''Kingdom 5KR'' (originally named ''Nabila'') is an 85.65-metre (281 ft)

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built for Saudi billionaire

Adnan Khashoggi Adnan Khashoggi ( ar, عدنان خاشقجي, ‘Adnān Khāshuqjī; 25 July 1935 – 6 June 2017) was a Saudi businessman and arms dealer known for his lavish business deals and lifestyle. He was estimated to have had a peak net worth of ...

that is now owned by Saudi business magnate

Al-Waleed bin Talal Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud ( ar, الوليد بن طلال آل سعود; born 7 March 1955) is a Saudi Arabian billionaire businessman, investor, philanthropist and royal. He was listed on ''Time'' magazine's Time 100, an annual list of the hu ...

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The yacht was built in 1980 by the yacht builder

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at a cost of $100 million (equivalent to $ million in ). Its original interior was designed by Luigi Sturchio. She was originally built as ''Nabila'' for Saudi billionaire

(named for his daughter). During Khashoggi's ownership it was one of the largest yachts in the world, but as of July 2020, according to Wikipedia list of largest motor yachts, is ranked 96th and continues to fall down the rankings, due to the trend of larger yachts being built. During her days as ''Nabila'', she was featured in the

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'', in which she was seen as ''Flying Saucer'' (translated from Italian '' Disco Volante'' in the source novel, '' Thunderball''), the villain's superyacht mobile headquarters. She was also the inspiration for the song " Khashoggi's Ship" on '' The Miracle'', the 1989 album by rock band Queen. After Khashoggi ran into financial problems, he sold the yacht in 1988 to the

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, who in turn sold her to

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for $29 million. After a

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, Trump renamed her ''Trump Princess''. To dock ''Trump Princess'' at the Atlantic City harbor, Trump obtained special dredging permits which instead of taking three years were accomplished in only a couple of months with support from

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and the lobbying firm

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. Then she was sold in 1991 for $20 million to Prince

who renamed the yacht ''Kingdom 5KR''. The yacht's latest name stems from the Prince's investment company,

Kingdom Holding Company The Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) ( ar, شركة المملكة القابضة) is a Saudi conglomerate holding company, based in Riyadh. The KHC is a publicly listed company on the Tadawul (Saudi stock exchange). The KHC consists of a select ...

, his lucky number (5), and his children's initials ("K" and "R").yachtcrew-cv.com – Retrieved November 15, 2007
The ship has a beam of , a draught of and fuel capacity of . When she was delivered she had five decks, a disco, a cinema with seats for 12, 11 opulent suites, a helipad on top (its funnels are sloped outward to avoid interference with the helicopters), a pool with a water jet on top in front of the heliport, 2 Riva tenders, a crew of 48, a top speed of 20 knots, and cruising speed of 17.5 knots; propulsion was supplied by two

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Polar engines.

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