yacht Disco Volante

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The yacht Disco Volante is the luxurious, high-tech vessel used as a mobile base by the villain Emilio Largo in the James Bond film "Thunderball."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional vehicle
fictional yacht
affiliation SPECTRE NERFINISHED
antagonisticTo James Bond NERFINISHED
appearsIn Thunderball (1965 film) NERFINISHED
appearsInFranchise James Bond film series NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Domino Derval NERFINISHED
James Bond NERFINISHED
basedOnWork Thunderball (1961 novel) NERFINISHED
commandedBy Emilio Largo NERFINISHED
countryOfFictionalRegistration Panama NERFINISHED
creator Ian Fleming NERFINISHED
depictedAs symbol of SPECTRE’s wealth and power
fictionalUniverse James Bond universe NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Thunderball (1961 novel) NERFINISHED
firstFilmAppearance Thunderball (1965 film) NERFINISHED
franchiseElementType Bond villain vehicle
functionInPlot transporting stolen nuclear warheads
genre spy fiction
hasOnboardFeature detachable hull section
hidden control room
hydrofoil section
underwater access facilities
languageOfName Italian
medium film
nameMeaning Flying Saucer NERFINISHED
narrativeOutcome destroyed at the end of Thunderball (film)
notableFeature ability to separate into sections
concealed weaponry
high-tech equipment
luxurious fittings
modular design
notableFor climactic battle setting in Thunderball
operatedByOrganization SPECTRE NERFINISHED
portrayedAs luxury yacht
secret operations base
productionBasis inspired by real-life yachts and hydrofoils
roleInWork mobile base for the villain
sceneLocation Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
Nassau area NERFINISHED
usedByCharacter Emilio Largo NERFINISHED

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Emilio Largo transport yacht Disco Volante