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Replenishment oiler HMAS Stalwart (A304)

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Classification

Ship class:
Supply-class replenishment oiler
Type:
Replenishment oiler

Basic information

Operator:
Royal Australian NavyRoyal Australian Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Navantia
Ordered:
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active
IMO number:
9816933
MMSI number:
503171000

Ship measurements

Displacement:
19,500 t
Length:
173.9 m
Beam:
23 m
Draft:
8 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 2 * MAN 18V 32/40 main engines
  • 4 * MAN 7L21/31 generator sets
Speed:
20 knots
Range:
6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)

Personnel

Complement:
122

Combat assets

Armament:
  • 2 * 25mm Typhoon
  • 1 * 20mm Phalanx
  • 1 * 12.7mm Browning Heavy Machine Gun
Aircraft:
  • 1 * MH-60R

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 as a part of the SEA 1654 Phase 3 project. HMAS Stalwart (III) and her sister ship HMAS Supply (II) replace HMAS Success and HMAS Sirius with a single class of two auxiliary oiler replenisher (AOR) ships to sustain deployed maritime forces.

The two ships are based on the Spanish Cantabria class and were built at the Ferrol shipyard. As of March 2021, the vessel began sea trials in Spain though work on her was running about eight months behind schedule. She arrived in Australia in June 2021 for her final fit out with Australian-specific equipment. Stalwart was commissioned on 13 November 2021 at Fleet Base West.

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