Octopus the 414-foot mega yacht which ranks as one of the worlds largest has been listed for 325 million.
Yacht octopus submarine. With four jet skis two RHIBs a tender the Man of War II vessel a 10-person Pagoo submarine and two six-seater helicopters the toys themselves aboard the OCTOPUS yacht are enough to play substitute for the Thunderbirds and thats before you even step aboard. The submarine has the capacity to sleep eight for up to two weeks. Assigned to Submarine Flotilla 2 SubFlot 2 Octopus operated out of Newport Rhode Island and New York City until 9 October 1908.
Octopus is now for sale for the decidedly non-fire-sale price of 326 million a shocking number considering the Lürssen-built yacht is almost 17 years old. A Submarine two Helicopters. How much would Octopus cost to.
Case in point her large floodable well-deck in her stern that holds a yellow submarine named Pagoo. Forward Helipad A true world cruiser Octopus has explored the coast of Antarctica traversed the Northwest Passage and discovered the wrecks of long-lost WW2 battleships off the Philippines since her delivery. Capable of a cruising speed of 17 knots the Octopus has a top speed of 20 knots.
Octopus was launched on 4 October 1906 sponsored by Miss F. Imposing at 9932 GT her iconic twin-domed mast makes her instantly recognizable. Octopus has an asking price of EUR 235 million.
After being listed for sale last September for a sail-away price of AU477 million central sales agents Fraser and Burgess have now shared a closer look inside Octopus for prospective buyers. Built to Ice-class 1A with a range of 12500nm and reaching a max speed of 19 knots OCTOPUS was designed for extended cruising and exploration in extreme conditions. Custom built by German shipbuilders Lürssen for Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen at a cost of US200 million the 9900-tonne 126-metre behemoth Octopus was launched way back in 2003.
Explorer yacht Octopus is already pretty famous thanks to her notable owner Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and the fact that she is the largest expedition yacht in the world. Through large hatch the submarine and tender float into the yacht. She was renamed C-1 on 17 November 1911.