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LEFT: Custom-built for Red and ENHYDRA
White Fleet in 2018, the Enhydra The Enhydra, the newest member of the Fleet and the largest wildlife, while still paying homage to the cutting-edge hybrid
is not only the largest boat in the
Fleet, but also the quietest, due to lithium-ion battery hybrid vessel in the US at the time of technology on board. “[The Enhydra is] designed to have the
her status as a diesel-electric hybrid. its introduction, was launched in the fall of 2018 during the capacity to go all-electric,” says President Joe Burgard. As
Once solar panels are installed Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco. California soon as a planned solar array is installed on Pier 43½, the
on Pier 45, she will be able to run Governor Jerry Brown was onboard for this inaugural voyage, Enhydra will be able to operate without the use of her onboard
entirely on electricity. and the ship played host to a celebratory signing-ceremony for diesel generators, achieving the next level of sustainability that
sixteen new environmental laws. Burgard envisions for the future of the Fleet.
OPPOSITE: In the spirit of the
Zalophus, the Enhydra’s name The ship boasts a BAE Systems hybrid drive system, The Enhydra, with her capacity for all-electric operation, is
comes from the genus of the sea otter, which primarily relies on electric propulsion, supplemented a huge step forward for both the Red and White Fleet, and the
another sea creature that’s prominent by small diesel generators. Named in part for the sea otters Bay their ships sail on.
in the Bay Area, underlining the Red found in the Pacific Ocean, the Enhydra’s name continues
and White Fleet’s commitment to the new company tradition of naming boats after Bay Area
progressive environmental initiatives
and operating in harmony with local
marine life.

ENHYDRA
Year Built: 2018
Built by: All American Marine
in Bellingham, WA
Capacity: 600 passengers
Length: 128 feet
Engine/HP: diesel-electric
hybrid/two 300kW AC
traction motors (electric),
plus Cummings 348 hp
(diesel)

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