This Royal Navy Ship Turned Luxury $54m Explorer Superyacht Has A Range Of 20,000nm! 

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.

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 !!

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!!!

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

I'm impressed with how well it turned out

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?

Actually not a fan of this refurbishment. Very old fashioned looking, much prefer clean and contemporary lines. Looks like a refurbished job from Southeast Asia, not stylish of classy like from Italy.

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.

The government should buy her back as a replacement for HMY Britannia, instead of building a new ship.

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

Rename her Britannia and put her back into Lizzy’s service 👍🏻

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

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...

Virtually without exception, I have preferred the Crew accommodation rather than the gaudy and ostentatious owner and guests accommodation found on many vessels of this type. No amount of wealth can buy good taste...

I like her. Too large for my tastes. 26 guests; I can't think of 26 people I would want to go to sea with. Her interior appears to be comfortable. Too many yachts are going for the ostentatious floating palace look. I prefer fine crafted and functional. Save the gold leaf for someone else.

Excellent range surprisingly a titanium has incroiyable

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

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

How should I contact you to ask a question? I realize this appears stupid, but my look through the members section wasn't enlightening. No rush. Yours aye

The only word is BLIMEY !!!!🇬🇧⚔

Beautiful Lines.

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

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.

Phenomenal. Well planned.

Now that's what you call up cycling or recycling

thats a gorgeous ship.

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

Shes not the best looking of superyachts but if any ship deserves a change why not it being an ex Royal navy, I find it fantastic what naval architects can do with conversions, how common is it I know of Ragnar but who doesn't.

1300 cc - which is evil enough by itself.

Wow, envious.

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.

It must cost a couple million to fill up those tanks.

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

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 😀)

I am an EX Royal Australian Sailor and loved the outfit. Hence your videos hit a nerve with me

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

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

20,000 nm . i think she's run on nuclear power 😂

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)

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.

Looks awesome, but, please, start showing the interior.

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

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

Yeah, Bleu de Nîmes, highly impressive. Go anywhere in all weatherconditions, fascinating.

Good Lord, she's beautiful!

1:07 #Decent #range #my #Lord

Impressive yacht, going to be a small market though - long endurance exploration bilionaire...

Lekker man lekker

Do you get a full fuel tank with the purchase of the yacht?

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

I would love to have it

Navy veteran, she's beautiful 🎉

Wow very very impressive

Miss the armament .

Beautiful classic ship

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

I am sure that incredible range comes from having a vast fuel capacity. I bet you could buy another yacht for what it would cost to fill those tanks.

love the look of the ext and the range but I think the interior is wanting not elegant enough should have been done more elegantly. I think whoever buys her will have her redone again making it a 100millon dollar yacht. a one of a kind.

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.

She got nice lines

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?

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

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

🤔Great video, keep it up!

Are you shure the jet skiis have 1300 hp? Sounds like alot

Very interesting

i want one. lol

Benetti motor yacht Aquarium...! As for this IMPRESSIVE vessel, if she had an elevator/lift, my family and I would have purchased her...

If you buy it, you'd better not advocate for others to downsize to prevent climate change and advance social justice issues))

for it's size is 20,000 nm that great?

Thank you

I would Love to know how much the cost would be to fill that ship with fuel? 😳

Neat ship, but I'd rather see the engine room and all the equipment that makes her run. If you have the money to buy it, I don't, you have the money to change the interior. It's far harder to change her engines and other running gear..

Beautiful

Beautiful

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

Gorgeous

Magnificent but way too expensive given her age.

Stunning

Nice

WOW

Nice cork.

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.

AWESOME! thanks~!

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

I can’t imagine having enough money to even fill the tanks.