Eclipse is 533 feet long whereas the superyacht Azzam boasts 590 feet.
Mega yacht azzam. Measuring an incredible 180 meters thats just 10 feet shy of 600 feet overall Azzam emerged on April 5 at the facilities of Germany-based Lürssen. The largest motor yacht in the world is a staggering 590 feet long and cost 600 million to build. The tank can hold up to 1 million liters of fuel.
Azzam breaks new ground in many ways in terms of her technology dimensions and performance. This mega yacht is also one of the fastest in its class thanks to the two gas turbines and two diesel engines from 94 000 horsepower the ship can reach a speed of over 30 knots. 155m Yacht Al Said - At the moment the third largest superyacht in the world - Photo Credit Qatarperegrine.
Azzam Superyacht is currently the largest yacht in the world. Meet Azzam the worlds largest fastest superyacht By Arion McNicoll for CNN Published 18th July 2013 Wealthy owners. Others however believe the buyer is Prince Alwaleed of Saudi Arabia who already owns a megayacht Kingdom 5KR.
Mega Yacht Project Azzam is presumed to be designed to provide great performance thanks to the large tunnels located at stern which could well be associated with water-jets or gas turbines. Some believe that she is designed to achieve an impressive speed of 30 knots. Hold onto your hats.
At 590ft Azzam is 57ft longer. Shes still several months from completion but shes already got people talking. As well as being the largest yacht in the world at an unprecedented 180 metres and still being able to reach top speeds of over 30 knots she also adds another record in regards to building time having spent a mere three years in build following one year of engineering.
She was launched by Lurssen in April 2013 featuring beautiful and elegant exterior lines and styling by Nauta Yachts and interiors by. Her outstanding characteristics even include her exceptionally short building time of less than three years from keel laying to delivery in 2013. MY Azzam Azzam is the worlds largest yacht with a length of 180 meters.