Civilian Motor Yacht [140m] - 460 feet, Mega Yacht
Class
Mega Yacht
Country
Civilian
Service
Civilian
In Commission
0
Number in Service
N/A
Length (m)
141.63
Beam (m)
22.5
Draft (m)
5.15
Standard Displacement (t)
3,047
Full Displacement (t)
Not Stated
Empty Displacement (t)
Not Stated
Complement
40+36 PAX
Max Sea State
Not Stated
Primary Propulsion Type
Diesel
Propulsion
4 x Rolls Royce MTU 20V 4000 M93L Diesels, 2x Screws plus 2x bow and 2x stern thrusters
Fuel Capacity (kg)
Not Stated
Flank Speed (kt)
18 knots
Range (nm) at Speed (kt)
Not Stated
Sensors
2x Navigation Radars
Possibly sonars
Mounts
None
Aircraft & Docking Facilities
1x size 17, 70t capacity helicopter pad at bow.
1x size 17, 70t capacity helicopter pad with telescoping hangar amidships compatible with AW139
2x Lifeboat Hangars at bow between helipad and superstructure.
2x Upper side hangars (port and starboard) for RHIBS.
1x Main Hangar (Central and full width of ship with port and starboard access) for 2x Guest Tenders, 1x Amphibious Tender, 1x Landing Craft.
1x Aft starboard side hangar with Storage for 4x quad bikes, 1x Utility RIB tender and 1x Sports utility vehicle (SUV).
1x Aft port side hangar with storage for 1x Submersible and 1x Hovercraft.
For reference Nord is known to carry
Life Boat Hangars
2x Lifeboats (1x each)
Main Hangar
1x Iguana Yachts Transforming Tender (Tracked Amphibious Boat) (9.44 M L, 3.4 M B)
Known to carry.
3x Toyota Land Cruiser SUVs
4x Quadbikes
Jet skis
Possibly
ROVs
Dive Scooters
Comms/Datalinks
VHF/UHF
SATCOM
Ship Codes
Dual or Triple Stabilizers, Built to Mercantile Standards
Comments
Large mega yachts with vehicles storage, especially those belonging to citizens of states like Russia (used Nord as a reference based on OSINT analysis) offer a potential base for espionage and special operations. This could be used with several interesting scenario ideas.
DB Selector
DB3K
Baseline
Uncertain
Hypothetical
No
Name
Civilian Motor Yacht [140m] - 460 feet, Mega Yacht
Class
Mega Yacht
Country
Civilian
Service
Civilian
In Commission
0
Number in Service
N/A
Length (m)
141.63
Beam (m)
22.5
Draft (m)
5.15
Standard Displacement (t)
3,047
Full Displacement (t)
Not Stated
Empty Displacement (t)
Not Stated
Complement
40+36 PAX
Max Sea State
Not Stated
Primary Propulsion Type
Diesel
Propulsion
4 x Rolls Royce MTU 20V 4000 M93L Diesels, 2x Screws plus 2x bow and 2x stern thrusters
Fuel Capacity (kg)
Not Stated
Flank Speed (kt)
18 knots
Range (nm) at Speed (kt)
Not Stated
Sensors
2x Navigation Radars
Possibly sonars
Mounts
None
Aircraft & Docking Facilities
1x size 17, 70t capacity helicopter pad at bow. 1x size 17, 70t capacity helicopter pad with telescoping hangar amidships compatible with AW139
2x Lifeboat Hangars at bow between helipad and superstructure. 2x Upper side hangars (port and starboard) for RHIBS. 1x Main Hangar (Central and full width of ship with port and starboard access) for 2x Guest Tenders, 1x Amphibious Tender, 1x Landing Craft. 1x Aft starboard side hangar with Storage for 4x quad bikes, 1x Utility RIB tender and 1x Sports utility vehicle (SUV). 1x Aft port side hangar with storage for 1x Submersible and 1x Hovercraft.
For reference Nord is known to carry Life Boat Hangars
Main Hangar
Secondary Port Hangar 1x Triton Submarine 1x Griffon 995ED Hovercraft (8.6m L, 5.2m b)
Secondary Starboard Hangar -1x Utility RHIB Vehicles
Small RHIB Hangars (P &S)
Known to carry. 3x Toyota Land Cruiser SUVs 4x Quadbikes Jet skis
Possibly ROVs Dive Scooters
Comms/Datalinks
VHF/UHF SATCOM
Ship Codes
Dual or Triple Stabilizers, Built to Mercantile Standards
Comments
Large mega yachts with vehicles storage, especially those belonging to citizens of states like Russia (used Nord as a reference based on OSINT analysis) offer a potential base for espionage and special operations. This could be used with several interesting scenario ideas.
Sources
http://www.hisutton.com/Russian-Oligarch-Yacht-Nord.html?fbclid=IwAR08CBl2pilxxOLFS5cn7R3PTe4q1GF7ZFXqN1_CjuvSlicb1xib8ZKlQJ8
Sources for Known "Toys" https://tritonsubs.com/subs/t1650-7-c/ https://www.griffonhoverwork.com/products/hovercraft/995ed-hovercraft/ https://www.iguana-yachts.com/models/iguana-knight/ https://www.munsonboats.com/models/44-series/ https://www.windyboats.com/range/sr-line/sr52/