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80m  /  262'6 | krupp germaniawerft | 1929 / 2008.

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Special Features:

• Wheelchair accessible
• Impressive 4,670nm range
• Cutting-edge toy selection
• Lloyds Register ✠ 100A1 YACHT classification
• Award winning

The award winning 80m/262'6" classic yacht 'Talitha' (ex. Reveler) was built by Krupp Germaniawerft at their Kiel shipyard. Her interior is styled by English designer design house Bannenberg & Rowell and she was delivered to her owner in October 1930. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Bannenberg & Rowell and she was last refitted in 2008.

Guest Accommodation

Talitha has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 suites. She is also capable of carrying up to 18 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

Onboard Comfort & Entertainment

Her features include wheelchair accessibility, satellite communications, gym, deck jacuzzi, WiFi and air conditioning.

Range & Performance

Talitha is built with a steel hull and steel superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel Caterpillar (3516 TA) 16-cylinder 1,428hp engines running at 1200rpm, she comfortably cruises at 12 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 14 knots with a range of up to 4,670 nautical miles from her 138,000 litre fuel tanks. Her water tanks store around 32,000 Litres of fresh water. She was built to Lloyds Register ✠ 100A1 YACHT classification society rules, and is MCA Compliant.

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Talitha Awards & Nominations

• International Superyacht Society Awards 2015 Best Refit Winner

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TALITHA is a 82.6 m Motor Yacht, built in Germany by Krupp Germaniawerft and delivered in 1930.

Her top speed is 15.0 kn, her cruising speed is 13.0 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 6500.0 nm at 10.0 kn, with power coming from two Caterpillar diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 staterooms, with 18 crew members. She has a gross tonnage of 1103.0 GT and a 10.36 m beam.

She was designed by Cox & Stevens , who also completed the naval architecture. Cox & Stevens has designed 7 yachts and created the naval architecture for 7 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.

Her interior was designed by Jon Bannenberg Ltd. , who has 34 other superyacht interiors designed in the BOAT Pro database - she is built with a Teak deck, a Steel hull, and Steel superstructure.

TALITHA is in the top 5% by LOA in the world. She is one of 66 motor yachts in the 80-90m size range.

TALITHA is currently sailing under the Bermuda flag (along with a total of other 37 yachts). She is known to be an active superyacht and has most recently been spotted cruising near Croatia. For more information regarding TALITHA's movements, find out more about BOATPro AIS .

Specifications

• Name: TALITHA
• Previous Names: REVELER,CHALENA,CAROLA,BEAUMONT,ELPETAL,JEZEBEL,TALITHA G
• Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
• Yacht Subtype: Classic Yacht
• Builder: Krupp Germaniawerft
• Naval Architect: Cox & Stevens
• Exterior Designer: Cox & Stevens
• Interior Designer: Jon Bannenberg Ltd.
• Refits: 2017,2018,2018,2018,2019,2020,2020,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024

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Talitha: Why this classic motor yacht is an all-time great

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With the smoothest of sheerlines, Talitha is the epitome of a classic motor yacht

If you had to conjure up a classic motor yacht from fundamental elements, you wouldn’t be far away from creating Talitha .

Those funnels, that stylishly flared clipper bow, the traditional counter stern – all that’s needed is Noel Coward in pressed whites and a reefer jacket, smoking a pipe and directing crew operations from the bridge.

Launched between the wars from the Krupp yard in Kiel to designs by Cox & Stephens of New York, after being commissioned by Russell Alger of the Packard Car Company, this superyacht has had a wandering life.

She started life with the suitably Jazz Age name of MV Reveler , soon passing into the hands of Charles McCann of the F. W. Woolworth retail firm (and renamed Chalena ).

She served as gunboat in World War II as USS Beaumont , with armaments mounted fore and aft, providing a rare Krupp contribution the Allied effort.

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After the war she went back to private use as Elpital , until music and film producer and all-round empresario Robert Stigwood bought her and renamed her Jezebel. J.

Paul Getty bought her in 1988 and had her restored at Devonport under Jon Bannenberg’s guidance in 1993 (he added the second funnel to winning effect), and she has been immaculately maintained since.

The yacht is still owned by the Getty family and is used for family holidays. “We have a lot of fun on Talitha ,” Tara Getty told us in 2010.

Where is she now?

Cruising the French Riviera and always a popular charter choice.

Talitha specifications

Yard: Krupp Germania Werft Year: 1930 LOA: 75.3m Designer: Cox & Stephens

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Sold to Charles McCann of the Woolworth family and renamed Chalena, she was later requisitioned by the US Maritime Commission in 1942, and entered service as a gunboat with new armaments mounted fore and aft. Operating under her new military name of USS Beaumont in the waters between Midway Island and Pearl Harbor, she survived the war without serious incident, and in 1946 was decommissioned and returned to private ownership.

Under the guidance of legendary designer Jon Bannenberg, she was painstakingly restored to her former glory, with both exterior and interior redesign and brand new engines. The addition of a pair of funnels and an extended wheelhouse was at the time criticized by many, but Bannenberg’s vision proved them wrong when the renamed Talitha G (named after Getty’s second wife) was relaunched to great acclaim, with more than a nod to her 1930s design.

Fitted with guns and renamed by the Navy as USS Beaumont  call sign PG60, she was assigned to the Pacific Fleet and operated as a gunboat ocean weather ship between  Pearl Harbour  and Midway throughout the war. Her interior had been completely gutted during the conversion, and now carried a crew of 110. Luckily she survived the war and was de-commissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard on February 19th 1946 and laid up.

One of the most detailed, distinctive and beautiful classic motor yachts to be relaunched in recent times, Talitha is suitably reflective of an incredibly glamorous era of yachting. Featuring an all-new Art Deco interior with all of the trappings of a modern classic, she is a real head-turner, not only for the Hollywood celebrities spotted on board, but for her own stunning looks.

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The Classic Talitha Yacht

The Talitha is a classic superyacht built by Krupp Germaniawerft, Germany, in 1930. Despite several restorations and refits, she has retained much of her Art Deco charm and boasts open fireplaces, Lalique glass doors, exquisite examples of marquetry and a wealth of period art and furnishings. The Talitha is currently owned by the Getty family and is available year-round for Mediterranean charters.

The yacht measures 262 feet in length and features six elegant staterooms (including a full-width master cabin), a cinema, deck Jacuzzi, exercise equipment, wi-fi, a couple of tenders and a plethora of water toys. The yacht is crewed by a team of 18, including 2 chefs and an IT / AV engineer.

Pre-war History

The Talitha – initially named Reveler – was commissioned by Russell Alger Junior, Vice President of the Packard Motor Car Company . Unfortunately Alger Junior died in 1930 and never got to experience life on board his yacht. A year later, Charles McCann (son-in-law of business magnate F.W. Woolworth) purchased the boat and renamed her Chalena . The yacht changed hands again in 1940 when she was bought by Leon Mandel, part of the family that owned the Mandel Brothers department store in Chicago.

Following the outbreak of WWII and the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Talitha was requisitioned by the US Maritime Commission and in June 1942 entered service as a gunboat with armory, depth charges and a crew of 110. She survived the war without incident and in 1946 was decommissioned and returned to private ownership.

The Robert Stigwood Years

Robert Stigwood – the Australian impresario and producer of Saturday Night Fever – bought the yacht in 1983 from Greek businessman Marias Embiricos. Embiricos had owned the yacht since 1957, but during that time it had been neglected and fallen into disrepair. Stigwood renamed the yacht Jezebel and promptly spent millions transforming her into a work of art.

The restoration was done in Malta and kicked off with a re-design of the yacht's distinctive clipper bow. Two spruce masts replaced a metal one and teak decks were added. Next came new engine room equipment, a satellite communications system and air conditioning. The interiors were then refurbished to evoke the elegance and charisma of the 1930s. Furnishings included fabrics from London, antiques from France, marble from Italy, oriental rugs and a mahogany grand piano. Stigwood boasted that she was the most luxurious classic motor yacht afloat, and in 1985 the New York Times described her as a "floating fantasy".

It evokes another age of shipbuilding when the clippers reigned. It's like the Parthenon, showing off lovely, immutable laws of esthetics.

Christopher Williams, Captain of the Jezebel

But the magic wasn't to last. In 1988 the Jezebel eased into Lisbon with crankshaft failure and soon after was laid up on the River Fal in southwest England. It was at this point that she came to the attention of her next owner, John Paul Getty II.

The Getty Family

After purchasing the yacht, John Getty commissioned another round of extensive restorations, this time under the guidance of world-renowned designer Jon Bannenberg . The project was carried out at Devonport in Plymouth and is considered one of the standouts of Bannenberg's career. Major structural alterations were introduced, twin 1400hp Caterpillar engines were installed, and interiors were re-styled with Art Deco and Art Nouveau highlights, original 1920s skylights and a collection of art supplied by Christopher Gibbs .

The work was completed in 1993, at which time the yacht was re-christened after Getty's late wife, Talitha . But not everyone agreed with the re-design. Design purists and staff who'd sailed aboard Robert Stigwood's Jezebel opposed much of Bannenberg's work. In particular, criticism was directed at Bannenberg's decision to replace the original funnel with a pair of stumps and to extend the wheelhouse (which previously had stood alone in front of the funnel) along much of the deck. Critics felt these changes destroyed the yacht's integrity and compromised her graceful appearance.

The Talitha   For Charter

The Getty family have been operating the Talitha as a charter yacht for many years and she has proven to be one of the most successful vessels of her kind. She is often fully booked (sometimes for several months in advance) and her guest list includes Hollywood celebrities such as Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise and Francis Ford Coppola.

The yacht's appeal is easy to understand. With her spacious interiors, luxurious guest rooms, period features and open fireplaces, she's the ideal choice for relaxing or entertaining friends and family. She comes complete with a modern stabilization system, wi-fi, air conditioning and a deck Jacuzzi to relax in and soak up the views after a long day at sea. The Talitha is also wheelchair-friendly, and her designers have paid close attention to accessibility.

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