The yacht Carinthia VII was built in the Lurssen

Lürssen

Lürssen is a German shipbuilding company based in Bremen-Vegesack.Lürssen designs and constructs yachts, naval ships and special vessels...

 yard in 2002 and refurbished in the same yard 3 years later. It was registered in Bremen, Germany and sails under the flag of Austria with the home port of Venice, Italy. The 12th largest such vessel in the world, it is owned by Heidi Horten

Heidi Horten

Heidi Horten is one of the world's richest women. Having married Helmut Horten in 1966, she inherited an estimated $1 billion fortune from him when he died in 1987. She owns ten houses, and one of the world's largest yachts, the 315-foot Carinthia VII.-References:*...

 wife of Helmut Horten

Helmut Horten

Helmut Horten was a German entrepreneur who built up and owned the fourth-largest chain of department stores in Germany - the Horten AG....

, a German entrepreneur.

Design

Manufactured in steel, it has length of 318.25 ft (97.20 m), beam of 52.50 ft (16.00 m) and draft of 15.75 ft (4.80 m).

Engine

The main engines are 4 x MTU 1163 Diesels, which generate 10.064 mHP each and enable Carinthia VII to reach a maximum speed of 26 knots.

Living area

The living area consists of a VIP owner stateroom, including living room, bedroom and bathroom and large verandah, plus 5 large double staterooms, with own bathroom, luxury interior and LCD TV.

Current Location

The Carinthia is currently docked at the Commercial Dockyard in the Old Town district of Rhodestown, the capital of Rhodes.

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