In short
Al Salamah is a 139.3-metre motor yacht whose hull was built by HDW in Kiel before she was moved to the Lürssen yard in Bremen for completion; she was delivered in 1999 (SuperYacht Times, Boat International). Built under the code name Mipos, she was recognised at delivery as the third-largest yacht in the world, and Terence Disdale designed both her exterior and interior (YachtBuyer, Boat International). With a gross tonnage of 12,234 she is ranked 10th in the world by volume and 18th by length by YachtBuyer, and 19th by length in Boat International's list of the largest yachts (YachtBuyer, Boat International). She sleeps 40 guests in 20 cabins with room for 96 crew, and returned to Lürssen for a refit in 2006–07 that included dry-docking in Bremerhaven (Boat International, SuperYacht Times).
Videos
Three tours from YouTube, most viewed first.
Photos
Further reading
Independent coverage we found. We link to it rather than rewrite it.
Specifications
- Length overall
- 139.29 m (457 ft) 139.3 m in some listings
- Waterline length
- 126.2 m (414 ft 1 in)
- Beam
- 23.5 m
- Draught
- 5.0 m
- Gross tonnage
- 12,234
- Builder
- Hull built by HDW (Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft) in Kiel, completed by Lürssen in Bremen
- Project name
- Mipos, short for “Mission Possible”
- Keel laid
- 15 June 1998
- Launched
- April 1999
- Delivered
- September 1999
- Size at delivery
- Third-largest yacht in the world
- Refit
- Lürssen, autumn 2006 to spring 2007, including dry-docking at MWB in Bremerhaven listed as 2006 or 2007 in some sources
- Naval architecture
- Lürssen
- Exterior and interior design
- Terence Disdale Design
- Construction
- Steel hull, aluminium superstructure, teak decks
- Decks
- 5, with a helicopter deck aft
- Classification
- Germanischer Lloyd; MCA compliant
- Engines
- 2 × MTU 20V 1163 TB73 diesels, 6,500 kW (8,837 hp) each 6,540 kW each in SuperYacht Times
- Speed
- 21.5 kn max, 17 kn cruising 21 kn max in some listings
- Fuel capacity
- 840,000 litres
- Fresh water
- About 430,000 litres
- Guests
- 40 in 20 cabins, including two owner's suites 22 staterooms in a 2015 SuperYacht Times report
- Crew
- 96 94 in SuperYacht Times
- Private staff
- Up to 59 staff and security personnel in 23 cabins
- On board
- Helicopter deck, pool aft beneath the helipad, gym, beauty salon, elevators, a car garage and five galleys; YachtBuyer also reports three separate hospitals for owner, guests and crew
- World ranking
- 10th by gross tonnage and 18th by length (YachtBuyer, October 2026); 19th by length (Boat International, March 2025)
- Flag
- Saudi Arabia
- Owner
- Reported by Boat International (March 2025) to have been owned by the late Sultan bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia; who holds her now has not been reported
- For sale
- Not listed for sale
- Charter
- Not believed to be available
Where is she now
Live AIS position on:
IMO 1007043 · MMSI 403003000
Questions
What is Al Salamah?
Al Salamah is a 139.3-metre motor yacht delivered in 1999 (Boat International). Her hull was built by HDW in Kiel and she was completed at the Lürssen shipyard in Bremen under the code name Mipos (SuperYacht Times, Boat International). She flies the flag of Saudi Arabia and is not listed for sale (YachtBuyer).
How big is the Al Salamah yacht?
She is 139.29 metres (457 feet) long, with a beam of 23.5 metres, a draught of 5 metres and a gross tonnage of 12,234 (Boat International). YachtBuyer ranks her 10th in the world by gross tonnage and 18th by length (YachtBuyer); Boat International places her 19th in its list of the largest yachts, updated in March 2025 (Boat International). At her delivery in 1999 she was the third-largest yacht in the world (YachtBuyer).
Who built Al Salamah?
HDW (Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft) built her hull in Kiel, and Lürssen completed her in Bremen (SuperYacht Times). Lürssen was responsible for the naval architecture and Terence Disdale designed both her exterior and interior (Boat International). Her keel was laid on 15 June 1998, she was launched in April 1999 and delivered in September 1999 (YachtBuyer).
What does the name Mipos mean?
Mipos was the code name used while she was being built; Boat International says it was short for “Mission Possible”, a statement proved correct by her delivery in 1999 (Boat International). She was given the name Al Salamah on completion; YachtBuyer translates the Arabic name broadly as “safety” (YachtBuyer).
What is on board Al Salamah?
She sleeps 40 guests in 20 cabins and has accommodation for 96 crew (Boat International), plus 23 cabins for up to 59 private staff and security personnel (YachtBuyer). There is a helicopter deck aft, a pool beneath it, a gym and elevators between decks (YachtBuyer, YachtCharterFleet). YachtBuyer also reports five galleys and three separate hospitals for the owner, guests and crew (YachtBuyer).
Can you charter Al Salamah?
No. She is not believed to be available for private charter (YachtCharterFleet), and she is not listed for sale (YachtBuyer, SuperYacht Times).
Compare with
Other Gulf royal and large Lürssen yachts in the registry, and Al Mirqab, photographed beside her in Greece in 2015.
Sources (8)
- Boat International, Superyacht Directory: Al Salamah
- Boat International, The top 25 largest yachts in the world 12 Mar 2025
- SuperYacht Times, Al Salamah 15 Jul 2025
- SuperYacht Times, Lürssen Yachts completes refits of Queen K & Al Salamah 10 May 2007
- SuperYacht Times, Al Mirqab and Al Salamah in Greece 19 May 2015
- YachtBuyer, Al Salamah
- YachtCharterFleet, Al Salamah
- VesselFinder, ALSALAMAH (IMO 1007043)