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''Christina O'' is a private motor yacht that once belonged to billionaire Greek shipowner Aristotle Onassis. At 99.06 metres long she is number 31st among the Top 100 largest yachts in the world as of 2013.〔(100 Largest Yachts ) Superyachts.com 2013〕 She was originally a Canadian anti-submarine called HMCS ''Stormont'' and was launched in 1943. She served as a convoy escort during the Battle of the Atlantic and was present at the D-Day landings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Canadian Participation on D-Day and In The Battle of Normandy )〕 After the end of the Second World War she was one of many surplus naval vessels; Onassis purchased her at scrap value of US$34,000,〔 Article and pictures of ''Christina O''s exterior and interior.〕 He then spent US$4 million to convert her into a luxurious superyacht named after his daughter Christina. Upon Onassis' death, she donated the yacht to the Greek government as a presidential yacht, renamed ''Argo''. Allowed to decay, the vessel was purchased in 1998 by fellow Greek shipping magnate John Paul Papanicolaou, an Onassis family friend who secured it in a government-sponsored auction. He spent $50 million to retrofit her, restoring her previous name in honor of his then departed friend, Christina. Since Papanicolaou's death in 2012, ''Christina O'' can be rented for private charters and cruises. ==Yacht Conversion== HMCS ''Stormont'' was purchased as war surplus from the Canadian government for $34,000 in 1947 and converted to a yacht in Germany. The conversion made full use of the navy ship's size and powerful naval engineering systems to create large ornate interiors and elaborate luxuries like a mosaic swimming pool which drained and rose to deck level to create a dance floor. ''Christina O'' set a new standard for lavish personal yachts, especially as she was rebuilt amidst the austerity of post-war Europe.〔(Dan Conlin, "Christina O: From Snowy Nova Scotia to the Sunny Mediterranean, How a Canadian Frigate Became the World's Most Famous Super Yacht", ''The Marine Curator: Artifacts, Images and History from the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic'' 5 July 2013 )〕 The yacht was designed by Cäsar Pinnau, and the children's room was designed and painted by the illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans. After her marriage to Onassis two decades later Jacqueline Onassis selected the pastel color scheme and decor in all of the cabins.〔 Article and pictures of ''Christina Os'' exterior and interior.〕 Papanicolaou hired Naval architect Costas Carabelas to spearhead the vessel's 1998 refit, who engaged interior architect Apostolos Molindris, the firm Decon to manage construction, the Croatian shipyard Viktor Lenac to carry it out. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christina O」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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