Lady Moura
 Lady Moura in harbor 2005 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Lady Moura |
| Owner: | Nasser Al-Rashid |
| Port of registry: | Nassau |
| Builder: | Blohm + Voss, Germany |
| Launched: | 1990 |
| Refit: | 2007 |
| Homeport: | Monaco, Palma de Mallorca, Porto Cervo |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Steel hull |
| Length: | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Beam: | 18.5 m (61 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.5 m (18 ft) |
| Installed power: | 2 x 6,868 hp Deutz-MWM |
| Speed: | 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 helicopter |
Lady Moura is a private luxury yacht. She was the ninth largest private yacht when she was launched in 1990, but has moved down the list in 2014 to number 28. She is owned by Saudi Arabian businessman, Nasser Al-Rashid.
Lady Moura has hosted several notable personalities, including George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara.[1] Lady Moura ran aground in 2007 during the weekend of the Cannes Film Festival.[2][3]
Characteristics
Lady Moura in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Both the hull and the superstructure are made of steel. The propulsion plant consists of two KHD-MWM diesel engines, each with a power of 5050 kW (over 6700 bhp) with controllable pitch propellers the vessel is capable of producing a speed of over 20 knots.
- Naval architect: Luigi Sturchio – Diana Yacht Design
- Architectural Lighting Design: Maurizio Rossi Lighting Design
Tenders
- Lady Moura carries a 38 foot SanJuan tender designed by Gregory C. Marshall
See also
References
- ↑ Barbara Bush (12 October 2004). Reflections: Life After the White House. Simon & Schuster. pp. 282–. ISBN 978-0-7432-5582-0.
- ↑ G. Bruce Knecht (30 June 2015). Grand Ambition: An Extraordinary Yacht, the People Who Built It, and the Millionaire Who Can't Really Afford It. Simon & Schuster. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-1-4165-7601-3.
- ↑ Yachting. December 2007. pp. 22–. ISSN 0043-9940.
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