Fleet profile

Azzam

Lürssen 180.60 m 2013 Germany Privately Owned ★ 2 Star Superyacht Guide Award

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★★☆☆☆

2 Stars - Good standard

Editorial Superyacht Guide rating based on scale, construction significance, historical importance and available public evidence.

Giga Yacht Large Yacht Notable Fleet Record

Last reviewed: June 1, 2026

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Azzam is one of the defining giga yachts of the modern era. Delivered by Lürssen in 2013, she is widely recognised as one of the longest private motor yachts ever built and remains a benchmark for scale, speed and complexity in large-yacht construction. Her design involved an unusually demanding brief: a very large yacht capable of high speed, operation in warm climates and use in comparatively shallow waters. Lürssen describes Azzam as 180.65 metres in length, with a top speed of more than 30 knots and a build programme completed in less than three years from keel laying to delivery. Azzam is therefore important to Superyacht Guide not only because of her length, but because she represents a rare combination of size, engineering ambition and royal-yacht discretion. Her public profile is limited, but the available evidence supports her status as one of the most significant yachts in the global fleet.

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Azzam by Lurssen

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Azzam by Lurssen

Credit: Lurssen

Overview

Builder Lürssen
TypeMotor yacht / giga yacht
StatusPrivately Owned
CountryGermany
Build dateJan. 1, 2013
Launch dateJan. 1, 2013
FlagUnited Arab Emirates
Call signA6KZ
IMO9693367
ClassificationDNV GL / Germanischer Lloyd

Specifications

Length180.60 m
Beam20.80 m
Draught4.30 m
Gross tonnage13136.00
ConstructionSteel hull, aluminium superstructure
Max speed32.00 kn
Cruise speed12.00 kn
Machinery

Two gas turbines and two diesel engines driving four waterjets

Accommodation

Guests36
Cabins18
Crew80

Design

Naval architectureLürssen
Exterior designNauta Design
Interior designChristophe Leoni

Commercial

Approximate value €600,000,000
Estimated annual running cost €84,000,000

Yacht intelligence

Superyacht Passport

A dynamic record assembled from Superyacht Guide yacht data, sourced ownership records, construction milestones, valuations, sale listings and related reporting.

Identity

Current name
Azzam
Launch year
2013
Builder
Lürssen
Flag
United Arab Emirates

Ownership & provenance

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
commissioning · Royal/state
Source: Publicly reported commissioning owner
Publicly associated with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan / Abu Dhabi ruling family
reported · Royal/state
Source: Public reporting after Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s death

Ownership information is displayed only where a dedicated sourced ownership record exists. A record does not by itself establish beneficial ownership.

Market snapshot

Estimated current value
€600,000,000
Valued at 15 May 2026
Estimated annual running cost
€84,000,000

Not updated here. This script records approximate CAPEX/intelligence value, not a current sale or market valuation.

Valuation source / evidence

Values and running costs are estimates unless explicitly identified as documented transaction figures.

Yacht Value History

Permanent Superyacht Guide market records showing estimates, asking prices and, where verified in future, documented transaction or financial values.

1 recorded point
Date
15 May 2026
Valuation date
Record type
Superyacht Guide estimate
Value
€600,000,000
Evidence
Superyacht Guide valuation
Not updated here. This script records approximate CAPEX/intelligence value, not a current sale or market valuation.
How to read this history: Superyacht Guide estimates, brokerage asking prices and documented transaction values are stored as separate record types. The first baseline record marks the beginning of permanent Superyacht Guide value-history tracking; the absence of an earlier record does not mean the yacht had no earlier market value or sale history.

Yacht timeline

Dated milestones and Superyacht Guide records, ordered chronologically.

2013
Launch year

Passport evidence

Editorial seed
Supports: import
SuperYachtFan - Azzam value estimate
Supports: value
Lürssen official yacht profile — Azzam
Supports: Builder, current name, former names, year, dimensions, speed, design and description

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