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AMANDA MILLER
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AMANDA MILLER

Artist
Date1971
Object number00042356
NamePainting
MediumOil on canvas, wood, paper, cloth
DimensionsOverall: 675 x 930 x 55 mm
Image: 495 x 750 mm
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Howard Smith Industries Ltd
DescriptionA framed oil painting by David Hogan of the oil tanker AMANDA MILLER at sea. AMANDA MILLER was built at Whyalla in 1971 for RW Miller.HistoryThe oil tanker AMANDA MILLER was built at the BHP Whyalla Ship Building and Engineering Works, Whyalla, South Australia specifically for the R.W. Miller and Co., and was the largest ship built in Australia at that time. ingle screw, diesel engine service speed of 16 knots. She was fully controlled by a computer on the bridge. In April 1970 whilst under construction a disastrous fire destroyed the partially completed hull. Damage estimated at $3,000,000.00. The rebuilt AMANDA MILLER was launched in February 1971. The ship had a crew of 37 seamen including the officers. She lifted her first cargo, Bass Strait crude oil, in early September 1971. The AMANDA MILLER came under management of Howard Smith Industries and was later sold in 1987.SignificanceThis painting by David Hogan is part of a larger collection of material relating to Howard Smith Industries and the technology of shipping in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s within Australia.