NYK Virgo
title: "NYK Virgo" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["container-ships", "ships-of-the-nyk-line", "2007-ships"] topic_path: "general/container-ships" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYK_Virgo" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| section1 | {{Infobox ship/image |
| image | NYK Virgo (8154929586).jpg |
| section2 | {{Infobox ship/career |
| name | NYK Virgo |
| owner | Barlett Marine Corp |
| operator | [[File:NYK Line house flag.svg |
| registry | Panama, Panama |
| builder | Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. |
| yard_number | 1717 |
| launched | 16 March 2007 |
| completed | 2007 |
| identification | * |
| *Callsign: 3EKK2<ref name | Reg / |
| *Official number: 3268907<ref name | Reg / |
| *<ref name | Reg / |
| status | In service |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics |
| class | NK |
| tonnage | 97,825 |
| length | 338.17 |
| draft | 14.524 |
| depth | 20.14 |
| decks | 1 |
| power | 64,033KW |
| propulsion | B&W 12 Cy.980X2,660 |
| speed | 24.5kn |
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- Callsign: 3EKK2
- Official number: 3268907
| fate= | status=In service | notes=
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header= | header_caption= | class=NK | tonnage=97,825 | displacement= | length=338.17 | beam= | height= | draft=14.524 | depth=20.14 | decks=1 | power=64,033KW | propulsion=B&W 12 Cy.980X2,660 | speed=24.5kn | capacity= | crew= | notes= 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" 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
References
- Lloyd's Register of Ships. (2009). "Register of ships". Lloyd's.
- (26 October 2009}} {{dead link). "Mysterious Return of BBC Box". Lloyd's List.
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