Eclipse
Name: Eclipse
Length: 533 - 557 ft • 162 - 170 m ?
Year: 2009
Builder: Blohm & Voss • # 978
Design: Terence Disdale
Volume: 13000 GT?
Owner: Roman Abramovich
Exclusive Photos: HLW • Hamburg • September 2009
Exclusive Photos: Klaus Gaeth • Hamburg • 12 June 2009 & September
Exclusive Photos: Niels Hartmann • Hamburg • 20 June 2009
Please do not copy these photos!
September 2009: Great new photos from Klaus and HLW, showing Eclipse heading off on sea-trials. The name plate is now fitted, the hull has been painted white, funnels and sat masts have been fitted, work is progressing to the doors etc. The change in hull colour already makes her look less bulky and more elegant.
22 June 2009: In these superb new photos from Niels Hartmann, the scaffolding is back on Eclipse and much finishing work still needs to be done. It will be several months before delivery, with early 2010 touted as a likely hand-over date.
The bulbous bow currently doubles up as a duck slide for a sizeable group of mallards.
13 June 2009: Eclipse, the world's largest yacht, was launched yesterday 12 June 2009!
Here is an excellent set of photos from Klaus. She's out of the shed in Hamburg and looks … big.
Greenline Yacht Interiors, who fitted out "A" and are working on 141m MY Swift, are currently working on the interior for Eclipse.
At a reported 13,000 GT she is more than twice the volume of Sigma, but a little smaller in volume than Al Said. The project cost for Eclipse is reportedly about €340 million.
Larger photos here. (To purchase a photo for publication please contact monacoyachts@gmail.com)
