New RAN Supply ship "Supply" begins sea trials

Haijun watcher · Post by **Haijun watcher** » Thu Aug 06, 2020 3:28 pm

Navantia-Built AOR vessel 'Supply' intented for Royal Australian Navy starts sea trials
August News 2020 Navy Naval Maritime Defense Industry
05 August 2020

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia announced that NUSHIP Supply, a new AOR (Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment) vessel for the Royal Australian Navy departed from the Ferrol shipyard to start initial sea trials.
The sea trials are set to last three days and two nights. The vessel set sails with 135 sailors onboard including shipyard and RAN personnel.
NUSHIP Supply will be heading home to Australia at the end of August. HMAS Supply was set to enter service with the Royal Australian Navy this year. It is not clear if the global health crisis delayed those plans.
The lead ship, HMAS Supply was launched at the Navantia Shipyards in Ferrol, Spain on 24 2020. Supply�s sister ship, HMAS Stalwart, was launched by Navantia last year in August 2019. It is planned to enter service with the RAN fleet in 2022 and is currently at fitting out stage. The vessels are based on the BAC �Cantabria� (A15) replenishment oiler design of the Spanish Navy.
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