Yas (yacht)

Yas in port in Barcelona, 2015.
History
Netherlands
Name	HNLMS Piet Hein
Namesake	Piet Pieterszoon Hein
Operator	Royal Netherlands Navy
Builder	Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde
Laid down	28 April 1977
Launched	3 June 1978
Commissioned	14 April 1981
Decommissioned	1998
Fate	Sold to United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Name	Al Emirat
Owner	United Arab Emirates Navy
Acquired	1998
Commissioned	1998
Decommissioned	2005
Fate	Rebuild as yacht
United Arab Emirates
Name	Yas
Owner	Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan[1]
Acquired	2005
Commissioned	2015
Identification	IMO number: 8652201 MMSI number: 319085200 Callsign: ZGFA9
Status	in active service
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	Combined gas or gas (COGOG) system: 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines, 4,900 shp (3,700 kW) each 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, 25,700 shp (19,200 kW) each (boost) 2 shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) cruise 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum
Endurance	4,700 nautical miles @ 16 knots (8,700 km @ 30 km/h)
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.[2] At 141 metres (463 ft) in length she is one of the largest motor yachts in the world.[3]

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 Kortenaer-class frigate 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.[4]

References

1. ‘YachtFan’, Peter (2023). "Yacht » Yas". SuperYachtFan. SuperYachtFan. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
2. "First photos of dolphin-inspired superyacht Yas underway". Boat International.
3. Vicky Kapur (2011-12-03). "6th largest yacht launched in Abu Dhabi". Emirates 24/7.
4. Teake Zuidema (2009-11-15). "Nederlandse fregatten worden superjachten in Abu Dabi". Technisch Weekblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-06-25.

External links

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