HI this is a former R.M.A.S. vessel either Magnet or Lodestone. As I worked on both I am glad at least one was not scrapped.

I also like to see the crew areas; galley, engine room, crew quarters and mess, plus the bridge! I always get excited by those areas since working at sea so many years ago. Beautiful ship, worthy of another life!!!

I love these converted military ships to explorer yacht, it just makes sense that the ship is still doing what it’s meant to do. And they look awsome doing it.

Using former Navy vessels as private yachts is an outstanding idea. Kudos to the engineers who are responsible for making this happen!😎👍

@Carl-LaFong1618

Жыл бұрын

I think John Wayne bought an old mine sweeper for his yacht.

By far the most beautiful yacht interior I ´ve ever seen and i`ve seen thousands !! Supreme european fine taste throughout ,and top yacht design a long distance fm the horrendous oligarcs gin palaces that clutter the worlds marinas !!

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment :-) You have great taste!

Now this is a ship anyone can love, much better than the candy ass yachts being built today.

Now, that's a serious cruising, yacht and I think it's amazing what they've done with it.

Military vessels intended for blue water operations always have incredibly long ranges compared to civilian ones. If I was ever fotunate enough to have the money for a vessel of this size that I intended to cruise the world with, I'd try and refit a pre-owned Naval hull such as this or try to requisition a hull from a comparable shipwright for that reason - the endurance is just unparalleled.

@normanboyes4983

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry that is just not true. Most blue water naval vessels do not have greater range than civilian vessels. Ship Design is a compromise and fuel competes in that process and in a warship there is a lot of competition for space. When you bear in mind it would be rare for a warship not to refuel from a tanker fairly regularly - even a nuclear powered carrier only has sufficient aviation fuel for a few days air ops.

@tylersoto7465

2 жыл бұрын

Now let's make a super yacht/destroyer hybrid type of ship lol

@rp1645

Жыл бұрын

@@normanboyes4983 YES you are Right, but a Nuclear Carrier has how many-sided crew, just the Air wing alone is huge. That flies them off to the land base as the carriers comes in for work. The refueling is mostly for the Jets. But just think of the food a carrier needs. YES there are resupply ships for world Navy's that just sail as at Sea resupply. There is not the need for that on this Navy convention. Some of these type electronic special type Navy vessels were outfitted with fuel supply to stay on station for extended times plus they did not have the crew on board as a carrier. Remember what the video guy said a happy crew is a hard working crew. You must always resupply food on bigger more manned Navy ships. Just saying can't compare a carrier to this type of Navy convention vessel.

Another bucket list travel. Miami to Bermuda to Newfoundland to Greenland to Iceland to Faroe to Bergen to Copenhagen to Helsinki.

I's be happy for our serving seamen / women to have those sort of facilities as standard.

As an old merchant navy sailor it brought back memories of my youth thank you.

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

🙌

It is beautiful. The one thing you did NOT explain (I know, but most do not) is exactly what function a De-Gaussing vessel performs for the navy.

Ah well, now that's a nice interior. Absolutely beautiful, with as much taste as anyone could need. Some people can design interiors for boat's and some can't, this team is near perfect in my opinion. A stunning vessel.

@Coowallsky

Жыл бұрын

100% agree

Wow, envious.

I like the forward well deck, which is remeniscent of classic liners of the 20th century. It is also the perfect place to hide your tenders, presenting clean lines and a very photogenic exterior. This yacht is 100% more practical & classy than the purpose built gin palaces, all bulges & LED strip lights, that spend most of their life moored up in the Mediterranian.

@davidlasanen7690

5 ай бұрын

well said

Glad to see older vessels like this getting a second life. Thanks so much for your video work. (:

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! thanks for you comment, I appreciate it :-)

Awesome! 16m extension! That’s incredible. What a fantastic ship, you know it’s going to be extremely seaworthy and capable. Great job on the redesign and the interior looks marvellous. More decommissioned ships should be used for this, it’s superb

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

I agree 🙌 thanks for watching 👍

Loved how they refitted her. Looks real good. Impressive yacht.

Beautiful classic ship

I'm impressed with how well it turned out

That is soooooo impressive. Much more interesting than all these new build Super Yachts built from scratch and she looks fantastic. I wish more uber wealthy people would follow this example.

@owenh933

2 жыл бұрын

Check out the Ragnar..

Absolutely awesome. I am surprised no one has bought a frigate class boat and converted it over. That would take a hit and keep on going.

@peterlbaldwin511

2 жыл бұрын

One can only hope that with modern technology, such conversions have the requisite sea kindly abilities necessary for today's market..? I am reminded of stories of a much older conversion, Onassis's legendary yet also infamous yacht "Christina". For nearly three decades "Christina" was the "go to " yacht for the "Jet set, hosting guests such as Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco, Opera Diva Maria Callas(Onassis's long term mistress), Winston Churchill, the Taylor-Burtons and of course Jackie Kennedy. But notoriously "Christina" was not a sea kindly boat and despite Onassis having lavished about 100 million U$ on her (in today's terms) he could not correct the fault, apparently in anything more than a 1-2mt. swell she would begin to pitch, yaw and roll alarmingly. Because Onassis obviously wished to spare his guests any discomfort, this was one of the reasons that the yacht was often seen in less glamorous ports than might be expected of such a vessel.

@SteamboatWilley

11 ай бұрын

I think a Frigate would be a bit too big as a yacht. Also, most are gas turbine powered and would require to be re-engined for economy. Patrol vessels are a more economic size for yacht conversion, and there are plenty to choose from.

thats a gorgeous ship.

I love the previous history. I also love she has the opportunity to create new history. 💚

Beautiful Lines.

Phenomenal. Well planned.

I love this fantastic vessel, the freedom to travel every very when fuelled up , wow

Thank you

Beautiful

what a masterpiece.

Wow! Very impressive. Sauna and massage room? What's not to like? ⚓👍

@YachtBuoy

Жыл бұрын

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Absolutely amazing. Must be nice to have that kind of financial capability to transform a navy vessel into a magnificent world cruiser.

I hope the Sea Doo's do not have 1300 hp - the outright comedy of such hardware would be worth a separate video indeed. Great video by the way.

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback and for watching the video 🙌

Stunning

Gorgeous

Wow very very impressive

Excellent range surprisingly a titanium has incroiyable

The latest conversion looks great, she was quite the boat before but the bar has been raised quite a few steps

Thank you for showing this great conversation with a super former Navy vessel. I love Navy vessels refitting to private Vessels. I wish someone would convert a ( FFG)

@YachtBuoy

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙌

@QAT4969

3 ай бұрын

similar dutch navy vessel now known as M/Y Yas..look it up..she's a 141m beauty.

This is very interesting. Glad that this vessel has been brought back to life. Another great video

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙌👍

Now that's what you call up cycling or recycling

Absolutely adore this craft....and being able to go from London to Sydney and back without refuelling ? Phenomenal.

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙌 please don’t forget to check out my other videos 👍

Absolutely stunning!

Fabulous video, thanks. FYI, Clelands is pronounced Clellands, I worked there back in another life.

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know!

Absolutely stunning in every way.

All she's missing is a set of deck guns in case you run into any riffraff on your way through the gulf of guinea or the Malacca strait.

Fantastic, thanks. 👍

@YachtBuoy

Жыл бұрын

🙌

amazing! great video

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙌 glad you enjoyed it 👍

Beautiful vessel

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

It sure is!

Falling in love. A big subsidy for anyone who buys it. It looks like a maritime vessel and not a sissy boat.

Exo 2 should have a range approaching this vessel what a magnificent ship

To be precise, she was part of the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service, not the Royal Navy itself.

gorgeous work of art, hats off to the refit designers.

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment :-)

This to me is the ULTIMATE in super yachts! If I could afford a super yacht THIS would be it! The interior is amazing, and the decks are well equipped to enjoy your time out on the open ocean. And the range...does anyone beat the range of this vessel? I would love to build an adventure cruise around the world in a vessel like this and invite as many guests as I could comfortably fill it with. Love it!

whoa... that was fast! thanks Sir, thanks a lot!

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation 🙌

Stunning looking ship! That range is to die for... as long as you are an oil baron. 20,000 miles would surely be a 300,000L tank?

One of the best and useable yacht I have seen. Where is my lottery ticket!!!!

AWESOME! thanks~!

@YachtBuoy

Жыл бұрын

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She got nice lines

Beautiful yacht.

The refit is astonishing. She really is very impressive! That range though is unbelievable, true explorer range. I’m very curious to hear how she achieves that range. The closest yacht to rival that range, from my memory, is only Octopus at 12,000 nautical miles and she is almost twice the length of blue de nimes.

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

Degaussing ships were always designed for long-range deployments, with extended periods at sea. I can only assume that her fuel tanks are huge

@duramaxadventures5832

9 ай бұрын

@@YachtBuoy 100,000 gallons 😮😮

Beautiful interior, I could live there

Amazing !!!

I would love to have it

Bloody awesome wow

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

🙌

Imagine being able to get 20 or so friends, and crew, and then just head off round the world for a year or so.. Awesome (seasickness aside 😀)

Incredible vessel! I wish we could get a better look at the interior. Thanks for your channel.

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment 🙌

Well done video on a incredible yacht.

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙌

Best yacht ever

Bleu de Nimes has for some time been my dream yacht, had I won Euromillions Superdraw. Sadly I did not..!! LOL I like the fact that her heritage has given her not only a somewhat more conservative yet unique appearance compared to other production yachts, but also outstanding range and the apparent ability to handle the most extreme conditions. Is there any clue as to whether or not she has Ice class capabilities...? I admit that whilst personally her interiors are not to my taste her versatility and abilities more than outweigh any negatives. With the number of guest cabins, she is obviously aimed at the Charter market, which would not be my prime objective, but this too can be changed with an interior refit. In Blue de Nimes, I believe a potential owner will have a vessel equally elegantly at home gracing harbours from Cannes to Cape Town, yet with true Global Cruising capability, able to reach far-flung destinations...

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

Alas, she does not have any ice class capabilities. Thanks for watching and thanks for leaving a comment 🙌

@peterlbaldwin511

2 жыл бұрын

​@@YachtBuoy Thanks for clarification .Pity she is not "Ice" classed however there are now ways of achieving limited Ice class verification without extended additional steel plating being needed.. As an aside apparently during the rebuild and Hull extension, a bulbous bow was added which has not only improved her sea keeping abilities, but has also improved fuel consumption. 220 lts., per hour at 12 knots for a vessel of this size is remarkable. I understand that her fuel tankage capacity is 320,000 gallons (Imp)or +/- 1,600,000 ltrs...!

@BrianSmith-yn2zg

Жыл бұрын

@@peterlbaldwin511 So @ 5 bucks a gal. it will only cost 1.6 mil to fill her up.

Lekker man lekker

gorgeous...

@YachtBuoy

Жыл бұрын

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Very interesting

Outstanding 👌what else can you say

About ten years ago I remember seeing another former Royal Navy survey ship that had been converted to a luxury motor yacht. It was berthed in Monaco, and was formerly HMS Bulldog or one of her sister ships, all decommisioned in the early to mid 1990s.

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

Any idea what class of ship the Bulldog was? I would love to see her now.

@mikeprince1769

2 жыл бұрын

@@YachtBuoy the class of ship was the "Bulldog" class. The specific vessel was actually HMS Beagle, which became the "MY Titan", and most recently "Aqua Blu".

Awesome

🤔Great video, keep it up!

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for the feedback 😄

I guess this is why I'll never have this kind of money. I just don't get an "expedition" ship without a machine shop, electrical shop, laboratory spaces, foul weather space with all the junk you put on and take off in SS6 weather. Wood is nice, luxury is okay, but I want something that wears well and requires less maintenance, not more. When I am 2400 nm from the nearest port and something breaks, I want to be able to make a new one and install it. I also want specs on how the habitable spaces in the ship can withstand -50 degree or +50 degree weather and keep a constant 20 degrees and 50 percent humidity. It'd also be nice to have a craft that cruises at better than 9 knots at 1 gallon per nm. I also want medical facilities and sufficient goods storage to allow for extended travel away from sources of supply. Who gives a flying f about beautiful appointments when the water maker goes south because of a broken valve and all you have is an elegantly appointed galley to try and fix what's wrong?

Nice

Nice cork.

She is "Awesome", well done retrofit!

WOW

Beauty of a monster!

I want to convert an aircraft carrier. Would be sweet to have room for a skatepark and MX track for the kids. Practical.

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

haha, that would be one conversion I would insist on being allowed to visit

@superyamagucci

2 жыл бұрын

@@YachtBuoy found one sold in the UK a few years ago, HMS Illustrious. Only $2.75M US ! YT won’t let me post link.

awesome

It's my understanding that it costs fuel to carry fuel. So having a spectacular range is one thing and taking advantage in another. Seriously though, if I had an exploration yacht, I expect, I would follow the coastline of every continent, going up rivers and visiting every interesting port for a day or maybe a week. Funny thing, I'm always looking for a humidor, or where I would put one.

I want one!!

If i could afford to buy her, and operate her with crew, i would love to own her. With that kind of fuel capacity I would only need to refuel her every 10 years or so. This is amazing. Thank you.

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙌 glad you enjoyed the video

Ahhhh… The life aquatic with Dr Steve Ziaaus!!

On that old photo is that HMS Speedy alongside? That was the RNs only hydrofoil. Served for a short while with Fisheries Protection Sqdn, till they realised it was way too expensive.

@normanboyes4983

2 жыл бұрын

Confirmed.

Nice yacht, wish you told or showed us the engine room and what her engines are?

I love it...would like to know more info about hull....thanks

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

You got it!

What engines does it have? It’s an awesome boat.

Nice build,exceptional job. I hate to think how much she costs to operate per year.

Fabulous vessel. I want one! Did they upgrade the power plants and genny?

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure - I couldn't find any reference to machinery upgrades

Lodestone was not RN but RNAS as I recall. Lloyds were correct in classing her as a new build.

1:07 #Decent #range #my #Lord

I find the lines of these converted Navy vessels appealing , maybe because they were commissioned for a purpose. They can be beautiful when converted. They also seem to have more room, be spacious in a way that ordinary built yachts cannot. Big yachts seem to waste space, where conversions seem to have had a prior purpose for their large spaces and so they don't seem contrived.

@YachtBuoy

2 жыл бұрын

100% agree!

Navy veteran, she's beautiful 🎉

@YachtBuoy

4 ай бұрын

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I bet the men amd women that worked on her wish they could go back onto her now. I could live there. Ryobovich Shipyards and CBM are joining Icon in taking old vessels used for military and commercial purposes and turning them into explorer vessels. I personally would like the look of a military vessel like Skat, Bold, Mizu or Khailala(sp). Just on the off chance you ran into some pirates near the Gulf of Aden or south America, it would make them think twice about coming after you. Of course taking on temporary armed security while transition is also another idea for the Gulf, but some yacht people may not like the rough looking men with Barrett .50 BMG sniper rifles and H&K G3 and DD18's roaming all over the teak looking to smoke check some skinnies.