Supply-class replenishment oiler

*Supply* class
	Stalwart in Cockburn Sound, December 2021
Class overview
Name	Supply class
Builders	Navantia, Ferrol
Operators	Royal Australian Navy
Preceded by	HMAS Sirius, HMAS Success
Cost	€ 420 million (US$465 million) for two ships; € 210 million (US$232 million) per unit;
Built	2018–present
Planned	2
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Replenishment oiler
Displacement	19,500 tonnes
Length	173.9 m (570 ft 6 in)
Beam	23.0 m (75 ft 6 in)
Draught	8.0 m (26 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	2 × MAN 18V 32/40 main engines; 4 × MAN 7L21/31 generator sets;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	122
Armament	1 × Phalanx CIWS; 2 × 25 mm Typhoon Weapon Stations ; 4 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns;
Aircraft carried	1 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. 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.

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