M/YEclipse is asuperyacht built byBlohm+Voss ofHamburg, Germany, the third longest yacht afloat. Her exterior and interior were designed by Terence Disdale. The yacht is owned by Russian businessmanRoman Abramovich, and was delivered on 9 December 2010. At 162.5 metres (533 ft 2 in) long^[5]Eclipse was theworld's longest private yacht untilAzzam was launched in April 2013, which is 17.3 metres (56 ft 9 in) longer.^[7] The yacht's cost has been estimated at €340 million.^[2]

Eclipse docked inGibraltar in August 2012
History
Name	Eclipse
Owner	Roman Abramovich
Port of registry	Hamilton, Bermuda[1]
Builder	Blohm+Voss
Cost	$500 million[2] (as of September 2011)
Launched	12 June 2009[1]
In service	9 December 2010[3]
Identification	IMO number: 1009613 MMSI number:310593000 Callsign: ZCDX4
Status	In use
General characteristics
Type	Motor yacht
Tonnage	13,000 GT[4]
Length	162.5 m (533 ft)[5]
Beam	22.00 m (72 ft 2 in)[6]
Draft	5.90 m (19 ft 4 in)[6]
Installed power	29.6 MW (39,700 hp)
Propulsion	4× MTU 20V 1163 TB93 diesel engines, triple screw propellers[6]
Speed	40.74 km/h (22.00 kn)[6]
Boats & landing craft carried	1 mini-submarine, 3 landing boats
Crew	70 crew members[4]
Aviation facilities	2 helicopter pads

Eclipse has two helicopter pads, 24 guest cabins, two swimming pools, several hot tubs, and a disco hall.^[8] She is also equipped with three launch boats and a mini-submarine that is capable of submerging to 50 metres (160 ft). Approximately 70 crew members are needed to operate the yacht and serve the guests.

For security,Eclipse is fitted with a missile detection system^[2] and self-defense systems.^[9]

By 2009,Eclipse was also the largest vessel employing a rotor-basedstabilization system^[10] againstroll motion at anchor and at low cruise speeds, based on theMagnus effect.^{[11][non-primary source needed]}

Eclipse waslaunched on 12 June 2009.^[12] She arrived inFrederikshavn, Denmark, on 18 September 2009, for sea trials, and was delivered to Abramovich on 9 December 2010.^[3] First pictures of the completed yacht were taken atKristiansand, Norway, during her refuelling.^[13]

In February 2011Eclipse was made available for charter through SuperYachtsMonaco, a Monaco-based yacht brokerage company.^[14]

Eclipse travels toSt. Martin in the Caribbean each winter to pick up guests who fly in to St. Martin's airport. The yacht then travels to Abramovich's home on nearbySt. Barts.^[15] In March 2022Forbes reported thatEclipse was still owned by Abramovich. Since theRussian invasion of Ukraine, the yacht has anchored in Turkish territorial waters on theSouth Aegean coast ofMuğla Province.^[16] She has been seen atBodrum andMarmaris,^[17][16] and was still registered in Bermuda with value of $438 million.^[18]

• Video of launch of yachtEclipse