in the small town of Brattvaag in Norway with only two and a half thousand
residents the largest superyachts ever to be built sits in the bay still under
construction built in Tulcea in Romania she was launched with her engines as the
superstructure in place and towed thousands of miles here to finish
construction of this massive endeavor she sits 183 metres with a gross tonnage
of 17,440 that's 1,500 gross tons more than Dilbar and two and a half
meters longer than a sum she would take the crown of longest and most voluminous
super yacht in the world however the titles are safe for now as revolution
will not be classed as a fully fledged soupy earth even though she will end a
construction process in lloyd way of germany where she will be painted and
outfitted to superyacht standards she arrived in Brattvaag in February this
year and she is in the process of being transformed from a steel hull to the
most advanced research vessel in the world she will have working
accommodation for researchers and a suppose at the high level of comfort for
crew
advanced oceanography equipment will be fitted on board allowing to survive
marine areas currents the seabed fish animals and plant life REV has been
designed to be as fuel efficient as possible she will be able to
circumnavigate the globe without refueling
she has an energy recovery River system medium speed engines a direct drive
diesel electric propulsion system and an exhaust cleaning system she has a cargo
deck and storage for submersible with a massive crane as well as laboratories
and an auditorium because of the pandemic the shipyard is experienced in
delays and they cannot a president give a date when the vessel will finish in
Norway in a statement Rev Ocean said that it cannot give an exact timeline on
when the vessel will be completed and this is working with the yard to
establish a new timeline this delay affects all of our key work
streams including calls for proposals and the timing of our inaugural cruises
it said whenever she's ready she'll be an impressive sight and I can only
imagine some of the places she would venture!