Supply-class replenishment oiler

Supply class
Stalwart in Cockburn Sound, December 2021
Class overview
NameSupply class
BuildersNavantia, Ferrol
Operators Royal Australian Navy
Preceded byHMAS Sirius, HMAS Success
Cost
  • 420 million (US$465 million) for two ships
  • 210 million (US$232 million) per unit
Built2018–present
Planned2
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
TypeReplenishment oiler
Displacement19,500 tonnes
Length173.9 m (570 ft 6 in)
Beam23.0 m (75 ft 6 in)
Draught8.0 m (26 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × MAN 18V 32/40 main engines
  • 4 × MAN 7L21/31 generator sets
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement122
Armament
Aircraft carried1 helicopter

The Supply class is a class of replenishment oilers of the Royal Australian Navy, a role that combines the missions of a tanker and stores supply ship. As such they are designated auxiliary oiler replenisher (AOR). They are tasked with providing ammunition, fuel, food and other supplies to Royal Australian Navy vessels around the world. There are two ships in the class, Supply and Stalwart.[2] The project is expected to cost anywhere between $1 and $2 billion. Navantia were selected to build a design based on the Spanish Navy's current replenishment vessel Cantabria, which entered service in 2011.[3]

  1. ^ Attopardi, Mario (June 2020). "New AORs miss chance to fit next-gen self-defence". Defence Technology Review. No. 68. p. 38. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ Dominguez, Gabriel (17 November 2017). "Australia names future replenishment vessels". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Australia selects Navantia for new replenishment ship". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

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