REV Ocean (yacht)

REV Ocean is a research and expedition vessel (REV) and super yacht built by VARD shipyards in Tulcea, Romania. She was designed by Espen Øino with an interior by H2 Yacht Design, and was initially launched on 22 August 2019. She will be fitted out at other VARD shipyards and is scheduled to be delivered in 2021. At 183 metres (600 ft) in length and at 17,440 gross tons, she is the longest motor yacht in the world and the second largest yacht by volume of any type, after Fulk Al Salamah.

History
Norway
Name: REV Ocean
Owner: Kjell Inge Røkke
Port of registry: Norway
Ordered: May 2017[1]
Builder: Fincantieri
Cost: US$350-500 million[2][3]
Laid down: 2017
Launched: 2019
Completed: 2021 (planned)
Status: Fitting out
General characteristics
Type: Super yacht
Tonnage: 17,440 GT
Length: 183 m (600 ft)
Beam: 22 m (72 ft)
Draft: 5.25 m (17.2 ft)
Ice class: Polar Class 6[4]
Installed power: 4 × Wärtsilä 8L26 (4 × 2.7 MW (3,600 hp))[5]
Speed: 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph), with 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) maximum
Range: 21,120 nmi (39,110 km; 24,300 mi)
Boats & landing
craft carried:		 2 trawlers, 1 submersible.[6][7]
Complement: 90 (crew, scientists and guests)
Crew: 30
Aviation facilities: 2 helipads, ACH145 Airbus Corporate helicopter.[8]

Owner and operation

REV Ocean is the flagship of Norwegian billionaire businessman Kjell Inge Røkke's REV Ocean initiative. In an interview with the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten (published 1 May 2017) Røkke said he planned to give away most of his fortune. As a further step in this plan he joined the Giving Pledge in 2017, and founded the REV Ocean initiative.

Led by former WWF Norway CEO Nina Jensen, REV Ocean is working to improve understanding of the ocean and foster concrete solutions through three initiatives: the world's largest research and expedition vessel (REV), the World Ocean Headquarters and an open, global data platform.[9]

She is purpose built for scientific charter and environmental research missions.[10]

Her TIER III hybrid propulsion allows a full-electric mode at eleven knots when the yacht collects samples. Her total operating range is 21,000 nautical miles.[11]

References
  1. "REV: Espen Øino on Vard's record-breaking 182.9m extreme build". Boat International. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. "Rokke research ship costing $350m | TradeWinds". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. Stef, Stef (7 November 2018). "Billionaire Kjell Inge Røkke pledges $500M to build new hi-tech ship to tackle ocean sustainability". YBW. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. Fleet, Yacht Charter. "REV Yacht Charter Price - Vard Luxury Yacht Charter". www.yachtcharterfleet.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. Markussen, Helge Martin (19 February 2019). "Rev-Ocean flagges i NIS - Skipsrevyen.no". www.skipsrevyen.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. Øino, Espen. "Espen Øino on Designing the World's Largest Yacht". Superyachts.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  7. "REV Ocean secures first-ever Triton submersible capable of diving to 2,286 meters with three people aboard". Revocean. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  8. Mantey, David (4 October 2019). "World's Largest Yacht Adds New Airbus Helicopter". www.thomasnet.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  9. "One Healthy Ocean". Revocean. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  10. Nicholls, Laura (24 August 2019). "World's largest yacht launched: The 183m REV Ocean". www.superyachttimes.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  11. Meyer, René (26 August 2019). "REV OCEAN Yacht with Purpose of Research and largest yacht". yachtemoceans.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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