Octopus (yacht)
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Octopus is currently the world's 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 414 feet (126 m), and at the time it was built, was believed to be the biggest such yacht.[1]
Octopus sports two helicopters[1] on the top deck (one in front and one on the back), and a 63-foot (19 m) tender docked in the transom (one of seven aboard). The yacht also has a pool on board, located aft on one of her upper decks, and two submarines: one operated by remote control for studying the bottom of the ocean. Side hatches at the water line form a dock for jet skis.
The exterior was designed by Espen Øino Naval Architects and built by the German shipbuilders Lürssen in Bremen and HDW in Kiel. Her hull is made of steel. The interior was designed by American designer Jonathan Quinn Barnett of Seattle.
Allen also owns Tatoosh, also one of the world's 100 largest yachts.
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Wilrd World of Paul Allen". Daily News. 5 February 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
External links
Media related to IMO 1007213 at Wikimedia Commons
- PDF file containing 54 pages, incorrectly titled The Worlds Largest Privately Owned Yacht “Octopus”
- Photo gallery of the yacht “Octopus”
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