Octopus (yacht)
Octopus in Antibes, July 21, 2009
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| History | |
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| Owner: | Paul Allen |
| Port of registry: |
 Cayman Islands
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| Builder: | Lürssen |
| Yard number: | 13622 |
| Completed: | 2003 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | LR |
| Type: | Motor Yacht |
| Tonnage: | 9932 |
| Displacement: | TBC tonnes |
| Length: | 126.20 m (414.0 ft) |
| Beam: | 21.00 m (68.90 ft) |
| Draft: | 5.66 m (18.6 ft) |
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| Propulsion: | 2 propellers |
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| Capacity: | 26 guests |
| Crew: | 57 |
Octopus is a 414 foot (126 m) megayacht owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. It is one of the world's largest and most recognizable yachts. Launched in 2003, Octopus is a private vessel that is regularly loaned out for exploration projects, scientific research initiatives and rescue missions.
Octopus has two helicopter pads on the top deck, a twin pad and hangars at the stern and a single pad on the bow; and a 63-foot (19 m) tender docked in the transom and a landing craft. There are a total of seven tenders aboard. The yacht also has a pool, located aft on one of its upper decks, and two submarines (one of them operated by remote control and capable of attaining greater depths). The latter was lent to Google Earth for the "Explore the Ocean" project. Side hatches at the water line form a dock for jet skis.
The exterior was designed by Espen Øino Naval Architects and built by the German shipbuilders Lürssen in Bremen and HDW in Kiel. The interior was by designer Jonathan Quinn Barnett of Seattle.
Some of Octopus main features are:
Octopus was built in 2003 and refitted in 2008. It is owned by Paul Allen, who also owns Tatoosh, another of the world's 100 largest yachts.
Allen has loaned Octopus, which is equipped with a submarine and ROV, for a variety of rescue and research operations. These include assisting in a hunt for an American pilot and two officers whose plane disappeared off Palau, and loaning his yacht to scientists to study the coelacanth, a "living fossil" that was once believed to be extinct.
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