![]() Dubai (March 2013)
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Name | Dubai |
Namesake | Emirate of Dubai |
Owner | Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
Builder | Blohm+Voss |
Cost | US$400 million |
Launched | 15 June 1998 |
Completed | 26 October 2006 |
Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Motor yacht |
Tonnage | 13,470 GT |
Displacement | 9,150 t (9,005 long tons) |
Length | 162 m (531 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 22 m (72 ft 2 in) |
Height | 9.26 m (30 ft 5 in) |
Draft | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
Propulsion | Dual shaft of 2 MTU 20V1163TB93 6,323 kW (8,479 hp) |
Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
Range | 8,500 nmi (15,700 km) |
Crew | 88 |
Dubai is a 162-metre (531 ft 6 in) superyacht[1] owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,[2] the current ruler of Dubai, who serves as the vice president, prime minister, and minister of defense of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).[3]