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Mv Strong Virginian (T-akr-9205)MV Strong Virginian (T-AKR-9205) is a United States Navy Military Sealift Command roll-on/roll-off heavy lift Maritime Prepositioning ship. She is a reflagged Antigua-Barbuda flag stationed at Diego Garcia owned by Kaoampanttv Corporation and operated by Van Ommeren Shipping for the MSC. She is loaded with Army lighterage and associated port-opening equipment. Strong Virginian is a self-sustaining, heavy lift ship that requires no shore-side assistance to conduct cargo operations. Her 800 long ton (813 t) capacity cargo boom and gantry crane enables it to lift extraordinarily heavy cargos. General Characteristics - Builder: Bremer-Vegesach, Germany
- Power Plant: 2 MAK 6M601 diesels; 16,320 hp (12 MW); 2 shafts; cp props; bow thruster
- Length: 512 ft (156 m)
- Beam: 105 ft (32 m)
- Displacement: 31,390 tons full load
- Cargo capacity: 855,859 ft³ 24,235 m³
- Speed: 14.5 knots (27 km/h)
- Crew: 23 civilians
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