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]

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:	2x MAN 18V 32/40 main engines 4xMAN 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.[4]

References

1. "NUSHIP Stalwart (III)". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
2. Kuper, Stephen; 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. "RAN's next oiler ship launched in Spain - Australian Defence Magazine". www.australiandefence.com.au. Retrieved 16 May 2019.