Author: Peter Yachtfan, update: 2020- | |
Eclipse Yacht | |
Abramovich Yacht: | Eclipse |
Yacht Length: | 162 m (533 ft) |
Guests: | 36 in 18 cabins |
Crew: | 70 in 35 cabins |
Builder: | |
Designer: | Terence Disdale Design |
Year: | 2010 |
Speed: | 25 knots |
Engines: | |
Displacement: | 13,564 ton |
IMO: | 1009613 |
Eclipse Boat Price: | US$ 700 million |
Eclipse Yacht For Sale: | |
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Roman Abramovich | |
Country: | Russia |
Roman Abramovich Net Worth: | US$ 13 billion |
Source: | Gazprom |
Born: | October 24, 1966 |
Abramovich Wife: | Dasha Zhukova (divorced) |
Children: | Arkadiy, Sofia, Ilya, Arina, Anna, Aaron Alexander, Leah Lou |
Residence: | Lowndes Square, Belgravia, London, UK |
Private Jet: | Boeing 767 (P4- Gulfstream G650 (LX- |
Solaris Yacht | |
Name: | Solaris |
Project Solaris Length: | 140- |
Builder: | Lloyd Werft |
Delivery: | 2020 - |
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The luxury motor yacht Eclipse is one of the largest yachts in the world. Abramovich is building a new yacht in Germany. She will soon be replaced by the new Solaris. The yacht is rumored to be near 200 meters long. | |
10 Facts About Roman Abramovich you probably didn’t know | |
1 | In 1988 Abramovich and his wife set up a company making dolls. |
2 | From 1992 to 1995 he founded five trade companies. |
3 | In 1995 he acquired Sibneft: he bought 50% for US$ 100 million. |
4 | In 2005 he sold his stake in Sibneft to Gazprom for US$ 13 billion. |
5 | His net worth is now US$ 12.3 billion. |
6 | His yacht is known as the USD 1.5 billion yacht but cost US$ 700 million. |
7 | Eclipse is said to have a laser- |
8 | He is building a 130- |
9 | He owns a Gulfstream G650ER (LX- |
10 | He owns a castle: Chateau de la Croë in Cap D’Antibes, France |
Who is Roman Abramovich
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He is a Russian billionaire born in 1966. He has 7 children. He is the owner of the investment company Millhouse and football club Chelsea FC. In 1988 Abramovich and his wife set up a company making dolls. This was an immediate success. Within a few years, he also started investing in other businesses.
From 1992 to 1995, he founded five companies. The companies conducted resale and produced consumer goods. They acted as intermediaries, specializing in the trading of oil and oil products.
He set up and liquidated at least 20 companies during the early 1990s. In sectors as diverse as tire retreading and bodyguard recruitment.
Sibneft
In 1995, Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky acquired the controlling interest in the large oil company Sibneft. Berezovsky was an associate of President Boris Yeltsin.
Each partner paid USD 100 million for half of the company and rapidly turned it into billions.
He sold his stake in Russian Aluminum to billionaire Oleg Deripaska. And he sold his stake in Sibneft to Gazprom for USD 13 billion in 2005. He still owns shares in Norilsk Nickel.
Chelsea Football Team
Abramovich owns the U.K.'s Chelsea soccer team. He acquired Chelsea in 2003. He paid US$ 140 million. He spent millions acquiring players. Since the takeover, the club has won 13 major trophies. This makes Chelsea the most successful English trophy-
Abramovich Net Worth
He is the 12th richest Russian with an estimated net worth of US$ 12.3 billion.
Private Jets
He owns a Boeing 767 private jet registered as P4-
Other Yachts
He also owned the gas-
He also owned the yacht Le Grand Blue, but he gave her to his friend Eugene Shvidler in 2006. Early 2014 Abramovich sold a London mansion for US$ 40 million to Tetra-
In 2014 Abramovich sold Luna to Azerbaijani billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov. Akhmedov acquired his wealth through natural gas producer Northgas. Akhmedov sold Northgas in 2012.
The $1.5 Billion MY Eclipse
The yacht is known as ‘the USD 1.5 billion yacht’. Although her real cost price was considerably less. Her original contract price was around EUR 550 million, or USD 700 million. Eclipse was delivered by Blohm and Voss in 2010.
Eclipse was the largest yacht in the world. But this title is now reserved for superyacht Azzam. Eclipse is desi gned by Terence Disdale. He is also responsible for Eclipse’ interior design.
Owner of the yacht
The Russian billionaire yacht is owned by Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich. He is one of the richest people in the world. He sold his oil company Sibneft for US$ 13 billion.
Anti Paparazzi systems
Eclipse is said to have an anti-
Many online sources doubt whether such technology actually exists.
Eclipse Interior
In March 2016 Boat International had an amazing photoshoot of Eclipse interior. But further there is not much known about the yachts inside. Eclipse has two swimming pools and two helicopter pads.
Crew Mebers
She has a crew of 70, residing in 35 cabins. There are 2 dedicated staff cabins on the owner’s deck. The crew has its own dedicated cinema in the bow of the yacht.
She was built in total secrecy. Early 2013 Eclipse arrived in New York and docked in Manhattan. In June 2014 Eclipse was laying for anchor near Antibes France for a few days.
2015 Refit
Early 2015 Eclipse was seen in a drydock at the Blohm+Voss yard in Hamburg for a refit. In June 2015 she visited Bergen in Norway. And in November 2015 she was back at Blohm & Voss for some maintenance.
See some photos by Tom Gulbrandsen here. Source of some of the photo’s on this page: Marinetraffic.com. The yacht is not available for charter. Every winter Eclipse visits St Barth for New Year’s Eve.
Yacht Charter
The boat is not available for yacht charter. And the yacht is not listed for sale.
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Building a new Expedition Yacht
We heard he is building a new private yacht, but we have not been able to identify the project. Update: its the new Solaris yacht.
Yacht Solaris
We were told that Abramovich is the new owner of the yacht Solaris. Project Solaris is an expedition yacht. She is more than 140 meters long. Some sources claim she will be much longer: near 200 meters.
Lloyd Werft
She is under construction at Lloyd Werft in Bremen Germany. We found an article in a German newspaper, more or less confirming this news. Production started in 2017, which makes sense given the current status of the hull.
Luna
Lloyd Werft also built his previous expedition yacht Luna, which he sold to Farkhad Akhmedov.
Abramovich Wife
He was married to Dasha Zhukova and they have two children. Dasha comes from a rich family, her father is oligarch Alexander Zhukov.
Olga
He was married twice before, his first wife was Olga. That marriage was before he became rich.
Irina
His second wife Irina was a stewardess. She apparently received a US$ 300 million divorce settlement. And is said to have received the yacht Sussurro as part of the settlement.
Divorce from Dasha
In August 2017 it was announced that Roman and Dasha will separate after a 10-
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Roman Abramovich Residences
He owns several houses, or residences, around the world. One of his most expensive real estate is his Lowndes Square, London apartment. Lowndes Square is an expensive residential community in Belgravia, London.
Abramovich purchased six adjoining flats over the years at this address. He plans to transform the flats into a single home. It will have a value of around US$ 200 million when completed.
US$ 75 Million New York Mansion
In 2013 Abramovich bought a mansion on 828 Fifth Avenue in New York. He paid US$ 75 million. This is a record price for a housing cooperative building. The Upper East Side mansion was built in 1886 for Edward Berwind. And is therefore known as the Berwind Mansion.
In 2014 some legal troubles occurred with the purchase. The previous owners’ widow, Angelika Ivanc, is challenging the sale in court. She is trying to get even more money.
West Sussex Estate
Abramovich owns another UK property: Fyning Hill estate in West Sussex. It is a seven-
The estate was previously owned by King Hussein of Jordan. And before also by Australian media tycoon Kerry Packer.
Mediterranean Villas
In the South of France in Cap D’Antibes, Abramovich owns the Chateau de la Croë. Previous residents in this castle were The Duke of Windsor, Aristotle Onassis, and Stavros Niarchos.
Abramovich is rumored to have spent more than US$ 40 million on the renovation of Chateau de la Croë. Abramovich has another Mediterranean area property. He owns Villa Bover, on Lake Garda, Italy’s largest lake.
He purchased Villa Bover from the famous Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher. For a report amount of US$ 24 million.
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