Multiverse explorer yacht (ex-Ulysses): 116 m Kleven, 8,000 nm, DNV Ice(C), helicopter hangar

Videos

Four tours from YouTube, most viewed first.

**ULYSSES: 116M Explorer SUPERYACHT In Action**SuperYacht Times · 25 Jun 2018 · 108,235 viewsWatch on YouTube

**ULYSSES, 116.15m Kleven built yacht arriving in Gibraltar**Gibraltar Yachting · 28 May 2021 · 13,155 viewsWatch on YouTube

**116m Kleven explorer yacht U116 undergoing sea trials**SuperYacht Times · 28 Nov 2016 · 10,721 viewsWatch on YouTube

**Multiverse Superyacht Docking in Gibraltar**Gibraltar Yachting · 6 Sep 2025 · 6,226 viewsWatch on YouTube

Photos

The dark blue hull at speed off a snowy town, seen from the port bow, with her upper decks still wrapped in scaffolding — Under way before completion, upper decks still under scaffolding

Specifications

Length overall: 116.15 m 116 m in SuperYacht Times, 116.2 m in some Boat International articles
Length between perpendiculars: 103.8 m
Beam: 18 m
Draught: 5.2 m 5.7 m in Boat International and YachtBuyer, the same figure as the moulded depth in the DNV register; 5 m in SuperYacht Times
Gross tonnage: 6,862 6,700 in YachtBuyer
Builder: Kleven Verft, Ulsteinvik, Norway, hull NB370; the largest yacht the yard has built
Build: Keel laid 8 June 2015; launched March 2016; technical build finished in Norway in December 2016; interior and exterior completed in Bremerhaven, Germany, under the project management of Dörries Maritime; delivered 20 June 2018
Platform and naval architecture: Marin Teknikk MT 5006 MkII, the platform shared with her 107 m sister Andromeda; designed for long expeditions in rough water and built to the Passenger Yacht Code
Exterior design: Kyle Dick of Oscar Mike Naval Architects, New Zealand
Interior design: RWD, with Oscar Mike
Hull and superstructure: Steel displacement hull, aluminium superstructure
Classification: DNV +1A1 Passenger ship Clean COMF(C-3, V-1) E0 Ice(C), in DNV class since June 2018
Ice class: DNV Ice(C), which DNV's rules have called Ice-C since 2022: basic ice strengthening for light ice conditions and light localised drift ice in river mouths and coastal areas; there is no Polar Class notation
Polar Code: Polar Ship Certificate, renewed by DNV on 23 March 2026 and valid to 21 June 2027; the register does not show the ship category (A, B or C)
Weather protection and viewing decks: Covered side decks and enclosed bridge-wing stations, which YachtBuyer presents as protection for polar cruising; two extended viewing decks below the crow's nest and ahead of the wheelhouse
Propulsion: Diesel-electric: two Caterpillar 3516C and four Caterpillar C18 generator sets, 5,190 kW in total, driving two pods
Speed: 12 kn maximum; 8 kn cruising 16 kn maximum, 12 kn cruising in SuperYacht Times
Range: 8,000 nm; no source ties it to a speed (the same sources give 8 kn cruising)
Fuel capacity: 470,000 litres
Fresh water: 315,000 litres
Endurance: Not published in days
Helicopter: One landing pad and a climate-controlled hangar on the top deck for a Bell 429 or Airbus ACH135, with its own refuelling station; pad certification and maximum take-off weight not published
Tenders: A 21 m Princess 68 flybridge yacht stowed in the foredeck well deck; at delivery also two custom VanDutch runabouts beside the owner's deck; YachtBuyer counts six tenders on deck
Submersible and support vessel: None reported
On board: Swimming pool, spa, sauna, gym, cinema, beach club, wine cellar and wine bar; owner's apartment with wrap-around forward-facing windows
Guests and crew: 30 guests in 15 cabins; 36 crew 66 guests in 33 cabins in Boat International; 40 crew in SuperYacht Times
Where she has been: Left Bremerhaven for a first season in the Mediterranean, June 2018; a trans-Pacific voyage in 2021; the Norwegian fjords; a refit, then Tampa, Florida, May 2023; the Caribbean, Central America (Costa Rica, Baja California Sur) and the Mediterranean, 2024; Cannes, May 2026; Venice, September 2026
Distance: Among the 10 most travelled superyachts of 2024 in Boat International's tracking data, and among the most travelled for two years in a row by May 2026
Name: Delivered as Ulysses; renamed Multiverse in 2023, a change her owner's representatives said had been held up for administrative reasons and that was reported not to mean a new owner
Owner: Private owner. Commissioned by New Zealand businessman Graeme Hart (Boat International, September 2026); registered owner Dawn Redwood Investments Ltd. (DNV register, October 2026)
Flag: Cayman Islands, home port George Town
For sale: Not listed for sale (October 2026)

Where is she now

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IMO 9770270 · MMSI 319105100

Questions

What makes Multiverse an explorer yacht?

She was built by Kleven, a Norwegian offshore-vessel yard, on Marin Teknikk's MT 5006 MkII platform, which the designer describes as made for long expeditions in rough water (YachtBuyer, Marin Teknikk). She has a steel displacement hull with DNV's Ice(C) light-ice notation (DNV register), a range of 8,000 nautical miles from 470,000 litres of fuel, covered side decks and enclosed bridge wings (YachtBuyer), and a helicopter hangar with its own refuelling station (SuperYacht Times).

Can Multiverse go to Antarctica or the Arctic?

Her hull is only lightly ice-strengthened: DNV class Ice(C), which DNV's rules apply to light ice and light drift ice in river mouths and coastal areas (DNV register, DNV rules). She holds a Polar Ship Certificate, renewed by DNV in March 2026, the document the IMO Polar Code requires for ships operating in Arctic and Antarctic waters, but the register does not show its category (DNV register, IMO). No polar voyage by Multiverse has been reported by the shipyard, her class society or the yachting press.

How far can Multiverse go without refuelling?

Boat International and YachtBuyer give a range of 8,000 nautical miles, from 470,000 litres of fuel, but neither ties that figure to a speed; both give her cruising speed as 8 knots and her top speed as 12 knots (Boat International, YachtBuyer). Her endurance in days has not been published.

Does Multiverse have a helicopter hangar?

Yes. She has a landing pad and a hangar on the top deck for a Bell 429 or an Airbus ACH135, and the hangar has its own refuelling station (SuperYacht Times, Boat International). The certification of the pad has not been published.

Was Multiverse called Ulysses, and who owns her?

Yes. She was delivered as Ulysses in June 2018 (Boat International) and renamed Multiverse in 2023; SuperYacht Times reported that the change did not indicate a new owner (SuperYacht Times). She was commissioned by New Zealand businessman Graeme Hart (Boat International), and her registered owner is a company, Dawn Redwood Investments Ltd. (DNV register). She is not the 107-metre Andromeda, Hart's first Ulysses, nor the 102.5-metre Feadship now called Ulysses (Boat International).

Where has Multiverse been?

After her maiden season in the Mediterranean in 2018 (Boat International), she cruised the Norwegian fjords and made a trans-Pacific voyage in 2021 (SuperYacht Times). In 2024 she was one of the most travelled superyachts, cruising the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and Central America, including Costa Rica and Baja California Sur, and in 2026 she was at Cannes in May and Venice in September (Boat International, Boat International).

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