antibes - Kingdom 5KR
Photograph by Maddingueon Flickr.
At the time of its construction it was one of the largest yachts in the world.
During its days as the
antibes Kingdom 5KR Nabila it was featured in the James Bond movie Never Say Never Again, in which it was seen as the
antibes Flying Saucer (translated from Italian Disco Volante in the source antibes novel, Thunderball), the villain s superyacht mobile HQ. Trump renamed it the Trump Princess after retrofitting it.
When Trump ran into financial problems, he sold it to Prince Al-Waleed
antibes Desmond Leslie bin Talal for $40 million in 1991.
The yacht s latest name stems from the Prince s investment company, Kingdom Holding Company, his antibes lucky number (5), and his children s initials ( K and R ).
The ship has a beam of 13.25 metres (43.5 ft), a draught of 4.72 metres (15.5 ft) and fuel capacity of 515,000 litres (136,000 gallons).
When it was delivered it had five decks, a disco, a cinema with seats for 12 antibes and 2 double beds, 11 opulent suites, a helipad on top (its smoke stacks are sloped outward to avoid interference with the helicopters), a pool with a water jet on top in front of the heliport, 2 Riva tenders, a crew of 48, a top speed of 20 knots, and antibes cruising speed of 17.5 knots.
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Kingdom 5KR is a 85.65 metres (281.0 ft) superyacht owned by Al-Waleed bin Talal.
The yacht was built in 1980 by the yacht builder Benetti at a cost $100 million (This is equivalent to $260,210,697 in 2009
It was originally built as the Nabila for Saudi billionaire, antibes Adnan Khashoggi (named for his daughter). It was also the inspiration for a track, Khashoggi s Ship , on the 1989 album by rock band Queen, The Miracle.
After Khashoggi ran into financial problems, he sold the ship in 1988 to the Sultan of Brunei, who in turn sold it to Donald Trump for $29 million.
