LURSSEN Yachts • Inside their biggest Projects • 2024 • SuperYacht Builder

Lurssen Yachts
Legal Name:Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co.KG
Founder:Friedrich Lurssen
Founded in:1875
HeadquartersBremen, Germany
CEO:Peter Lürssen
Parent Company:Lurssen Maritime Beteiligungen GmbH & Co
Employees:> 1,600
Turnover:> $ 8 billion
Subsidiaries:Lurssen Werft, Blohm+Voss, Norderwerft GmbH & Co KG, Detlef Hegemann Rolandwerft Gmbh & Co. KG

Lurssen Yachts Under Construction:

  • Project Gaja – 125 meter – 2023 – the new Kismet
  • Project Sassi – 146 meter (479 ft) – (the new Coral Island, destroyed in a fire).
  • Project Icecap – 107 meter (351 ft) – 2023 (the new Northern Star)
  • Project Kali – 130 meter (360 ft) – 2023 – 9,000 tons – IMO 9865087
  • Project 1601 – 90 meter (295 ft) – the new Skat.
  • Project Luminance – 145 meter – owner Rinat Akhmetov
  • Project ACE21 – 78-meters – 2,500 tons – IMO 9932452 – US owner
  • Project JASSJ – 103 meters – 3,420 tons – owner Patrick Dovigi.
  • Project Alibaba – 137 (or 142) meters – 9,400 tons – involved in a docking accident.

Recently Delivered

Project Alibaba

Project Alibaba is a 142-meter project, to be delivered in 2024. Her gross tonnage is 9,4oo tons. Her IMO is 9907196. We have not yet identified the owner of Alibaba. If you do know more please do send us a message. In December 2023, the project was involved in a docking accident at the Lurssen Shipyard. It seems they floated the dock but did not open the dock gate at the right time before the River Weser reached its lowest tide level. Consequently, the dock gate could not withstand the water pressure. But as soon as we know more, we’ll update this article.

More here: https://www.kreiszeitung.de/lokales/bremen/grossalarm-bei-luerssen-schiff-gegen-tor-gefahren-moeglicherweise-person-vermisst-92716740.html

Lurssen Yachts

Lurssen is considered to be the most exclusive superyacht builder in the world. Lurssen has built the world’s largest yachts (Dilbar and Azzam). And many other yachts in the top 10 of the largest yachts in the world.

History

Lurssen was founded in 1875 by Friedrich Lurssen. The company started building motorboats. In 1911 the Lürssen-Daimler speedboat with its 102 hp engine was the sensation of the racing season.

Later the company diversified in to defense and coast guard vessels. Nowadays the fifth generation is active in the company.

In 2016 Lurssen acquired the Blohm+Voss yard. Lurssen now operates operate seven separate locations in North Germany. Each specializing in a specific size of yacht – from around 60 meters to well over 200 meters in length. The company has more than 2,800 employees and is managed by Peter Lurssen.

Peter Lurssen

Peter Lurssen is the CEO of the Lurssen group. Peter Lurssen has a net worth of several hundred million dollars. He was rumored to own a large yacht himself: the 72 meter Coral Ocean, built in 1994 as Coral Island. The yacht is now owned by Ian Malouf.

 Iconic Yachts

Lurssen has built most of the world’s largest yachts including Azzam (the world’s longest yacht) and Dilbar (the world’s biggest yacht in gross tonnage). Other yachts are Al Salamah (Prince for Prince Sultan of Saudi Arabia), Al Said (for Sultan Qaboos of Oman) and Katara for the Emir of Qatar.

Other iconic superyachts are Helmut Horten’s Carinthia VII and Paul Allen’s Octopus. They built Larry Ellison’s Rising Sun and the famous Pelorus.

Their yachts are known for their high-quality craftsmanship, sophisticated design, and advanced technology. They are also known for their secrecy, often times little is known about the yachts they build until they are launched. The company is family-owned and operated, and continues to be led by members of the Lürssen family to this day.

Current Order Portfolio

Lurssen currently has more than 10 projects under construction. As far as we are aware of that is, as many Lurssen projects remain highly confidential. Up to the moment of launch of the yacht.

Project JAG – 125 meter (404 ft) – 2023 – The new Kismet

Project Kali – 130 meter (360 ft) – delivery 2023

Project 1601 – 90 meters – the new SKAT.

Project Luminance – 145 meters – Rinat Akhmetov.

Project Alibaba – 137-142 meters – involved in a docking accident.

Recently Delivered yachts

Shakleton 107 meter (351 ft) – Len Blavatnik

AHPO (Project Testarossa / ENZO) – 116 meter (380 ft) delivered 2022 – new yacht for Michael Lee Chin.

NORD (Project Redwood / Opus) – 142 meter (456 ft) delivered 2021

Project Thunder – 135 meter (443 ft) – delivered in 2018 and named Crescent.

Alaiya 111 meter (364 ft) – delivered in 2019 – built Alexei Fedorychev (and later named Lady Gulya and owned by Alisher Usmanov)

Flying Fox 136 meter (446 ft) – IMO 9829394 – Project Shu

Project Fiji – 95 meter (312 ft) – delivered in 2019 – the new Madsummer

Avantage – 87 meter

Crescent – 135 meter (443 ft)

Scheherazade – 140 meter (456 ft)

Project Blue – 158 meter (518 ft) – new yacht for Sheikh Mansour (ex: Topaz)

Project Opera – 147 meters (482ft) – the new ‘Sassi’ / Coral Island.

Project Sassi

Project Sassi was severely damaged in a fire in September 2018. Project Sassi was still in her drydock when a fire started due to construction works. It took the fire crew half a day to get the fire under control.

We received several messages claiming that Project Sassi was the new Topaz, for Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Sheikh Mansour is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates. And he is the minister of presidential affairs.

But later we were told that Sassi was actually a replacement for Coral Island. And we now know that Sheikh Mansour is the owner of the 160-meter Lurssen Project Blue.

Project Opera (147 meters) will be the new Sassi / Coral Island.

Testarossa

We think Project Testarossa is the replacement of the Quatroelle, built for Jamaican/ Canadian billionaire Michael Lee Chin. One of the projects above is the new Coral Island, built for Sheikh Abdul Mohsen al-Sheik. Sheikh Abdul Mohsen is the original owner of the yacht Pelorus. Before he sold the project under construction to Roman Abramovich.

Project Fiji is the new Madsummer, built for Jeffrey Soffer.

Project Gaja is the new Kismet. And Project Redwood / Opus is the now Nord and built for Alexei Mordashov.

Lurssen Logistics

Lurssen Logistics supports ship owners with maintenance, documentation of spare parts, management of yachts, and crew training and support.

The company creates system and equipment manuals, technical drawings, operating plans, instructions, test reports, maintenance information, and certificates

Lurssen Naval

Lurssen Naval builds fast patrol boats, offshore patrol vessels, corvettes, frigates, minehunters, and fleet support vessels.  Lürssen is involved in the development and construction of the new frigate type F 125 for the German navy. Clients include the government of Germany, Australia, Turkey, and Bahrain.

Awards

Lurssen has won many yacht building awards, such as the Motor Yacht of the Year 2017 award for Dilbar. The World’s Best Superyacht Design for power yachts over 43-meter Pelorus. And the World Superyacht Award for Kismet in 2015.

Contact Details

Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG

Zum Alten Speicher 11

28759 Bremen-Vegesack

Germany

Tel:  +49 (0)421 6604 166

Fax: +49 (0)421 6604 170

e-mail: [email protected]

https://www.luerssen-yachts.com

Lurssen Resources

https://www.luerssen-yachts.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurssen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_yachts_built_by_Lurssen

http://www.luerssen-defence.com/

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The Largest Lurssen Yachts
NameLength (meters)VolumeYearOwner
Azzam18013,1362013Emir of Abu Dhabi
Blue16014,7852023Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Dilbar15615.9172016Alisher Usmanov
Al Said15515.8502008Sultan of Oman
A+ (Topaz)14712.5322012Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan
Opera14612.5182023Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan
Opus (NORD)14210.0002020Alexei Mordashov
Scheherazade14210.0002019Middle East billionaire
Al Salamah13912.1341999Prince Sultan bin Abdul Azziz
Rising Sun1387.8412004David Geffen
Flying Fox1369.1002019Unknown billionaire
Crescent1359.1942019Unknown billionaire
Octopus1269.9322003Estate of Paul Allen

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