Kingdom 5KR

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Kingdom 5KR is a 281 foot/85.65 metre superyacht owned by Al-Waleed bin Talal.

It was built in 1980 by the yacht builder Benetti at a cost $100 million ^[1] and designed by Jon Bannenberg. Its initial interior was designed by Luigi Sturchio.^[2]

It was originally built as the Nabila for Saudi billionaire, Adnan Khashoggi (named for his daughter). At the time of its construction it was one of the largest yachts in the world.

During its days as the Nabilia it was featured in the James Bond movie Never Say Never Again in which it was the Disco Volante (translated into "Flying Saucer") which was the villain's yacht.

After Khashoggi ran into problems he sold it in 1988 to the Sultan of Brunei who in turn sold it to Donald Trump for $29 million who renamed it the Trump Princess after retrofitting it.

When Trump ran into financial problems he sold it to Prince Al-Walid bin Talal for $40 million in 1991.^[3]

The yacht's name stems from his investment company ("Kingdom Holding Company"), his lucky number ("5"), and his children's initials ("K" and "R").^[4]

It has a beam of 43.5 feet, a draught of 15.5 ft and fuel capacity of 136,000 gallons.

When it was delivered it had five decks, a disco, a cinema with seats for 12 and 2 double beds, 11 opulent suites, a heliport on top (its smoke stacks are sloped outward to avoid interference with the helicopters), a pool with a water jet on top in front of the heliport, 2 Riva tenders, a crew of 48, a topspeed of 20 knots, and cruising speed of 17.5 knots.^[5]

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