Motor Yacht A (MY A) is a superyacht designed by Philippe Starck and engineered by naval architect Martin Francis. It was built by the Blohm + Voss shipyard at the HDW deepwater facility in Kiel. It was ordered in November 2004, and delivered in 2008 at a rumoured cost of US$300 million. With a length of 119 metres (390 ft) and measuring almost 6,000 tonnes, it is one of the largest motor yachts in the world. It is owned by Russian entrepreneur and industrialist Andrey Melnichenko. 

A is powered by two MAN RK280 diesel engines providing approximately 9,000 kW (12,000 hp), sufficient to give the yacht a maximum speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph). At her cruising speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) she can travel a maximum of 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) in under sixteen days 750,000 L (160,000 imp gal; 200,000 US gal) before her fuel tanks are exhausted.

Typically for a mega yacht, A is decorated, equipped, and staffed to an extremely opulent standard. There is almost 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2) of interior space, including 2,500 square feet (230 m2) for the master suite. Starck, known for his occasionally risqué design choices, also added a secret room hidden behind mirrored panels. Mirrored surfaces feature extensively throughout the interior, along with Baccarat crystal which is used not only for the glassware and tableware, but for the furniture too. There are 7 guest cabins, although they have moving walls and can be converted to four larger staterooms. Above-deck there is a helipad and swimming pool forward of the superstructure and two more pools aft, one of which is glass-bottomed and can be viewed from the below-deck disco.

35 staff are employed on the vessel. Reportedly, security is tightly controlled, with 44 mm (1.7 in)-thick bomb-proof glass in the windows, over 40 CCTV cameras, motion sensors, biometric fingerprint/keypad entry for restricted areas, and a rumoured escape pod in case of emergencies.

Aside from the yacht itself, the two main tenders-one open and one covered-and a third sports tender have also been designed by Starck, and built by Vaudrey Miller of New Zealand. They are all 10-11 metres (33-36 ft) long, and reputedly cost $1 million each. The total cost of A has never been officially confirmed, but $300 million has been the most frequently cited estimate.

Owner:                   Andrey Melnichenko

Year:                       2008 

Flag:                       United Kingdom

IMO / MMSI:           1009340 / 538071242 

Callsign:                 V7UJ7

Beam:                     18.87 m (61.9 ft)[4]

 
Draft:                       5.15 m (16.9 ft)[4]

Speed:                    23 kn

Range:                    6,500 NM 

Guests:                   14