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73.55m  /  241'4 | nobiskrug | 2012 / 2022.

Owner & Guests

Cabin Configuration

• 2 Double/Twin
• Previous Yacht

Special Features:

• Stunning Reymond Langton design
• Nobiskrug shipyard pedigree
• Elevator connecting all levels for easy access
• Jacuzzi on the sun deck for optimum relaxing in the sun
• Indoor and outdoor dining options to cater for every weather condition
• Luxurious cabins for guests with ensuites and seating areas

The multi-award winning 73.55m/241'4" motor yacht 'Mogambo' was built by Nobiskrug in Germany at their Rendsburg shipyard. Her interior is styled by British designer design house Reymond Langton Design and she was delivered to her owner in March 2012. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Reymond Langton Design and she was last refitted in 2022.

Guest Accommodation

Mogambo has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 12 guests in 7 suites comprising one VIP cabin and two cabins that can operate as twins or doubles. She is also capable of carrying up to 17 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

Onboard Comfort & Entertainment

Her features include a beauty salon, spa, beauty salon, elevator, beach club, gym, deck jacuzzi, WiFi and air conditioning.

Range & Performance

Mogambo is built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel MTU (16V 4000 M60) 16-cylinder 2,360hp engines, she comfortably cruises at 14 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 17 knots with a range of up to 5,000 nautical miles from her 182,000 litre fuel tanks. An advanced stabilisation system on board promises exceptional comfort levels at anchor or on any voyage. Her water tanks store around 43,600 Litres of fresh water. She was built to Lloyds Register classification society rules, and is MCA Compliant.

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Mogambo Awards & Nominations

• The World Superyacht Awards 2013 Best Displacement Motor Yacht of 1,300GT to 2,999GT (approximately 60m – 84m) Winner
• The ShowBoats Design Awards 2013 Interior Design Award: Displacement Motor Yachts 200′+ Finalist
• The ShowBoats Design Awards 2013 Exterior Design & Styling Award: Displacement Motor Yachts 200′+ Finalist
• The ShowBoats Design Awards 2013 Naval Architecture Award: Motor Yachts Finalist
• The ShowBoats Design Awards 2013 Interior Layout Award: Motor Yachts Finalist
• The ShowBoats Design Awards 2013 Recreational Area for Guest Use Award Winner

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73 m / 239 ft

73.5 m / 241 ft

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92.5 m / 303 ft

LOA: 73.51 m

Beam: 12.0 m

Draft: 3.65 m

Interior: Reymond Langton Design

Exterior: Reymond Langton Design

Hull: Steel

Superstructure: Steel / GRP

Max. speed: 17.5 knots

Cruising speed: 14.5 knots

Gross tonnage: 1,682

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“MOGAMBO was designed to meet the owner’s requirements and, specifically, to enter the charter market. The outside areas are the best I have seen for that purpose. The superyacht is very comfortable at sea and quite fast. And as always, the engineering is first class - typically German. MOGAMBO is a good looking vessel, and the exterior finish is superb!” Philip Walsh, Captain

The word MOGAMBO is of African origin and means “the Great.” It fits this superyacht, delivered in 2012, perfectly.

It needs an extraordinary approach…

…to succeed in the luxurious world of exclusive charter yachts. The experienced team of Owner, designer and shipyard accomplished this for MOGAMBO.

The superyacht appears slender,…

…long and strong with a slight masculine touch, emphasized by the two-tone paintwork – the hull in mid-grey and the decks in snow-white.

It is the African angle…

…that forms the starting point for this superyacht that delicately combines classic warmth and ambiance with modern elegance, resulting in a sophisticated mix with a touch of glamour. And like her namesake, she too is aiming for adventure, setting out for remarkable journeys and supplying her guests every conceivable luxury.

…not only cuts a splendid figure above and below deck but thanks to NOBISKRUG’s naval architecture the superyacht also fulfils high demands at sea.

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Hull 782 is a 74m mega yacht built by German shipyard Nobiskrug. The mega yacht, thought to be named Mogambo, features exterior and inteior styling by Raymond Langton Design. Hull 782 was launched from Nobiskrug's Rendsburg facility in March 2010 and is scheduled to be delivered to her owner in 2011.

Mogambo is a custom motor yacht launched in 2012 by Nobiskrug in Rendsburg, Germany and most recently refitted in 2022.

Over more than a century of experience in shipbuilding, Nobiskrug has built around 750 vessels, having its current core business focused on the highly specialized construction of individually manufactured custom superyachts.

Mogambo measures 73.55 metres in length, with a max draft of 3.65 metres and a beam of 12.50 metres. She has a gross tonnage of 1,698 tonnes.

Mogambo has a steel hull with an aluminium superstructure.

Mogambo also features naval architecture by Nobiskrug.

Performance and Capabilities

Mogambo has a top speed of 17.00 knots and a cruising speed of 14.50 knots. She is powered by a twin screw propulsion system.

Mogambo has a fuel capacity of 182,000 litres, and a water capacity of 43,600 litres.

Accommodation

Mogambo accommodates up to 12 guests in 6 cabins. She also houses room for up to 19 crew members.

Other Specifications

Mogambo is MCA compliant, her hull NB is 782.

Mogambo is a Lloyds Register class yacht. She flies the flag of the Cayman Islands.

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MOGAMBO Yacht – Stunning $75M Superyacht

MOGAMBO yacht is a 73.55-meter yacht capable of hosting up to 12 guests in her seven cabins and can fit 17 qualified onboard crew members.

She was custom-built back in 2012 by Nobiskrug and was refitted four years after her completion. She weighs 1,682 gross tons and can cruise at speeds of 14 knots and caps out at 17 knots.

MOGAMBO yacht interior

MOGAMBO yacht’s interior was designed by Reymond Langton Design , a design studio founded by Pascale Reymond and Andrew Langton in 2001.

They are an international award-winning design studio with decades of experience in the yacht design industry.

They have tons of design experience with their involvement in over ten yachts. One of these is the AVIVA yacht , a 98.4-meter yacht capable of welcoming up to 16 guests in her eight cabins and fitting 35 qualified crew members.

She weighs 4,999 tons, can cruise at speeds of 14 knots, and can go up to 20 knots.

Another is the KISMET yach t, a 95.2-meter superyacht capable of welcoming up to 12 guests in her seven cabins, which can be attended to by 28 qualified crew members.

She weighs 2,928 tons and can cruise at speeds of 12 knots and go to speeds of 17 knots. Aboard the MOGAMBO yacht, guests can have full access to the yacht’s amenities.

These include her tender garage, a beach club, a spa room, a jacuzzi, a gym, exercise equipment, an elevator, and several dining areas. She has wifi access and has complete air conditioning.

Hosting guests is also not a problem as she has seven cabins with specifications of 1 Master, 1 VIP, 2 Doubles, 2 Doubles /Twins, and 1 Pullman. She can also board 17 qualified crew members.

Specifications

MOGAMBO yacht spans an overall length of 241.4 feet or 73.55 meters, a beam of 41 feet or 12.5 meters, and a draft of 12.2 feet or 3.7 meters.

She was built by Nobiskrug and completed in 2012 and was both exteriorly and interiorly designed by Reymond Langton Design.

She was engineered to have a teak deck, a steel hull, and an aluminum structure.

She weighs 1,682 tons and is powered by 2 x MTU 16V 4000 M60 engines, which power her twin-screw propulsion system allowing her to cruise at speeds of 14 knots and can go to a top speed of 17 knots.

She can carry 43,600 liters of fresh water, and 182,000 liters of fuel and cover over 5,000 nautical miles.

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The 73.5 metre superyacht Mogambo has been spotted cruising the Norwegian Fjords after completing an extensive refit project at Feadship.

The Nobiskrug-built yacht spent eight months at Feadship’s De Vries Makkum shipyard in the Netherlands before departing and heading north at the beginning of June. She dropped anchor in Bergen on June 10 and spent some time exploring the Nærøyfjorden area before heading further north to the mountainous region of Geiranger-Herdalen Landskapsvernområde.

During her stint at Feadship, work included a completely fresh paint job for her exterior as well as a renewal of her interiors, including the modernisation of crew areas and major upgrades to navigation equipment and AV/IT systems on board. The refit also included a re-conditioning of the yacht’s propulsion installations, doors and hatches, the blasting and painting of the underwatership and a revamp of the chilled water installation.

Mogambo was first delivered by German builder Nobiskrug in 2012 and checked into the Feadship facilities in October 2021 for her refit work. She has had the same North American owner since launch and is named after the 1953 film starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, and Grace Kelly.

Penned inside and out by Reymond Langton Design , Mogambo is constructed in steel and aluminium and is characterised by a two-tone silver and white superstructure, with a raked bow and modern lines. Her 1,698 GT interiors can accommodate up to 12 guests and 17 members of crew.

Each of her decks features al fresco entertaining spaces, including a hot tub on the top deck and a swimming platform at the stern for direct access to the water. The MCA-compliant superyacht is powered by twin MTU engines providing 4,720hp and a top speed of 17 knots.

Mogambo is the fourth largest yacht ever launched by Nobiskrug; other yachts in the fleet include the award-winning 80 metre Artefact .

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Foundation of tomsk.

According to a large number of archaeological finds, people lived on the territory of today’s Tomsk long before its foundation. At the end of the 16th century, by the time the Russians began to actively explore this region, Siberian Tatars and nomadic peoples at war with them lived here.

In January 1604, a delegation headed by Toyan, the prince of the Eushta Tatars, came to Moscow to the Russian Tsar Boris Godunov with a request to accept them into Russia and to protect them from the attacks of warlike neighbors - the Yenisei Kyrgyz and Kalmyks. In response, Boris Godunov signed a charter on the construction of a town on the lands of the Eushta people on the banks of the Tom River.

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Tomsk in the 18th - early 20th centuries

In the 18th century, the borders of Russia moved far to the south and east, the raids of nomads stopped, and Tomsk lost its defensive significance. In 1723, about 8.5 thousand people lived in the town. From the middle of the 18th century, due to its remoteness from the European part of the country, it was used as a place of exile. After the creation of the Siberian Route, which ran from Moscow through Tomsk, the town became an important transit trade center.

In 1804, Tomsk became the administrative center of the huge Tomsk Governorate, which included the territories of the present Republic of Altai, Altai Krai, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, and Tomsk Oblasts, East Kazakhstan Oblast (Kazakhstan), western parts of Khakassia, and Krasnoyarsk Krai. It also became the cultural and economic center of the south of Western Siberia.

From the late 1830s to the middle of the century, the population of Tomsk grew rapidly thanks to the increasing gold mining in Siberia. In 1888, Tomsk University was opened - the first university in Siberia. At the end of the 19th century, during the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, it was decided that it should go much south of Tomsk. As a result, it lost its importance as a transport hub.

By the beginning of the 20th century, over 60 thousand people lived in Tomsk. The city had electric lighting, trams, and a telephone network. By 1914, Tomsk, with a population of 114 thousand people, was among the 25 largest cities of the Russian Empire and ranked first in terms of trade turnover in Siberia.

Tomsk after 1917

After the revolutionary events of 1917, Tomsk became a center for the opposition to the Bolshevik forces in Siberia. Until the end of 1919, the city served as a place for the formation and training of units of the White Army.

The period from 1918 to 1940 was a time of relative decline in Tomsk. There was a significant outflow of the population to the fast-growing Novosibirsk and other cities located on the Trans-Siberian Railway, because Tomsk lost the status of the administrative center of the region. In 1925, Tomsk became part of Siberian Krai. In 1930, it was transformed into West Siberian Krai. In 1937, Tomsk became a city of Novosibirsk Oblast.

During the Second World War, about 30 enterprises from the European part of the USSR were evacuated to Tomsk, which became the basis of the city’s industry. During the war years, the volume of industrial production in Tomsk tripled. From 1940 to 1944, the number of residents increased from 145 to 178 thousand people. On August 13, 1944, Tomsk Oblast was formed, and Tomsk became its administrative center.

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In 1970, Tomsk, which had a large number of preserved monuments of wooden architecture of the 19th century, was given the status of a historical city. In 1989, the population of Tomsk exceeded half a million people.

In the 1990s, in Tomsk, as in most cities in Russia, there was a decline in industrial production, especially in mechanical engineering focused on military government orders. In 2004, Tomsk celebrated its 400th anniversary.

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Tomsk - Features

Tomsk is located in the very heart of Siberia, about 3.6 thousand kilometers east of Moscow, on the border of the West Siberian Plain and the spurs of the Kuznetsk Alatau on the right bank of the Tom River, 50 km from the place of its confluence with the Ob River. The city is located on the edge of a taiga natural zone.

It was named after the Tom River on which it was founded. The researchers of the 18th century derived the hydronym “Tom” from the Ket word “tom” meaning “river”. The City Day of Tomsk is celebrated on June 7.

The climate in Tomsk is continental-cyclonic (transitional from European temperate continental to Siberian sharply continental). Winter is harsh and long, the average temperature in January is minus 17.1 degrees Celsius, in July - plus 18.7 degrees Celsius.

The international airport Tomsk (Bogashevo) named after Nikolai Kamov offers regular flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Surgut, Krasnoyarsk, Barnaul, Ulan-Ude, Ufa, Nizhnevartovsk, and a number of other Russian cities.

The current coat of arms of Tomsk is based on the coat of arms adopted in 1785. The silver horse was placed on the coat of arms as a sign that “the horses of this area are the best and the Tatars living nearby have stud farms”. The silver horse remains the symbol of Tomsk to this day.

Tomsk is the oldest educational and scientific center in Siberia. Today, students make up one fifth of the population of Tomsk - more than 117 thousand people.

Wooden architecture of Siberia is a bright page in the history of Russian architecture. In Tomsk, wooden architecture is original and expressive. It is here that whole groups of wooden buildings of the late 19th - early 20th centuries have been preserved. You will need at least three days to explore the large number of local attractions.

Main Attractions of Tomsk

Voskresenskaya Gora (Mountain) - the place where Tomsk was founded. Here you can see such sights of Tomsk as Beloye (White) Lake, Voskresenskaya (Resurrection) Church built in the rare Siberian Baroque style in 1789-1807, the Makushin House of Science - an architectural monument of the early 20th century, which houses the puppet theater “Skomorokh”, the Polish Church (1833). The best view of the surroundings opens from the Museum of the History of Tomsk.

Museum of the History of Tomsk . The building of this museum stands out for its unordinary architecture - a stone building crowned by a wooden observation tower, which you can climb and see Tomsk from above. Here you can find exhibitions about peasant and merchant life, a collection of porcelain, and other interesting historical and archaeological exhibits. One of the most interesting exhibits is a wooden monument to the Russian ruble - a copy of a 1 ruble coin, but 100 times larger than the original. Bakunin Street, 3.

Lagernyy Sad (Camps Garden) - a park with an area of about 40 hectares located on the right bank of the Tom River. Several thousand years ago, ancient settlements were located on this very place. The park got its name due to the fact that the summer camps of the Tomsk infantry regiment were located here in the 18th-19th centuries. Today, it is a huge green area with a large population of animals and birds.

Novo-Sobornaya Square - the central square of Tomsk. The architectural appearance of this square began to take shape in the 1840s. In 2003, the square was decorated with a fountain, in 2004 - a monument to the students of Tomsk, and in 2006— the Victory Alley memorial complex.

Tomsk Regional Museum of Local Lore - the largest museum in Tomsk Oblast with more than 140 thousand exhibits. The museum occupies an Empire style mansion of the 19th century and is dedicated to the history and culture of the Tomsk region. Among the most interesting collections are bronze items of the 5th-2nd centuries BC, old handwritten books, Russian silver coins, ceramics, furniture, personal funds of major researchers and architects. A tour of the museum can take several hours. Lenin Avenue, 75.

Tomsk Regional Art Museum . It is housed in a magnificent red brick and sandstone mansion built in 1903. This museum has an excellent collection of paintings, graphics, sculpture, arts and crafts, and icons. The exhibition includes canvases created by European painters of the 16th-21st centuries, Russian and Soviet artists of the 18th-21st centuries. Nakhanovich Lane, 3.

Architecture of Tomsk

Beautiful wooden buildings of Tomsk

Author: S. Shugarov

Wooden Lutheran Church of St. Mary in Tomsk

Church of the Resurrection in Tomsk

Museum of Wooden Architecture . The exposition of this museum is devoted to the main periods in the history of Tomsk wooden architecture. The building of the museum is an architectural monument of federal significance. The main exhibits are wooden fragments of houses (window frames, cornices, pilasters, examples of carved decor). Dozens of contemporary craftsmen showcase their talents in artistic woodworking in a separate hall. Kirov Street, 7.

The First Museum of Slavic Mythology . This museum offers a look at the origins of the Slavic religion - or rather, what was before the arrival of Orthodoxy. The museum collection is dedicated to Slavic epics, folk tales, and their heroes. Zagornaya Street, 12.

“The NKVD Investigative Prison” - a memorial museum located in the basement of the former NKVD prison. It is dedicated to the memory of people who suffered from repression during the Soviet era. The complex consists of the Square of Memory and the exhibition itself. The permanent exhibition is housed in a makeshift prison hall, cells, and the investigator’s office. The collection consists of documentary materials, photographs, handicrafts of prisoners, and their personal belongings. Lenin Avenue, 44.

Monument to Anton Chekhov - an unusual sculpture standing on the embankment of the Tom River opposite the restaurant “Slavyansky Bazar” (the oldest restaurant and one of the oldest buildings in Tomsk, Lenin Square, 10). The monument was created by sculptor L.A. Usov with voluntary donations. The master embodied the image of Chekhov “through the eyes of a drunken man lying in a ditch” according to the inscription on the pedestal. In 1890, during his visit to Sakhalin, Chekhov stayed in Tomsk for a week and found this city boring and not worthy of attention.

Monument to Happiness - one of the most original monuments of Tomsk. It is a bronze figure of a full, extremely pleased, and impudent wolf from the great Soviet cartoon “Once upon a time there was a dog”. Shevchenko Street, 19/1.

Epiphany Cathedral (1777-1784) - one of the oldest churches in Tomsk. This magnificent building constructed in the Siberian Baroque style is located in the very heart of Tomsk. Lenin Square, 7.

White Mosque (1914) - a majestic building constructed in the neo-Moorish style with stone carvings, lancet windows, and doors. Lugovoy Lane, 18.

Siberian Botanical Garden . The garden covers a huge area, more than 120 hectares. There are almost 8 thousand species of plants here including tropical and subtropical. Most of the trees, shrubs, and flowers can be found outdoors. Its grandiose greenhouse is one of the largest and highest in the world. Lenin Avenue, 34/1.

Picturesque architectural monuments of Tomsk:

• “House with Firebirds” (1890) - a fine example of wooden architecture built by the merchant Zhelyabo as a wedding gift to his daughter, an architectural monument of federal significance (Krasnoarmeyskaya st., 67/1),
• “House with Dragons” - one of the symbols of Tomsk with 7 bizarre carved dragons (Krasnoarmeyskaya Street, 68),
• “House with a Hipped Roof”, also known as the Tomsk Regional Russian-German House - an elegant mansion built at the beginning of the 20th century for the wealthy merchant G.M. Golovanov, a masterpiece of wooden architecture not only in Tomsk, but throughout Siberia (Krasnoarmeyskaya st., 71),
• The mansion of the architect S.V. Khomich (1904) - the architecture of this building is so eclectic that it rather resembles a fabulous gingerbread house (Belinsky, 19),
• Tomsk State University - this building of the oldest university in Siberia, founded in 1888, is one of the most recognizable symbols of Tomsk (Lenin Avenue, 36),
• Garrison House of Officers named after N.N. Yakovlev - a beautiful brick building with original decor (Lenin Avenue, 50),
• Tomsk City Hall (1899) - an eclectic three-story mansion built of red brick and light sandstone located in the city center (Lenin Avenue, 73),
• The estate of I.D. Astashev (1842) - a magnificent palace that once belonged to the gold miner Astashev, one of the most beautiful buildings in Tomsk (Lenin Avenue, 75).

Tomsk city of Russia photos

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Tomsk Railway Station

Tomsk Regional Drama Theater

House with a Hipped Roof in Tomsk

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