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The yacht is owned by the Saudi royal family. [3] The 147-metre-long ship has a beam of 18.3 m and a draught of 4.9 m. It is propelled by two 5,816 kW Pielstick diesel generator sets. Cruising speed is set at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph), but it can be raised to 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph). [4] At full capacity, the yacht requires a 60–65 man crew.
Then it was sold in 1991 [6] for $20 million to Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal who renamed the yacht Kingdom 5KR. [ 3 ] [ 7 ] The yacht's latest name stems from the Prince's investment company, Kingdom Holding Company , his lucky number (5), and his children's initials ("K" and "R").
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This list of motor yachts by length, is a table of the world's longest active superyachts, with an overall length of at least 75 metres (246 ft) and up.. These boats are also known as "megayachts", "gigayachts" and even "terayachts", usually depending on length.
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Al Salamah is a motor yacht which was the property of the former Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Sultan bin Abdulaziz. In 2013 it was put on sale for US$280 million but later it was given to Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa as a gift. [2] At the time of its construction, it was the third largest motor yacht in the world. [3]
In 1984, its title as the largest super yacht was taken by Prince Abdulaziz, after having retained it for 119 years. [3] It is the oldest active super yacht in the world and the eleventh largest in 2023. The ship is cared for by the Egyptian Navy, and is occasionally used as a Presidential Yacht. The ship goes to sea about three times a year ...