M/T Emma Miller - Christening

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This is some additional reading on the Christening Ceremonies of the M/T Emma Miller that I had the pleasure of attending and taking photographs.






M/T Emma Miller Vessel Description

Length _____________ 88.6 feet

Beam ______________ 27.0 feet

Cargo Capacity ______ 52,656 US Gallons in 10 segregated tanks

Power Plant_________ 2- 650 HP Cummings QSK Main Engines

__________________2- 35 KW Cummings Generators

Transfer Pumps______ 2- 30 HP Electric Motors

____________________ driving 4 inch Roper Pumps

Navigation__________ 3- Furuno Global Positioning Satellite Systems

____________________Radar and Automatic Identification System

Built_______________C & G Boat Works, Mobile Alabama

Completed__________ February 10, 2009

Construction Time____ 18 months

~ Christening of the M/T Emma Miller ~

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Welcome ~ Rolf Williams, President, Anders Williams Ship Agency

Remarks ~ Burt Miller, President, Marine Oil Service

Prayer and Blessing of the Vessel ~ Rev. Robert A. Davenport,

Church of the Good Shepard, Norfolk, Virginia

Vessel Naming ~ Catherine Miller

Toast ~ Burt Miller

~ Reception ~

~ Emma McCurdy Miller ~

The M/T Emma Miller is the third small double-hulled tank ship

constructed for Marine Oil Service. Built during 2008-2009 at C&G

Boat Works in Mobile, Alabama, it is 89 feet long, 27 feet wide and

has a capacity of 52,626 US gallons of product. It is powered by

twin 600 HP Cummins diesel engines and has state of the art

electronics and safety features. Marine Oil Service operates similar

tankers in Norfolk and New York and provides safe, environmentally

conscious service to all the major oil companies.

Emma McCurdy Miller was born in 1913 in Geneseo, NY. After

spending her childhood and early schooling in Canada, she

graduated from the State University of New York in three years.

She began teaching at the age of 19 and went on to receive her

Masters of Education and spent over 40 years educating young

and old. She served on the county board of the New York State

Department of the Aging and was most proud of her work as

literacy volunteer, teaching adults to read. She was no stranger to

the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Upon retiring, she visited

Hampton Roads every year for 3 months, and decided it should be

her home.

Today's Sponsor is Emmas's Granddaughter, Catherine Miller.

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