HMAS Supply

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Supply.

  • HMAS Supply (AO 195), an Tide-class replenishment oiler launched on 1 September 1954 into the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and commissioned on 15 August 1962 into the Royal Australian Navy, decommissioned on 16 December 1985.
  • HMAS Supply (AOR1),[1] a replenishment oiler is the lead ship in the new Supply-class AOR based on the Cantabria-class oiler.[2] The keel was laid down by Navantia on 17 November 2017.[3]

Battle honours

None to date.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Supply class AORs". Navantia Australia. Navantia. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Villarejo, Esteban; Pittaway, Nigel (11 March 2016). "Australia Picks Navantia To Build Two Replenishment Ships". Defensenews.com. Sightline Media Group. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "New Royal Australian Navy support ships named - Defence Connect". Defence Connect. Momentum Media. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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