Christina O
- Argo
- Christina
- HMCS Stormont ( K327 )
IMO no. 8963818
The Christina O is a mega - yacht, which was built for Aristotle Onassis; it still stands at number 27 of the list of the longest motor yachts.
- 2.1 " Ari 's Bar "
History
The yacht was built in 1942/43, at the shipyard Canadian Vickers as a River - class frigate HMCS Stormont ( K327 ) of the Canadian Navy and also took part in the Allied landings in Normandy in part. In 1948 the ship was bought by Aristotle Onassis for only 34,000 U.S. dollars, converted at the end of Howaldtswerken 1952 to the middle of 1954 for several million dollars to the private yacht.
Captain of the yacht was from 1953 to 1960 the Hamburg Willy Schlatermund. He also filmed a movie, dance together in the Maria Callas and Onassis on the deck and in the cabins and salons are shown.
Many celebrities were on the Christina O as a guest or participated in their journeys. Winston Churchill took part in a total of eight runs. On one of these trips he met the young John F. Kennedy, on another he celebrated with Clementine the Golden Wedding. Churchill received the Yugoslav President Tito and the Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis on the yacht. Onassis never took the prominence or contacts his friend's advantage, he also took care of him personally. When the royal family of England wanted to take on a cruise, Churchill this is not desired, this was unloaded.
Jackie Kennedy in 1963 for the first time invited, after her sister Lee Radziwill had imagined Onassis. On the yacht, the wedding celebrations of Grace Kelly and Rainier III were. (Monaco) held. Almost every car has had prominent users, including Maria Callas, Frank Sinatra, Richard Burton to Elizabeth Taylor, Greta Garbo, John Wayne, King Farouk of Egypt, Aga Khan, Marilyn Monroe, Eva Peron, John D. Rockefeller and J. Paul Getty. The yacht was also used for business negotiation, so here is important deals were signed, so with the J. Paul Getty.
After Onassis ' death, his heiress Christina Onassis donated the yacht to the Greek state, which it established as a state yacht Argo in the 1980s. In 1990, the state decided for cost reasons, to separate from the yacht; However, it took many years until the state found a buyer since the purchase price was too high and high investments were operating in the substance.
Refit
The shipowner Ioannis Papanikolaou Pavlos, who had been as a child with his parents on the Christina O. guest, bought the yacht in 1998, had them restored to 2003 and rebuilt as a charter yacht. The work was carried out by the Croatian shipyard Viktor Lenac. Contrary to expectations, a large part of the hull had to be replaced. Went the first inventory reports yet of 65 tons of steel, which would have to be replaced, the original steam engines were at the end of 650, the electrical system was completely renewed, replaced in 1943 by two MAN diesel engines and three 3 MAN generators. The conversion of the steam drive to a diesel drive enabled the construction of additional cabins and a dining hall. The interior has been supplemented by numerous memorabilia, such as the Maria Callas room through the only gold record of the diva.
Since then the yacht for about 450,000 euros per week was chartered and, among others, Anna Nicole Smith, Paul McCartney, Puff Daddy, Donatella Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, Prince Andrew with ex- wife Sarah Ferguson, Madonna, Johnny Depp and Tommy Lee ( Mötley Crüe ) used.
The yacht is currently available for 25 million euros for sale.
Design and equipment
The architect chose a Caesar Pinnau typical for this time streamlined shape, the bow was rebuilt in canoe shape. The total length is since this conversion about 99 meters (325 yards, 6 inches). The children of the yacht was designed and painted by Ludwig Bemelmans. The front area has a helipad, a swimming pool in the bow, the pool is covered with a Minoan mosaic. This floor can be raised hydraulically to serve as a dance floor. Pat Nixon said about the equipment of the yacht:
" Ari Has More gold in his bathroom than most Governments have in Their national treasuries. "
" Ari has more gold in his bathroom than most governments in their national treasure. "
" Ari 's Bar "
Ari 's Bar is the most popular room in the yacht. Was used in the construction of wood from a former Spanish gallon. The bar stools were (today cowhide) covered with the leather of the foreskin of whales, kicks and arm rests are made of polished whale teeth. These accessories come from previous Onassis whaling activities. A set of Onassis on the bar stool should have been: " Excuse me, ma'am, did you know you are sitting on the worlds large largest ... " is equipped bar with nautical collectibles, such as model ships, harpoons and sea chests.
The yacht has a range of over 5000 nautical miles.