Australasian tankers meet Supply and demand
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) commissioned its first of two Supply-class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ships on 10 April, in a ceremony at Fleet Base East in Sydney.
HMAS Supply (pennant number A195) displaces 19,500t; it had actually arrived in Garden Island, Western Australia last October after completing its journey from its place of birth with Navantia in Spain.
Since then, Supply had been undergoing a final fit-out and testing with Australian-specific equipment. This included its Phalanx close-in weapon system, Saab 9LV combat management system (CMS), two Typhoon 25mm weapon systems and Raytheon communications suite.
Indeed, this is the first Australian oiler to
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