Octopus is a 414-foot (126 m) megayacht built for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. It is one of the world's largest yachts. Launched in 2003 at a cost of $200 million, Octopus is a private vessel that has been loaned out for exploration projects, scientific research initiatives and rescue missions.

Octopus's exterior was designed by Espen Øino Naval Architects and built by the German shipbuilders Lürssen in Bremen and Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in Kiel. The interior was by designer Jonathan Quinn Barnett.

Consisting of eight decks, including a private owners' deck, Octopus can host up to 26 guests accommodated in 13 staterooms and is crewed by a complement of 63 spread across 30 cabins. Entertainment facilities include several bars, a spa, library, cinema, gym, basketball court and multiple lounges including a forward-facing observation area. It has two helicopter pads on the main deck: a twin pad and hangars at the stern and a single pad on the bow; and a 43-foot (13 m) tender docked in the transom and a landing craft. There are a total of seven tenders aboard. The yacht also has a pool, located aft on one of its upper decks, and two submarines (one of them operated by remote control and capable of attaining greater depths). The latter was lent to Google Earth for the "Explore the Ocean" project. Side hatches at the water line form a dock for personal watercraft. At an economical cruising speed of 12.5 kts, Octopus has a range of 12,500 nmi.

In March 2015, an Allen-led research team announced that it had found the Japanese battleship Musashi in the Sibuyan Sea off the coast of the Philippines.[8] Armed with 46 cm (18.1 in) main guns and displacing 73,000 tonnes (72,000 long tons) at full load, Musashi and its sister ship Yamato were the largest and most heavily armed battleships in naval history.

Allen died in 2018. From December 2018 to July 2019, the yacht underwent a refit at Blohm+Voss and was advertised for sale in September 2019 with an asking price of €295 million. The asking price was later reduced to €235 million and the yacht was sold in 2021.

Operator:                    Fraser Yachts 

Year:                            2003

IMO: / MMSI:               1007213 / 319866000

Port of registry:           Cayman Islands

Launched August:      1, 200

Identification:              IMO number: 1007213  MMSI number: 319866000 Callsign: ZCIS

Beam:                          21.00 m (68 ft 11 in)

Draft:                           5.76 m (18 ft 11 in)

Ice class:                     1A

Speed:                        19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) max

Range:                        12,500 nmi (23,200 km; 14,400 mi)

Capacity:                    26

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