HMAS Supply (A195)
HMAS Supply (A195), named after the Royal Navy ship HMS Supply, is the lead ship of the Supply-class replenishment oilers built for the Royal Australian Navy by Navantia at their yard in Ferrol, Spain. The Australian Supply-class ships are based on the Spanish Navy's replenishment oiler Cantabria. The vessel was launched on 18 November 2017 and commissioned on 10 April 2021.
HMAS Supply in June 2022 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Name | Supply |
| Namesake | HMAS Supply |
| Ordered | 10 March 2016 |
| Builder | Navantia |
| Laid down | 18 November 2017 |
| Launched | 25 November 2018 |
| Commissioned | 10 April 2021 |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Strengthen the Shield |
| Nickname(s) | Orca |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Supply-class replenishment oiler |
| Displacement | 19,500 t (19,200 long 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 | Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | Over 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 122 |
| Armament | 2x25mm Typhoon
1x20mm Phalanx ?x12.7mm Browning Heavy Machine Gun |
| Aircraft carried | 2xMH60R |
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