HMAS Supply

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Supply. Named for HMS Supply armed tender that was part of First Fleet.

• HMAS Supply (AO 195), a 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 (A195),^[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] and Supply launched on 23 November 2018 and commissioned on 10 April 2021.^[4]

See also

• HMS Supply, seven ships of the Royal Navy

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.
4. "Navantia bota el primer logistico para la Armada australiana" (in Spanish). Infodefensa. 23 November 2019.