Octopus (yacht)

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Octopus in Venice next to San Marco on 30 Aug 2006
Octopus in Venice next to San Marco on 30 Aug 2006
Octopus in the Beaulieu Bay in Southern France on 13 May 2005
Octopus in the Beaulieu Bay in Southern France on 13 May 2005

Octopus, currently the world's sixth largest superyacht, is owned by Paul Allen, and the second largest not owned by a head of state. Octopus is measured at 414 feet (126.18 meters) and was delivered in 2003 to its owner, Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. Octopus sports two helicopters on the top deck (one in front and one on the back), and a sixty-three foot (19 m) tender docked in the transom (one of seven aboard). Octopus also has a pool on board located aft on one of her upper decks. She has a submarine on board. She also has a remote control submarine for studying the bottom of the ocean. Side hatches at the water line form a dock for jet skis.

She was designed by Espen Øino Naval Architects and built by the German shipbuilder Lürssen in Bremen and HDW in Kiel. Her hull is made of steel.

Paul Allen also owns two other yachts, Tatoosh and Méduse.

Guests include EU commissioner for Trade, Peter Mandelson, who enjoyed New Years 2004/05 on the yacht.


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