MS Color Hybrid
{{Short description|Hybrid ferry of the Color Line}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Color-Hybrid-2020.jpg | Ship caption = MS Color Hybrid }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = MS Color Hybrid | Ship owner = Color Line | Ship operator = | Ship route = Sandefjord–Strömstad | Ship ordered = 2017 | Ship builder = Ulstein Verft | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = 311 | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = | Ship completed = 2019[https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/world-s-largest-plug-in-hybrid-vessel-delivered World's Largest Plug-In Hybrid Vessel Delivered], marine executive, 1 August 2018. | Ship christened = 23 August 2019 | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = 16 August 2019 | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = *{{IMO Number|9824289}} | Ship fate = | Ship status = | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = Cruiseferry | Ship tonnage = *27,000 GT
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on}}[https://ulstein.com/references/color-hybrid COLOR HYBRID], at ulstein.com, accessed 2019-08-04 | Ship beam = | Ship height = | Ship draught = 6m | Ship draft = | Ship depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship sail plan = | Ship power = 4x Rolls-Royce Bergen B33:45L diesels + Electric | Ship propulsion = | Ship speed = 17kn | Ship capacity = *2,000 passengers
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MS Color Hybrid is a cruiseferry owned and operated by Color Line on their route between Sandefjord in Norway and Strömstad in Sweden. She entered service in August 2019 and was the largest plug-in diesel-electric hybrid vessel in the world until 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.marineinsight.com/know-more/worlds-largest-hybrid-ship/#:~:text=The%20largest%20hybrid%20ship%20in,CMI%20Jinling%20Weihai%20Shipyard%2C%20China.&text=This%20ship%20is%20representative%20of%20a%20major%20leap%20in%20sustainable%20maritime%20technologies. | title=World’s Largest Hybrid Ship | publisher=Marine insight | date=16 May 2025 | accessdate=27 May 2025}}
History
Color Line signed a letter of intent with Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft for the construction of Color Hybrid in January 2017.{{cite web | url=https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/211192/ulstein-verft-to-build-the-worlds-largest-hybrid-ferry/ | title=Ulstein Verft to Build the World's Largest Hybrid Ferry | publisher=World Maritime News | date=25 January 2017 | accessdate=16 November 2018}} The order was confirmed the following month,{{cite web | url=https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/213066/update-deal-signed-for-construction-of-worlds-largest-hybrid-ferry/ | title=Update: Deal Signed for Construction of World's Largest Hybrid Ferry | publisher=World Maritime News | date=17 February 2017 | accessdate=16 November 2018}} and construction began with a steel-cutting ceremony on 14 July at the CRIST shipyard in Gdynia, Poland.{{cite web | url=https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/225317/first-steel-cut-for-color-lines-hybrid-ferry/ | title=First Steel Cut for Color Line's Hybrid Ferry | publisher=World Maritime News | date=17 July 2017 | accessdate=16 November 2018}} On 16 April 2018, the ship's keel, built from 14 modules, was completed, with work in Poland to complete the hull continuing into October, when it was towed to Ulsteinvik for outfitting.{{cite web | url=https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/249677/ulstein-starts-assembling-worlds-largest-battery-hybrid-ship/ | title=Ulstein Starts Assembling World's Largest Battery-Hybrid Ship | publisher=World Maritime News | date=17 April 2018 | accessdate=16 November 2018}} In early November, Color Hybrid
After the delivery to Color Line in 2019, Color Hybrid has replaced {{MS|Bohus}} on the route between Sandefjord, Norway and Strömstad, Sweden.{{cite web | url=https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/color-hybrid-ferry/ | title=Color Hybrid Ferry | publisher=Ship Technology | accessdate=16 November 2018}} Her hybrid propulsion system allows her to operate under battery power in the coastal areas outside of Sandefjord. The total travel time is 2.5 hours, the batteries would allow up to one hour of electric travel.
Design
Color Hybrid was built to a Fosen Yard design, and measures {{convert|160|m|ft}} long, with a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and 500 vehicles, personnel on board is 100. When delivered, she will be the largest plug-in hybrid vessel in the world. She is powered primarily by four Bergen Marine B33:45L diesel engines driving, supplemented by 5 MWh Siemens batteries weighing 65t that can power the ship for up to an hour.{{cite web | url=https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/223000/rolls-royces-engines-to-power-the-worlds-largest-hybrid-ferry/ | title=Rolls-Royce's Engines to Power The World's Largest Hybrid Ferry | publisher=World Maritime News | date=16 June 2018 | accessdate=16 November 2018}}{{cite web |title=Color Hybrid |url=https://ferryshippingnews.com/color-hybrid/ |website=Ferry Shipping News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204154354/https://ferryshippingnews.com/color-hybrid/ |archive-date=4 December 2022 |url-status=live}} The battery system is charged via shore power at Sandefjord and from on-board generators driven by the diesel engines.
See also
References
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External links
- {{in lang|en}} [http://www.colorline.com Color Line official website]
{{Color Line ships}}
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Category:Ships built in Gdynia