Kingdom 5KR


Kingdom 5KR is an 85.65-metre superyacht built for Saudi billionaire Adnan Khashoggi that is now owned by Saudi business magnate Al-Waleed bin Talal.

Overview

The yacht was built in 1980 by the yacht builder Benetti at a cost of $100 million. Its original interior was designed by Luigi Sturchio.
She was originally built as Nabila for Saudi billionaire Adnan Khashoggi. During Khashoggi's ownership it was one of the largest yachts in the world, but as of July 2020, according to Wikipedia list of largest motor yachts, is ranked 96th and continues to fall down the rankings, due to the trend of larger yachts being built.
During her days as Nabila, she was featured in the James Bond movie Never Say Never Again, in which she was seen as Flying Saucer, the villain's superyacht mobile headquarters. She was also the inspiration for the song "Khashoggi's Ship" on The Miracle, the 1989 album by rock band Queen.
After Khashoggi ran into financial problems, he sold the yacht in 1988 to the Sultan of Brunei, who in turn sold her to Donald Trump for $29 million. After a refit, Trump renamed her Trump Princess. Then she was sold in 1991 to Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal for $20 million.
The yacht's latest name stems from the Prince's investment company, Kingdom Holding Company, his lucky number, and his children's initials.
The ship has a beam of, a draught of and fuel capacity of.
When she was delivered she had five decks, a disco, a cinema with seats for 12, 11 opulent suites, a helipad on top, 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 cruising speed of 17.5 knots; propulsion was supplied by two NOHAB Polar engines.