Ship Details

Rig

Oil Tanker,

Built

1971

Built In

Tonnage

39,059g

Dimensions

785.0 x 105.0 x 43.21

Demise

R.W.Miller & Co.Pty.Ltd,, reg. Sydney. The vessel was named after a little girl named Amanda and it caught fire whilst being built in Whyalla.

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After the fire I was one of the workers who was sent from the BHP in Newcastle NSW to work on the Amanda Miller to repair and try to keep the build within contract times. I lived in a hostel nearby for about three months. We afectionately referred to it as stalag 13.

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