HMAS Stalwart (A304)
HMAS Stalwart is the second of the Navantia built Supply-class replenishment oiler for the Royal Australian Navy. It had its keel laid in November 2018[2] as a part of the SEA 1654 Phase 3 project. HMAS Stalwart (III) and her sister ship HMAS Supply (II) will replace HMAS Success and HMAS Sirius with a single class of two AOR Ships to sustain deployed maritime forces.[3][4]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Ordered: | 10 March 2016 |
| Builder: | Navantia |
| Laid down: | 25 November 2018 |
| Launched: | 30 August 2019 |
| Motto: | Heart of Oak |
| Status: | Sea Trials |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Supply-class replenishment oiler |
| Displacement: | 19,500 tonnes (19,200 long tons; 21,500 short tons) full load |
| Length: | 173.9 m (570 ft 6 in) |
| Beam: | 23 m (75 ft 6 in) maximum |
| Draught: | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range: | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement: | 122 |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 x MRH90 |
| Notes: | [1] |
The two ships are based on the Spanish Cantabria class and were built at the Ferrol shipyard.[5] Formal service entry for Stalwart is anticipated in late 2021.[6]
References
- "NUSHIP Stalwart (III)". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- Kuper, Stephen (26 November 2018). "Fair winds and following seas for NUSHIP Supply". www.defenceconnect.com.au. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Project Data Summary Sheet". Auditor-General Report. 20: 251–260.
- Supply Ships Progress Ships Monthly February 2019 page 14
- "RAN's next oiler ship launched in Spain". Australian Defence Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/01/royal-australia-navy-accepts-first-supply-class-replenishment-vessel/
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