NYK Virgo

History
Name	NYK Virgo
Owner	Barlett Marine Corp
Operator	NYK Shipmanagement Pte Ltd
Port of registry	Panama, Panama
Builder	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Yard number	1717
Launched	16 March 2007
Completed	2007
Identification	IMO number: 9312810; Callsign: 3EKK2; Official number: 3268907; MMSI number: 372744000;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	NK
Tonnage	97,825
Length	338.17
Draft	14.524
Depth	20.14
Decks	1
Installed power	64,033KW
Propulsion	B&W 12 Cy.980X2,660
Speed	24.5kn

NYK Virgo is a container ship owned by the Barlett Marine Corp.

Hull and engine

NYK Virgo has a Burmeister & Wain single screw 12 cylinder engine, with a top speed of 24 knots. It was built in Korea by Hyundai Heavy Industries in port number 1717 during 2007.

It is operated by NYK Shipmanagement Pte Ltd. The power this ship has is 64,033 kilowatts and it weighs about 97,825 tons.

BBC box

In 2009 NYK Virgo delivered the BBC Box back to the United Kingdom. The BBC Box was part of a news report on "globalisation and the world economy"^[2] and was sent around the world with a GPS tracker. The box carried various cargoes from Scotch whisky to cat food. The journey lasted a year and covered over 50,000 miles.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Lloyd's Register of Ships (2009). Register of ships. United Kingdom: Lloyd's. p. 305. ISBN -978-1-906313-28-9.
^ "Mysterious Return of BBC Box". Lloyd's List. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 29 February 2012. ^{[dead link]}

[Reg-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Lloyd's Register of Ships (2009). Register of ships. United Kingdom: Lloyd's. p. 305. ISBN -978-1-906313-28-9.

[2] "Mysterious Return of BBC Box". Lloyd's List. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 29 February 2012. ^{[dead link]}

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