Motor yacht · Ramage & Ferguson, Leith (design G.L. Watson) · 1906

Kalizma

Reportedly owned by Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor. 45 metres — 148 feet — on the water.

Dark · East China Sea45 m · 148 ft278 GT

On fileThe specification

Length

45 m · 148 ft

Beam

7 m · 23 ft

Gross tonnage

278

Builder

Ramage & Ferguson, Leith (design G.L. Watson)

Year

1906

Flag

Malta

Type

Motor

Home port

Valletta

Guests

—

Cruise speed

—

Est. value

—

IMO

2869864

MMSI

256851000

Call sign

9HB9931

PhotographyThe vessel

4 photographs from public sightings via MarineTraffic. Click any frame to view it full size.

Where she wasLast position

StatusDark

WatersEast China Sea

Coordinates30.477° N, 126.501° E

Speed3.2 kn

Heading—

Reported27 Jul 2026 · 05:18 UTC

A single AIS fix, not a live stream. Transponders are switched off routinely and lawfully in port.

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From the register

Burton's gift to Taylor (named for children Kate/Liza/Maria); HMS Minona in both World Wars; Apr 2023 Gulf of Aden shooting incident

Ownership

Reportedly owned by Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor

Kalizma is the only hull we have matched to Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor.

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Specification and photography compiled from public maritime databases and open sightings. Position last reported 27 Jul 2026. Ownership is reported, not certified — see the method.