Venus (yacht)
Venus is a super yacht designed by Philippe Starck's design company Ubik[2] and built by Feadship for the entrepreneur Steve Jobs.[3] However, Jobs died in October 2011. The yacht was unveiled a year later and cost more than €100 million.[4]
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Name: | Venus |
Owner: | Laurene Powell Jobs |
Port of registry: | George Town, Cayman Islands |
Builder: |
Feadship ![]() |
Cost: | €100 million |
Launched: | October 2012 |
Christened: | 2012 |
In service: | 2012-present |
Identification: |
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Status: | In service |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Super yacht |
Tonnage: | 1,876 GT |
Length: | 78.20 m (256.6 ft) |
Beam: | 11.80 m (38.7 ft) |
Draught: | 3.00 m (9.84 ft) |
Notes: | Data from builder[1] |
History
Venus was unveiled on 28 October 2012 at the Feadship shipyard in Aalsmeer in the Netherlands. The yacht was named for the Roman goddess of love.[5]
The yacht was impounded on 21 December 2012 at the Port of Amsterdam following a dispute over payment. The designer, Philippe Starck, claimed that Jobs' heirs owed him €3 million of his €9 million fee for the project.[6] The yacht was only impounded for a few days until the dispute was resolved.[7]
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References
- "Venus - Feadship Royal Dutch Shipyards". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- "Steve Jobs's £80m yacht impounded over unpaid bill". The Daily Telegraph. 21 December 2012.
- Banrji, Robin (29 October 2012). "Steve Jobs high-tech yacht unveiled". BBC News Online.
- "Steve Jobs super yacht impounded over unpaid Starck designer bill". Reuters. 21 December 2012.
- "Steve Jobs' Yacht Revealed, Christened 'Venus'". Mashable. 28 October 2012.
- "Steve Jobs' high-tech yacht impounded over bill dispute". BBC News Online. 21 December 2012.
- Aune, Sean P. (24 December 2012). "Steve Jobs Yacht Freed From Impound After Unpaid Bill is Settled". TechnoBuffalo. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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