147' Camper & Nicholsons Luxury Motor Yacht
Sold in 2007

This elegant luxury motor yacht served as the royal honeymoon vessel for Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco, and was a wedding present from Aristotle Onassis!

A lovely canoe-stern design, this steel-hulled yacht, built in 1928 by Camper & Nicholsons, underwent substantial renovations in 2002 when last surveyed with full audio-gauge.

Registered in the Cayman Islands, it is insured at the current survey value of $1.4 million, but is available for less than half that amount. A current survey is available on request.

Accommodations include a master stateroom on the main deck and four double suites below, all with ensuite facilities.

M/V Zein also features:

  • Main dining room and salon.
  • Galley
  • Crew lounge
  • Walk-in cooler
  • Laundry facilities
  • Four crew cabins
  • Full suite of electronics
  • 2 70kw gensets
  • 2 600 lb. anchors
  • Twin Deutz 8 cylinder diesels (rebuilt 2002)
  • Four watertight bulkheads
  • Wet bar
  • One ship's boat

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This 1928 147' Camper Nicholson Luxury Motor Yacht is steeped in history.

This vessel, commissioned as Monica, was later renamed Rion. She served
the government of Great Britain as a sub chaser during World War II.
Aristotle Onassis renamed her Arion. H.S.H. the Prince of Monaco renamed her
Deo Juvante II, and she was the honeymoon yacht for Princess Grace and
Prince Rainier. Later, after a four-owner period as Daska, she was renamed Zein
by the recent owners in 1986.

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The yacht is presented in cooperation with Pacific Marine


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the line drawing shows dining salon forward on main deck and 6 staterooms below. 
There are now four below, the fwd. and aft. both being full width and modified from original configuration;
currently orig. dining salon is master stateroom (see below "Accomodations"




Gear and Specifications for "Zein"
Year Built: 1928 Refit: 2002
Type: Extended Range Luxury Motor Yacht
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL (USA)
Hull Material: Steel
Engine/Fuel Type: Twin Diesel
Builder: Camper & Nicholsons
LOA: 147'
LWL: 136'
Beam: 23'
Displacement: 298.19 gross - 139.56 net
Draft: 8'6"

Engines: Deutz Engine(s) HP: 840
Engine Model: BA 8M 816R
Tankage: Fuel: 7,000 Water: 4,000 Holding: 250

Layout and Dimensions:
Master stateroom on main deck, four doubles below aft, all with ensuite facilities. Far foreward 4-bunk stateroom with head and shower.

Foredeck
from house to bow 36' 6" Side decks P&S 80' x 3' Aft deck from aft of house to stern 32'

Pilothouse:
Helm area 9’ 4” x 6’ 10”, Chart-room 9’ 4” x 11’. A stairway has been added to the original layout, from ahead of pilot-house down to stbd. main deck.

Main & Dining Salon:
32' x 14', wet bar aft to stbd. Starboard companionway 27' x 30", from fwd. stbd. corner to Master Stateroom, 2 doors to deck & steps to pilot house off companionway to port, ahead of which is a small pantry/storage area, then next fwd. steps down to galley, crew lounge and cabins fwd. of engine room.

 


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Master Stateroom:
Full-width with king-sized bed is fwd. on main deck 14' x 14' 6” . Master stateroom head 9' 6" x 9' 6" at stateroom port aft corner, w/2nd exit to deck. Day head on deck is 3’ 3” x 6’ 6” , aft of master head with access from port deck only.

Accommodations below decks aft:
The main change in accommodation space from original 6 stateroom layout drawing is that the two original fwd. staterooms are now one full width, and the two aft staterooms are now one full width, all with ensuite facilities.

Companionway below aft is 24' long x 30" wide, accessed via curved steps down from stbd. salon, ahead of wet bar. Fwd. stateroom full-width 16' x 15' with king-sized bed, encl. head 13' x 5'6" Port stateroom 10' 6" x 8', head with tub and shower, 7' 6" x 7' 6" Stbd. stateroom 10' x 7' 6", head with tub and shower, 7' x 6' 6" Aft stateroom 10' x 14', head with shower, 7' 6" x 30".

The main change to crew/galley spaces from the original drawing is, aft of the large fwd. crew space, two cabins are now one full width cabin, with enclosed head and shower. This cabin opens fwd. of “Officers Mess Room“.

 Crew/Galley: The galley, walk-in cooler, crew lounge and crew quarters for 9 are fwd. of engine room. This area is about 34' x 20' , accessed by steps down to centerline from main deck companionway aft of master stateroom. There is deck access/emergency/2nd exit with ladder fwd. to foredeck scuttle.

Galley, walk-in cooler, crew lounge on centerline, laundry and storage room ahead of laundry and 4 crew cabins P&S plus storage remain as shown. 3 cabins are approx. 5' 6" x 8' (2 singles and upper/lower bunks ahead of laundry) 1 cabin fwd. 8' x 14' replacing 2 original cabins. There are two 8’ x 5’ 6” heads w/showers. A separate 14’ x 16’ 4 berth crew cabin with lockers, head and shower is fwd. of main crew quarters bulkhead. This cabin is accessed only from a foredeck scuttle.

Note: All DIMENSIONS are approximate.

History
Commissioned at MONICA, she was later renamed RION. She served in H.M.'s Government service as a sub-chaser during WW II. Aristotle Onassis renamed her ARION. H.S.H the Prince of Monaco renamed her DEO JUVANTE II, and she was Princess Grace & Prince Rainier's honeymoon yacht. Later, after a four owner period as DASKA, she was renamed Zein by the recent owners in 1986.

ZEIN is Registered in the Cayman Islands.

Electronics
Radios: SEA 222 SSB, ICOM IC-M58 VHF, Seacom VHF
Weather FAX: Furuno D Fax 207
EPIRB: ACR 406, SOS Rescue
Auto Pilot: Robertson AP 300K

Radar: Furuno 1830
GPS: Sitex GPS 99P
Depth Sounder: Furuno FCV-663, Simrad 1S12
Rudder Angle Indicator, Standard
Perko Searchlight, Life rings, Flares, PFD's.

Galley
Serving pantry up, full galley below, foreward of engine room and adjacent to ample crew quarters: Kolpak walk-in
Refrigerator, GE refrigerator, U-Line icemaker, 40g HWH, Whirlpool Washer & Dryer, Electric 4 burner stove w/oven, GE Microwave.

Electrical - Deck
Caterpillar 7500M and Caterpillar 3304 diesels, each with 70kW gensets
2 x 600# Poole anchors, 5/8x3.5" stud chain

Mechanical Equipment & Engine Details
Twin DEUTZ SBA8M8 16R in-line 8 cyl. Diesels rebuilt 2002. 2 x 450hp, 1650 rpm, 4:1 reduction gears.

Additional
4 full watertight bulkheads and 6 partial bulkheads.

Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.