Saint Christopher (yacht)

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Saint Christopher Project Rendering
History
New Zealand
Name	Saint Christopher
Namesake	Saint Christopher, Patron Saint of Travelers and Mariners.
Port of registry	New Zealand
Builder	Rsw Rosslauer Schiffswerft, Rosslau, Germany
Laid down	1973
Christened	Black Ice
Completed	1988
In service	April 2018
Renamed	Saint Christopher
Reclassified	Private Yacht
Refit	2016 - 2018
Identification	Callsign: ZMW9987IMO number: 7332775MMSI number: 377406000
Nickname(s)	Kitt
Fate	Ship sold for scrapping to Fornaes Shipbreaking Ltd. in 2020
General characteristics
Type	Motor yacht
Tonnage	293 GT (USCG)
Displacement	862 metric tons
Tons burthen	455
Length	49.60 m (162.7 ft)
Beam	10.10 m (33.1 ft)
Draft	3.7 m (12 ft)
Installed power	993 hp (740 kW)
Range	38,500 nmi (71,300 km; 44,300 mi) @ 8.2 kn (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	Custom 7.2m Sport Tender Novurania 335 DL day Tender
Crew	11 Ship's Crew & six additional support staff.
Aviation facilities	Aft helideck available.

Saint Christopher was the largest expedition explorer yacht and privately registered displacement motor yacht to fly the New Zealand flag.

It was originally a German built, Norwegian flagged steel cargo vessel,^[1] before being significantly overhauled to serve as an offshore rescue and supply vessel^[2] capable of recovering and accommodating 255 rescued persons in severe North Atlantic storm conditions. It was based in the North Sea and owned by . In 2011, it was refitted again, to undertake ultra-long range oil and gas research roles, cruising the world as the Guard Aleta.^[3] Some of her interior spaces were converted to more than 1,000m³ of fuel/cargo tank space. In 2016, she was sold to New Zealand based interests. Here, the vessel began another major re-purpose in Norway, between 2016 and 2017. After being laid up at anchor for years, she was sold for scrapping in Grenaa, Denmark^[4]