Dilbar Yacht
Dilbar
(II) is a megayacht owned by Alisher Usmanov,*
a Russian oligarch and a pious son who continues
to buy and name yachts after his mother.
Dilbar (the yacht) weighs over 4,000 tons and is 360 feet long, which is
120 meters. The yacht flies the flag of the Cayman Islands, can accommodate
eighteen guests in nine suites, and requires a crew of forty-six to operate.
Launched in 2008, Dilbar has twin screws, each propelled by an MTU diesel
motor, and can hit a maximum speed of 21 knots, which is about 24 miles per hour.
It also has two helipads.
Many consider Dilbar to be the smaller and the somewhat less pretty younger sister of the 377 foot yacht,
Pelorus, owned by another Russian oligarch,
Roman Abramovich, who also owns
Eclipse,
one of the world's largest
gigayachts.
The interior of Dilbar was designed by Alberto Pinto of Paris, France. The
exterior was designed by Tim Heywood Design of Rutland, United Kingdom, and the
ship was built by Germany's Bremen-based Lürssen Yachts, which also built
Azzam, Microsoft co-founder
Paul
Allen's Octopus and Hollywood mogul David Geffen's
Rising Sun.
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*
Hailing from an Uzbek extraction, Alisher Usmanov is one
of the richest Russians, having amassed his fortune in natural gas, mining
and lumber. He manages the metals interests of Russia's Gazprom and either
owns or has ownership interests in Russian television stations, one of the
largest mobile phone operators in Russia, as well as publishing houses and
popular Russian internet websites.
Outside Russia, Alisher Usmanov owns the Arsenal soccer/football club in the
English Premier League.