LÜRSSEN SHIPYARDS
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ith eight shipyards across northern Germany, Lürssen is a firmly established institution in a region renowned for shipbuilding of the highest quality. They build, repair, and modernize yachts, naval vessels, cruise ships and other vessels for discerning owners the world over. Lürssen shipyards have built not only the longest yacht in the world,
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the AZZAM at 180.5 meters but also the largest measured by water displacement, the Dilbar. Considered to be the most expensive luxury yacht, with an estimated price of US$ 600 million, Dilbar also has the largest swimming pool at 180 cubic metres and its 30,000kw diesel-electric power plant is thought to be the most powerful ever fitted to a private yacht, giving her a cruising speed of 22.5 knots. These aren’t mere Superyachts; they’re
Gigayachts. Four generations of Lürssen’s have steered the company’s growth since its inception in 1875, starting with Friedrich Lürssen. After training as a boatbuilder, Friedrich wanted to join the boatyard of his father, Lüder Lürssen. Lüder however advised his son to start a yard of his own, saying a single company would be insufficient to support two families. On June 27, 1875,
