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Yas (yacht)

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Short description: Ship


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Yas in port in Barcelona, 2015.

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General characteristics before being rebuild as yacht
Displacement:
  • 3,500 long tons (3,600 t) standard
  • 3,800 long tons (3,900 t) full load
Length: 135 m (442 ft 11 in)
Beam: 14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Draft: 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion:
Speed:
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) cruise
  • 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum
Complement: 176–196
Armament:
  • 2 × OTO-Melara Compatto 76 mm/62 cal. gun
  • 2 × twin Mk46 torpedo tubes
  • 2 × quad RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers
  • 1 × 8-cell Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missile launchers
  • 1 × Goalkeeper
Aircraft carried: 2 × Sea Lynx helicopters (1 in peace-time)

Yas is a private superyacht rebuilt by ADMShipyards of Abu Dhabi, launched in 2011 and delivered in 2015.[1] At 141 metres (463 ft) in length she is one of the largest motor yachts in the world.[2]

Piet Hein in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Named Swift141 during development, Yas is based on the hull of a former navy frigate. HNLMS Piet Hein, a Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist. of the Royal Netherlands Navy was launched in 1978 and sold to the United Arab Emirates Navy where she was operated under the name Al Emirat. A second frigate of the same class is undergoing a similar conversion: HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen, renamed Abu Dhabi and Swift135.[3]

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