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Delivered in 2016, Dilbar is the largest motor yacht in the world by gross tonnage. She is one of the most complbuilt as and challenging yachts ever built, in terms of both dimensions and technology. At 15,917 tons, the 156-meter superyacht features entertainment and recreation spaces never before seen on a yacht. These include a 25-meter swimming pool that holds an incredible 180 m³ of water, the largest pool ever to have been installed on a yacht. The exterior design, a classic profile with a light ivory hull and bronze accents, was developed by Espen Øino International. Her spectacular interior, created by the Winch Design team, uses rare and exclusive luxury materials.

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Dilbar: 7 Facts

You’ve probably all heard of the yacht “Dilbar”. She is, after all, the world’s biggest yacht! Dilbar was built by Lurssen in Bremen, Germany. A feat of engineering, she is absolutely unbelievable. Just check out these stats.

1. Dilbar has a displacement tonnage of 1230: equal to around 186 Elephants .

Your average African Bush Elephant weighs just over 6000kg. There are (more or less) 907 kg in one US ton.

So, if we know that an elephant weighs 6.62 tons, we can also conclude that Dilbar is truly as heavy as a whole load of Elephants.

2. She has a colossal amount of cabling onboard…

…1,100 km worth to be exact; which is longer than the drive from the very North to the southern-most point of France (a mere 962km). For a yacht 156m long and 23m wide, that’s seriously impressive. Ooh-la-la! ??

3. Owner & Guest living space onboard is spread over 3,800 square metres, or 104 London apartments .

According to the Guardian newspaper, the average London flat covers 46 square metres- meaning Dilbar is much, much larger than your flat (and your friend’s flats, and their parents flats, and their neighbors flats, all rolled into one).????

4. Lurssen says that the 156m Dilbar only took 52 months to build.

To put this into perspective, it took around 100,000 slaves over 20 years to build the Great Pyramid : a stone structure of average height with no diesel engines or advanced audio-visual system.

5. Reportedly, you could actually fit the owner’s previous boat ONA inside Dilbar with space to spare.

This one doesn’t need much more explaining. The owner is Russian though, so it could be that he’s playing some sort of yacht-version of matryoshka dolls… ??

6. There’s a 25m swimming pool onboard, which is the largest superyacht pool in existence.

Dilbar has a beam (width) of 23m and a draft (depth below the water) of 6m, so this pool is relatively massive! Our sources tell us that the pool is around 6m across and around 2m deep, falling to 1m at the shallow end. Therefore we can perform a variable depth calculation to find the volume- which results in an estimated requirement of 225,000 liters of water to fill the Dilbar swimming pool.

Now, a typical Shell or BP Oil Truck can hold 11,000L (see where I’m going here…?). You would need 21 Oil Trucks filled with water just to fill the Dilbar swimming pool.

What’s even more incredible is that, due to the pesky free-surface effect, this pool probably has to be drained every time the boat is moved in order to maintain stability. The watermakers onboard would have to work at an incredible speed and efficiency to get this filled in time for the owner to take a dip once the anchor is dropped!

7. You definitely wouldn’t know all of your colleagues for quite some time if you were new onboard Dilbar…

The average human (never mind a hardworking yacht crew member) consumes 2kg of food a day. This means that the Dilbar chefs cook a whopping 73,000 kg worth of crew meals a year to keep their hungry colleagues’ ship shape and ready for work.

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Making Superyacht DILBAR: The World’s Largest Yacht

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By Rebecca Bradbury 23 June 2016

A new time-lapse video of the 156m/512ft superyacht DILBAR , confirmed as the world’s largest yacht in terms of volume, has been released to celebrate her recent delivery to the Mediterranean .

The spectacular footage provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of DILBAR under construction at the Lurssen shipyard as well as aerial shots of her 2,000nm delivery passage to the Mediterranean .

DILBAR is now the world’s largest yacht with a gross tonnage of 15,917 tons, surpassing superyacht ‘Al Said’, a fellow build from the shipyard measuring in at 15,850 tons.

Indeed, as she takes shape, viewers can see her sheer scale as well as the huge amount of labor involved in her 52-month build as welders and other craftsmen get to work on her hull and superstructure.

Lurssen also revealed that the motor yacht was ‘one of the most complex and challenging yachts that has ever been built, both in terms of dimension and technology'.

The video unveils the curved and fluid lines which make up DILBAR's timeless profile

superyacht DILBAR cruising on her maiden voyage int he Mediterranean

As luxury yacht DILBAR gets underway and smoothly cuts through the water, the video unveils the curved and fluid lines which make up her timeless profile as well as her expansive foredeck and sundeck aft, both home to helipads.

She is also said to ‘provide spaces in the interior which have never been seen on a yacht before’. But the superyacht world is left guessing what these could be as the Andrew Winch-styled interior remains a heavily guarded secret.

In terms of length, M/Y DILBAR is the fourth largest yacht in the world.

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Mega Yacht Dilbar Joins P&O And Cunard Ships

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Mega Yacht Dilbar has joined a fleet of cruise liners anchored off the World Heritage Jurassic coast of Dorset.

Mega yacht Dilbar one of the largest in the world.

Mixing in with the big boys or should it be buoys? Although, with her sophisticated navigation system she does not need to use physical anchors! A series of thruster’s keeps her in the correct GPS location entered by the captain.

Rated in some classes she is one of the biggest yachts in the world measuring in at over 15,000 tonnes with a length of 512 feet.

Mega yacht Dilbar one of the largest in the world joins 5 cruise ships anchored off the Jurassic Coast in Dorset.

Arriving off the coast to join a cluster of P&O and Cunard cruise ships. They are currently sheltering during the Covid19 UK lockdown in Weymouth Bay.

The ship is thought to be owned Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov who’s wealth is estimated at around $16 billion, which could make him the countries fifth wealthiest man.

Mega Yacht Owner from Russia

However, he is certainly well known in business circles as the main shareholder of USM Holdings, who made his money in metal, media, telecommunications and sport.

Dilbar is the fourth largest yacht in the world by length. However, the biggest in terms of gross tonnage and huge interior volume.

She has a 30,000kw diesel electric power plant. This too, is thought to be a record for a mega-yacht , giving her an impressive cruising speed of 22.5 knots.

The vessel is equipped with an Airbus H175 helicopter .

Mega yacht Dilbar one of the largest in the world anchored off the Jurassic Coast in Dorset.

At 15,917 gross tonnage the yacht Dilbar is considered one of the largest yachts built by the German company Lürssen .

Every Aspect Is Mega On This Yacht

With a length of 512feet beam of 24-metres (79ft) and a draft of 6-metres (20ft), Dilbar boasts a combined 3,800 square metres of living space onboard.

Originally built under project name of Omar. The 156-metre mega yacht Dilbar was launched in 2016 after nearly a five-year long build.

Mega yacht Dilbar anchored off the Jurassic Coast in Dorset.

Certainly, there is luxury all the way for those lucky enough to be invited on board. She can accommodate around 40 guests across 20 cabins, and you could be taken care of by a crew of up to 96.

Featuring not one, but two helipads. Dilbar’s dedicated H175 helicopter can take seven passengers. The two helipads are located on the bow and aft of the upper deck.

Mega yacht Dilbar joined 5 cruise ships anchored off the Jurassic Coast in Dorset.

Even if surrounded by the ocean on Dilbar you can get wet on board too in its 25-metre pool. Again another record, one of the largest pools ever installed on a mega-yacht.

The exterior design is of a classic profile with a light ivory hull and bronze accents. It was developed by Espen Øino International. Her spectacular interior, created by the Winch Design team, uses rare and exclusive luxury materials.

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Imagine…. All that design, engineering, artwork, construction, and money… And then he gives it a name like “Dilbar” !

I think its his mothers name.

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Dilbar in southampton.

Dilbar was spotted moored at Southampton’s Town Quay earlier this year. The yacht then made its way across the English Channel and the North Sea to Germany. Delivered in 2016, Dilbar features exterior design by Espen Øino with interiors by Andrew Winch .

Dilbar Underway

Dilbar was later seen underway for Hamburg to begin a refit at the its home yard Lürssen . Dilbar has an total interior volume of 15,917GT and features a 180 cubic metre swimming pool believed to be the largest on any yacht.

Dilbar at Anchor

Here, Dilbar is seen at anchor in the Mediterranean following her delivery voyage in 2016.

Dilbar on Sea Trials

Previously known as Project Omar, Dilbar is seen here embarking on sea trials after first hitting the water in 2015.

Dilbar Under Construction

This timelapse video showing the construction of the 156 metre superyacht Dilbar was released by Lürssen to mark the delivery of the superyacht. The footage shows construction underway on the hull and superstructure prior to launch and aerial footage of the record-breaking yacht on her delivery trip.

Dilbar Officially Becomes Largest Yacht by Gross Tonnage

156 m superyacht Dilbar has officially become the world’s largest yacht by volume.

The builder Lurssen confirmed the gross tonnage of 15,917 tons. Although it’s only the fourth superyacht by length, Dilbar tops Al Said’s 15,850 tons and Azzam’s 13,135 tons.

Dilbar, formerly known as Project Omar, has a beam of 23 meters and a deep draft of 6 meters. Dilbar can cruise at a speed of 22 knots under diesel electric power. The yacht is so large that it required 1,100 km of electric cables.

The yacht exterior is designed by Espen Oeino, the interior is signed by Andrew Winch Designs. The owner of the superyacht is Russian billionaire Alisher Ustinov, who owns also a 115 m superyach also named Dilbar, now renamed Ona.

Dilbar uses a steel hull and an aluminum superstructure. The living quarters have a combined 3,800 square meters of space. The superyacht has a lot of features, including two helipads. The construction of Dilbar took 52 months.

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The impressive mega yacht DILBAR (ex.PROJECT OMAR) was built by German shipyard Lürssen over a period of 52 months and launched in 2016 for Russian billionaire Owner Alisher Usmanov. Constructed with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, this 156m/512ft vessel became the world's largest luxury yacht by volume at her launch, boasting a 23.5m/77.2ft beam 15,917 GT interior spanning seven decks. The exterior styling and interiors are the work of award-winning designers Espen Oeino and Winch Design respectively, and the accommodation sleeps up to 36 guests across 20 en-suite cabins, with a crew of approximately 100 to ensure smooth operations on board.

NOTABLE FEATURES OF DILBAR: ~Award-winning designers ~Massive 25m/82ft long swimming pool ~Sizeable fold-down side terraces ~World's largest luxury yacht by volume ~Sundeck aft and foredeck helipads ~Accommodation for up to 36 guests in 20 en-suite staterooms ~Top speed of 22.5 knots ~Air conditioning ~Wi-Fi

The lower deck swim platform provides an area for guests to sunbathe beside the water as well as easy access in and out of the tenders and other water toys. Two staircases join to the deck above, where there is a viewing platform that can be laid out with chairs or sun loungers to take in the aft views.

The upper deck is the equivalent of a main deck and the C-shaped stern section is lined with seating as well as two circular corner tables for drinks and casual meals in the sunshine.

The bridge deck aft has tapered glass sides to shade from the wind of blustery days to allow guests to sit comfortably outside and enjoy the elevated aft views from the side seating.

Few details are currently known about this secretive private yacht: The interior volume is 15,917 GT and provides 3,800m²/40,902ft² of living space to guests on board.

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Beam:	23.5m (77'1")
L.O.A.:	156m (512')
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Max Speed:	22.5 knots
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A 25m/82ft-long swimming pool is installed on board and has a 6m/19.7ft wide beam, a maximum depth of 2m/6.6ft and a minimum of 1m/3.3ft.

The engines provide a maximum speed of 22.5 knots.

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The accommodation is designed to sleep a maximum of 36 guests over 20 en-suite cabins, which include a Master stateroom. The crew of approximately 100 will provide first-class service to every guest on board.

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German authorities impounded the superyacht Dilbar on Wednesday in Hamburg, according to a tweet from the federal police. The vessel has been linked to Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, and is the world’s largest by volume. It was built by Germany’s Lürssen Yachts.

The national police said in the tweet that, “through extensive investigations despite offshore concealment,” it found Dilbar is owned by Gulbakhor Ismailova, Usmanov’s sister. The US Treasury Department said that it was named after Usmanov’s mother, according to the Washington Post . The department estimates its value to be between $600 million and $700 million, with annual maintenance costs of about $60 million.

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Germany seizes world’s largest superyacht ‘Dilbar’ belonging to Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov

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German authorities have frozen Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov ’s 512-ft superyacht “Dilbar” after an investigation revealed that it was legally owned by his sister, who has also been sanctioned over Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine .

The Russian businessman was sanctioned by the European Union (EU) on 28 February and by the UK and the US in March.

His sister Gulbakhor Ismailova was sanctioned by the EU and the UK earlier this month as authorities claimed that Mr Usmanov “indirectly transferred assets”, including the vessel, to her.

“The luxury yacht Dilbar is subjected to the sanction law and could be legally fixed in Hamburg,” German authorities announced on Wednesday.

The yacht cannot be “sold, rented or pledged as collateral”, a spokesperson for the federal criminal police office of Germany said, according to news agency DPA.

Touted to be the world’s largest yacht by volume, Dilbar had been undergoing refitting in the northern German city.

Forbes had reported that the vessel, undergoing a refit in the shipyards of Blohm + Voss, was not allowed to leave the port of Hamburg after the EU froze its assets. Due to sanctions, the yacht’s entire crew was fired shortly after.

The yacht features a 25m swimming pool, two helipads, and an on-ship garden and is valued between $600m (£456m) to $750m (£570m), according to the US treasury.

After the Russian president’s declaration of war on 24 February, the EU announced it was freezing Mr Usmanov’s assets, calling him a “pro-Kremlin oligarch with particularly close ties to Russian president Vladimir Putin” and a man who is “considered to be one of Russia ’s businessmen-officials, who were entrusted with servicing financial flows, but their positions depend on the will of the president”.

Mr Usmanov, known as “the hard man of Russia”, is one of the richest men in the country with an estimated worth of $18.4bn.

Russian billionaires have been scrambling to save their yachts and other assets from western governments that are trying to seize them.

The Fiji police on Thursday said they were investigating the arrival of a luxury vessel suspected of being owned by a Russian oligarch.

According to local media, authorities have seized superyacht Amadea owned by Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, who was also sanctioned by the US and its western allies.

The US embassy said it was aware the Amadea had docked in Fiji’s Lautoka port and they were cooperating with authorities of the island nation.

“The United States is committed to finding and seizing the assets of the oligarchs who have supported the Russian Federation’s brutal, unprovoked war of choice against Ukraine,” the embassy said in a statement.

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The luxury superyacht Dilbar sails off the coast of Monaco in 2017. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

The luxury superyacht Dilbar sails off the coast of Monaco in 2017.

German authorities have seized the world's largest yacht by volume after determining that a Russian oligarch had transferred its ownership to his sister — who is also facing Western sanctions.

Dilbar, the yacht in question, measures some 511 feet and 15,917 tons, which shipbuilder Lurssen says makes it the largest motor yacht in the world by gross tonnage. It has two helipads and one of the biggest indoor pools ever installed on a yacht, according to the U.S. Treasury Department , which puts its estimated worth between $600 and $735 million.

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The superyacht is named after the mother of its original owner: Alisher Usmanov, one of Russia's wealthiest billionaires and a known close associate of the Russian president. Usmanov was sanctioned by the U.S., United Kingdom., European Union and Switzerland in March, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Germany's federal police tweeted Wednesday that it found, "through extensive investigations despite offshore concealment," that the yacht currently belongs to Usmanov's sister, Gulbakhor Ismailova. Authorities impounded the yacht, which remains at the port of Hamburg , after confirming with Brussels that its owner is under sanctions.

A Russian billionaire's superyacht has been impounded in Hamburg, Germany. Harsh sanctions in response to the invasion of #Ukraine brought the estimated $600-750 million yacht Dilbar out of 'offshore concealment', and into the hands of authorities. pic.twitter.com/GYkH6SmQk2 — German Embassy (@GermanyinUSA) April 14, 2022

Ismailova was sanctioned by the U.K. on Wednesday and the EU last week. Both entities said Usmanov had indirectly transferred assets to his sister, including leaving her as Dilbar's only beneficial owner.

"The owner of the yacht 'Dilbar' is Navis Marine Ltd. (Cayman Islands), whose shareholder is Almenor Holdings Ltd. (Cyprus). All shares in that holding company are held by PomerolCapital SA (Switzerland) in trust for the benefit of 'The Sisters Trust,' " EU officials explained, adding that Usmanov has not been a shareholder of that trust company since 2017.

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Ismailova has also been linked to luxury real estate in Italy and Latvia associated with Usmanov, the EU said, and therefore has "actively supported materially or financially Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine."

Dilbar made headlines in early March , when Hamburg officials denied conflicting reports that they had seized the superyacht and said any such move would have to come from higher federal customs authorities.

According to Boat International, Dilbar is also the fourth-longest yacht in the world. It can accommodate up to 96 crew members as well as 24 guests in a large living space, which includes fold-out balconies, an onboard garden (with "a specifically developed variety of grass that tolerates salt air") and more than 1,000 custom-made sofa cushions.

This story originally appeared in the Morning Edition live blog .

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