Princess F55

Summary

Best Suited For

• Liveaboard

  From the published figures: LOA 16.56 m · 3 cabins · fresh water 520 L

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Speed, Power & Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

54.3 ft (16.56 m)

Hull length

53.3 ft (16.24 m)

LWL

—

Beam

14.8 ft (4.52 m)

Draft (min)

4.7 ft (1.42 m)

Draft (max)

4.7 ft (1.42 m)

Air draft

—

Displacement

51,555 lb (23,385 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

3

Heads

—

Berths

6

Performance

Maximum speed

34 kn

Cruising speed

—

Range

—

Guests

—

Crew

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

725–900 hp (Volvo Penta)

Engine count

2

Engine manufacturer

Volvo Penta

Propulsion type

—

Fuel capacity

555 gal (2,100 L)

Fresh water capacity

137 gal (520 L)

Black water capacity

69 gal (260 L)

Construction

Hull material

—

Deck material

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Length (incl. pulpit)

54 ft 4 in / 16.56m

Length (excl. pulpit)

53 ft 3 in / 16.24m

Max speed

27 - 34 knots range as printed (largest taken)

Maximum speed range

27 - 34 knots (varies with engine option)

Engine options

Twin Volvo D11 725 (2x 725mhp); Twin Volvo D13 900 (2 x 900mhp)

Engines

Twin Volvo D11 725 (2x 725mhp) Twin Volvo D13 900 (2 x 900mhp)

Berths as printed

6

Displacement basis

calculated with 50% fuel and water with liferaft, no optional equipment (page footnote)

Engine power basis

per engine, 725 mhp as printed

Layouts & Drawings

3 drawings from the builder's page: general arrangement, sail plan, profile.

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  F54 layout flybridge transp — Princess Yachts

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  F54 layout main deck transp — Princess Yachts

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  F54 layout lower deck transp — Princess Yachts

About Princess Yachts

Premium production

British motor yacht builder founded in Plymouth in 1965, producing the V, S, F, Y, X and C classes from 40 to 95 feet.

In 1963 three friends -- Cliff Viney, a former merchant-navy engineer, and David King and Brian Phillips, serving Royal Navy officers -- set up Marine Projects (Plymouth) Ltd to fit out a Senior 31 hull in a rented shed in Newport Street; the Project 31 sold so quickly that they turned to boatbuilding, building their first boat in 1965 and over 150 Project 31s between 1966 and 1969. The Princess 32, the first yacht to bear the name, was unveiled at the 1970 London Boat Show, and when the 1973 oil crisis threatened sales the yard diversified into a thirty-year partnership with A.H. Moody and Sons that produced forty sailing models and more than 4,000 yachts. Bernard Olesinski was invited to design in 1980: his Princess 30DS sold over 500 and set the decade's design language, the Princess 45 of 1981 was then the UK's largest production motor yacht and earned the Queen's Award for Export in 1988, and the 286 Riviera of 1983 was the first sports yacht. The 1990 Princess 65, the first V Class, the first 20 Meter and Europe's first electronic-diesel yacht followed; Marine Projects became Princess Yachts International in 2001, the Princess 42 of 2003 set the benchmark for the modern entry flybridge, the 95 flagship arrived in 2007, and in 2010 Princess was the first major European yacht builder awarded ISO 14001. The company celebrated fifty years in 2015 and sixty in 2025, still on the Plymouth waterfront.

The Princess Yachts Range

Every model Princess Yachts publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. Princess V6567.6 ft
2. Princess F6566.6 ft
3. Princess F5859.7 ft
4. Princess V5558.4 ft
5. Princess F55· this model54.3 ft
6. Princess V5052.6 ft
7. Princess F5051.3 ft
8. Princess F4547.1 ft
9. Princess V4042.6 ft

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