In short
Scheherazade is a 141.96-metre motor yacht built by Lürssen in Germany as Project Lightning and delivered in 2020; with a gross tonnage of 10,167 she ranks 12th in the world by volume (Boat International, YachtBuyer). Espen Øino drew her exterior with two helipads and a beach club, and François Zuretti designed the interior (Boat International, YachtBuyer). She has relatively little open deck space: the covered areas aft on the main and upper decks are enclosed by glass sides and the sundeck is shaded by a hardtop, which helps give her 10,167 GT of internal volume (Boat International). Italy froze her at Marina di Carrara in May 2022; the owner has not been officially named, and Reuters put her value at about $700 million (Reuters, Boat International).
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Specifications
- Length overall
- 141.96 m (465 ft 9 in) 140 m in some reports
- Beam
- 23.3 m
- Draught
- 5 m 5.17 m in some listings
- Gross tonnage
- 10,167
- Shipyard
- Lürssen, Germany (keel laid at Vegesack)
- Build name
- Project Lightning
- Keel laid
- 7 December 2015
- Launched
- July 2019
- Delivered
- June 2020
- Refit
- Repairs at Marina di Carrara, Italy, from September 2021 YachtBuyer lists a refit in 2024
- Naval architecture
- Lürssen
- Exterior design
- Espen Øino
- Interior design
- François Zuretti
- Construction
- Steel displacement hull, aluminium superstructure, teak decks
- Guests
- 18 in 9 cabins
- Crew
- 40
- Engines
- 2 × MTU 20V 1163 M84 diesel, 6,500 kW (8,837 hp) each, twin screws
- Speed
- 20 kn max, 15 kn cruising
- Fuel capacity
- About 1,000,000 litres (264,172 US gallons)
- Helipads
- 2: one on the foredeck, one on the upper deck
- On board
- Beach club, cinema, gym, spa, beauty room, two deck Jacuzzis, guest elevator, tender garage
- Flag
- Malaysia Cayman Islands in 2022
- Owner
- Not officially named; the Italian finance ministry did not name the owner (Reuters, May 2022)
- Status
- Frozen by order of the Italian finance ministry at Marina di Carrara, May 2022; current status not confirmed
- Reported value
- About $700 million (Reuters, 2022)
Where is she now
Live AIS position on:
IMO 9809980 · MMSI 533132321
Questions
How big is the Scheherazade yacht?
Scheherazade is 141.96 metres long with a 23.3-metre beam and a gross tonnage of 10,167 (Boat International, YachtBuyer). Some news reports round her length to 140 metres (Boat International).
Who built and designed Scheherazade?
Lürssen built her in Germany as Project Lightning and did the naval architecture; Espen Øino designed the exterior and François Zuretti the interior (Boat International, YachtBuyer). Her keel was laid on 7 December 2015, she was launched in July 2019 and delivered in June 2020 (YachtBuyer, Boat International).
What is on board Scheherazade?
She has two helipads, one at the bow and one on the upper deck, and a beach club aft (Boat International). YachtBuyer also lists a cinema, gym, spa, beauty room, two deck Jacuzzis, a guest elevator and a tender garage (YachtBuyer). She sleeps 18 guests in nine cabins, with 40 crew (YachtBuyer).
Is Scheherazade one of the largest yachts in the world?
Yes. Boat International called her the 12th largest yacht in the world in 2021 (Boat International). YachtBuyer ranks her 12th by gross tonnage and 13th by length (YachtBuyer).
Who owns the Scheherazade yacht?
The owner has not been officially named. When Italy froze the yacht in May 2022, the finance ministry did not name the owner, and police told Reuters they had struggled to identify the real one (Reuters).
How much is Scheherazade worth?
Reuters put her value at about $700 million in 2022 (Reuters). A build price has not been published.
Where is Scheherazade now?
Italy froze her at Marina di Carrara in May 2022, where she had been undergoing repairs since September 2021 (Reuters, Boat International). Her live position is on MarineTraffic and VesselFinder: IMO 9809980, MMSI 533132321 (vesseltracker).
Compare with
Yachts close to Scheherazade in length.
Sources (7)
- Boat International, Superyacht Directory: Scheherazade
- Boat International, 12th largest yacht in world 140m Lürssen Scheherazade captured in new footage 30 Apr 2021
- Boat International, 140 metre yacht Scheherazade hit with freeze order in Italy 9 May 2022
- YachtBuyer, Scheherazade
- Reuters, report on the Italian seizure order, 6 May 2022 6 May 2022
- vesseltracker, Scheherazade (IMO, MMSI, flag)
- Wikipedia, Scheherazade (yacht) (IMO)