A (motor yacht)

	M/Y A cruising off Sorrento, Italy
History
Sierra Leone
Name	A
Owner	Andrey Melnichenko
Port of registry	Freetown, Sierra Leone
Ordered	November 2004
Builder	Blohm + Voss
Cost	c. US$300 million
Launched	3 January 2008
Identification	IMO number: 1009340; MMSI number: 538071242; Callsign: V7UJ7;
Status	Operational
General characteristics
Type	Private motor yacht
Tonnage	5,959 GT
Length	119.00 m (390.4 ft)
Beam	18.87 m (61.9 ft)
Draft	5.15 m (16.9 ft)
Installed power	9,000 kW (12,000 hp)
Propulsion	2 × MAN RK280 diesel engines
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range	6,500 NM (12,000 km; 7,500 mi)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	1 × Philippe Starck custom made covered tender; 1 × Philippe Starck custom made open tender; 1 × Pascoe SY10; 2 × rescue tenders;
Capacity	14
Crew	37 (+5)
Aviation facilities	1 × helipad (forward deck)

Motor Yacht A (MY A) is a superyacht designed by Philippe Starck and engineered by naval architect Martin Francis. It was built by the Blohm + Voss shipyard at the HDW deepwater facility in Kiel. It was ordered in November 2004, and delivered in 2008 at a rumoured cost of US$300 million. With a length of 119 metres (390 ft) and measuring almost 6,000 tonnes, it is one of the largest motor yachts in the world. It is owned by Russian entrepreneur and industrialist Andrey Melnichenko. To avoid seizure by EU authorities, the yacht has been laid up in the United Arab Emirates since 2022.

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