Shipyard · New build
Christensen Shipyards
Composite motor-yacht builder that turned out around 40 hulls up to 50 m in Vancouver, Washington, before a long shareholder dispute sent it into receivership in 2015 and to Henry Luken. The Vancouver yard delivered its last yachts in mid-2019 and was sold to Vigor; a planned move to a new Tennessee yard was announced but there is no evidence of yachts built there, so the yard should be treated as not currently building.
Yachts built by Christensen →Key facts
- Parent
- Henry Luken (since 2015)
- Country
- United States
- Founded
- 1983 per Wikipedia; 1987 per shipbuildinghistory.com (sources disagree)
- Status
- Inactive (last delivery 2019)
- Size range (LOA, m)
- c. 26–50 (composite motor yachts)
- Largest delivered
- Chasseur, 50 m, 2016 (SYT); Jackpot (hull 38), 50 m, launched 2019
- Yachts delivered
- 43 yachts in fleet (Superyacht Times, accessed Sep 2026); last recorded hull number 42 (shipbuildinghistory.com); total not published
Notable yachts
- Chasseur · 50 m, 2016
- Jackpot · 50 m, 2019
- Casino Royale · 47.9 m, 2008
- Privacy · 47.2 m, 2006
- D'Natalin IV · 2014
Services
- new build (historically)
- repair and refit (historically stated on yard site)
Haul-out
| Travel lift | not published |
|---|---|
| Shiplift | not published |
| Dry / floating dock | not published |
| Max LOA handled (m) | 50 (Vancouver, historical); Tennessee plans cited 225 ft / 70+ m (2019, not built) |
| Max tonnage handled | not published |
| Sheds / berths | Vancouver 180,000 sq ft (historical, now Vigor); Tennessee plan 13 construction bays (2019, reported unfinished) |
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christensen_Shipyards
- yachtharbour.com — https://yachtharbour.com/news/us-builder-christensen-shipyards-moves-its-production-facility-after-years-of-legal-arguments-3022
- columbian.com — https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/jun/11/final-two-yachts-christensen-shipyards-hit-water/
- superyachttimes.com — https://www.superyachttimes.com/companies/christensen
Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.