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]

For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Stalwart.

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:
  • 2 x MAN 18V 32/40 main engines
  • 4 x MAN 7L21/31 generator sets
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
  1. "NUSHIP Stalwart (III)". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. Kuper, Stephen (26 November 2018). "Fair winds and following seas for NUSHIP Supply". www.defenceconnect.com.au. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. "Project Data Summary Sheet". Auditor-General Report. 20: 251–260.
  4. Supply Ships Progress Ships Monthly February 2019 page 14
  5. "RAN's next oiler ship launched in Spain". Australian Defence Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  6. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/01/royal-australia-navy-accepts-first-supply-class-replenishment-vessel/


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