HMAS Supply (A 195)

NUSHIP Supply (A 195), named after the Royal Navy ship HMS Supply, is the first ship of two Supply-class replenishment oilers used by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The class is based on the Spanish Cantabria and is intended to be able to supply three ships at once with fuel, water, food, ammunition and other supplies.[1][2] The contract to build the two auxiliary oiler replenishment ships was awarded to Navantia in 2016.[3]

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

History
Australia
Namesake:	HMS Supply
Ordered:	10 March 2016
Builder:	Navantia
Laid down:	18 November 2017
Launched:	25 November 2018
Motto:	"Strengthen the Shield"
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:	Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range:	Over 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

The ship has the status of "NUSHIP" until it is commissioned into the navy, at which time it will become "HMAS" – Her Majesty's Australian Ship. It is under construction at Navantia's shipyard in Ferrol, Spain. It was launched in late November 2018.[1]

Supply will replace the Success which was decommissioned in June 2019. HMAS Supply is expected to enter service later in 2020.[4]

References

1. Kuper, Stephen (27 November 2018). "Fair winds and following seas for NUSHIP Supply". Defence Connect. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
2. "RAN's next oiler ship launched in Spain". Australian Defence Magazine. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
3. "Supply Class AORs". Navantia Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
4. "NUSHIP Supply (II)". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 22 June 2020.