_participating_in_the_International_Fleet_Review_2022.jpg) HMASStalwart in 2022 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Ordered | 10 March 2016 |
| Builder | Navantia |
| Laid down | 25 November 2018 |
| Launched | 30 August 2019 |
| Commissioned | 13 November 2021 |
| Home port | HMAS Stirling |
| Identification | |
| Motto | Heart of Oak |
| Status | Active |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Supply-classreplenishment 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 |
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| Speed | 20knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 6,000nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 122 |
| Aircraft carried | 1xMH-60R |
| Notes | [1] |
HMASStalwart is the second of theNavantia builtSupply-classreplenishment oiler for theRoyal Australian Navy. It had its keel laid in November 2018[2] as a part of the SEA 1654 Phase 3 project. HMASStalwart (III) and her sister shipHMASSupply (II) replaceHMASSuccess andHMASSirius with a single class of two auxiliary oiler replenisher (AOR) ships to sustain deployed maritime forces.[3][4]
The two ships are based on the SpanishCantabria class and were built at theFerrol shipyard.[5] As of March 2021, the vessel began sea trials in Spain though work on her was running about eight months behind schedule. She arrived in Australia in June 2021 for her final fit out with Australian-specific equipment.[6][7]Stalwart was commissioned on 13 November 2021 at Fleet Base West.[8][9] In June 2024Stalwart was brought into Darwin for emergency repairs due to engine trouble.[10] The ship resumed operations in late 2025 after repairs were completed.[11]
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