft on one of its upper decks,[5] and two submarines (one of them operated by remote control and capable of attaining greater depths). The latter was lent to Google Earth for the "Explore the Ocean" project.[5] Side hatches at the water line form a dock for personal watercraft. At an economical cruising speed of 12.5 knots, Octopus has a range of 12,500 nmi.
History
[edit]Allen loaned Octopus, which is equipped with a submarine and ROV, for a variety of rescue and research operations. These include assisting in a hunt for an American pilot and two officers whose plane disappeared off Palau, and loaning his yacht to scientists to study the coelacanth, a "living fossil" that was once believed to be extinct.
In January 2011, while en route to Antarctica, one of its helicopters was forced to make an emergency landing in the waters off the coast of Argentina. While the helicopter was severely damaged, there was no loss of life, with only the co-pilot suffering minor injuries. Allen was not aboard at the time.[6][7]
In 2012, he loaned the ship to the Royal Navy in their attempt to retrieve the ship's bell from the Admiral-class battlecruiser HMS Hood, which sank to a depth of 9,000 feet (2,700 m) in the Denmark Strait during World War II, as a national memorial. HMS Hood was hit by a shell from the German battleship Bismarck; its magazines exploded and the ship sank in minutes with a loss of over 1,400 lives. The bell was located but not recovered, due to adverse weather conditions. On August 7, 2015 it was announced that the bell from HMS Hood had been recovered by the ROV operating from Octopus. After conservation, the bell was put on display in 2016 at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth.[8]
In March 2015, an Allen-led research team announced that it had found the Japanese battleship Musashi in the Sibuyan Sea off the coast of the Philippines.[9] Armed with 46 cm (18.1 in) main guns and displacing 73,000 tonnes (72,000 long tons) at full load, Musashi and its sister ship Yamato were the largest and most heavily armed battleships in naval history.[10]
Allen died in 2018. From December 2018 to July 2019, the yacht underwent a refit at Blohm+Voss and was advertised for sale in September 2019 with an asking price of €295 million.[11] The asking price was later reduced to €235 million and the yacht was sold to an anonymous buyer in 2021.[12] Later on, the buyer was announced by insideryachtfan.com to be the Swedish "pharma billionaire" Roger Samuelsson.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "What it's like on the world's most expensive holiday at sea (RRP: £2.6m)". November 1, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Octopus Overview". Archived from the original on March 30, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ "OCTOPUS Yacht | Superyacht by Lürssen". www.superyachttimes.com. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ "The Wild World of Paul Allen". Daily News. February 5, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ a b Madeline Stone (May 21, 2015). "11 crazy facts about Paul Allen's $200 million superyacht". Business Insider. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ "Microsoft Allen's yacht helicopter in emergency landing". Reuters. January 31, 2011.
- ^ Golliver, Ben (January 31, 2011). "Portland Trail Blazers Owner Paul Allen's Helicopter Crashed, Allen Not Aboard, Co-Pilot Suffers 'Minor Injuries'". Blazer's Edge.
- ^ "HMS Hood's bell unveiled at Navy museum Portsmouth". BBC News. May 24, 2016.
- ^ "More details about warship recovery by superyacht Octopus". www.superyachttimes.com. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ "Japan's WW2 'Musashi Battleship Wreck Found'". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. March 4, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ Springer, Bill (September 4, 2019). "Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen's 414-foot-long explorer yacht 'Octopus' is for sale". Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ Rupert Neate (August 6, 2021). "Secret buyer nabs Microsoft grandee's superyacht for £200m". The Guardian.
- ^ "Inside OCTOPUS Yacht • Lurssen • 2003 • Value $285M • Owner Roger Samuelsson".
Sources
[edit]- "Octopus Yacht". SuperYachts.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
Further reading
[edit]- "Super Yacht Octopus". superyachtfan.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
External links
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