''Al Said'' is a luxury
yacht
A yacht is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a , as opposed to a , such a pleasu ...
owned by the
Sultan of Oman. The yacht was ordered to be made in 2006, by
Lürssen
Lürssen (or Lürssen Werft) is a German shipyard with headquarters in Bremen-Vegesack and shipbuilding facilities in Lemwerder, Berne and Bremen-Fähr-Lobbendorf.
Lürssen designs and constructs yachts, naval ships and special vessels. Tradin ...
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The ship was
code name
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d Project Sunflower during its construction. ''Al Said'' was launched by the Lürssen Shipyard in September 2007 and at the time of her launch she was the world's second longest yacht. The yacht was completed in the following months and delivered to her owners in 2008.
See also
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Oman Royal Yacht Squadron
The Oman Royal Yacht Squadron is the Sultan of Oman's personal fleet of pleasure craft ranging from the grand Al Said through to the traditional wooden-hulled sailing vessel Zinat al Bihaar.
The Squadron is totally independent of the Royal Nav ...
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List of motor yachts by length
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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 and up.
These boats are also known as "megayachts", "gigayachts" and even "terayachts", usually depending ...
References
2007 ships
Motor yachts
Royal and presidential yachts
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