HMAS Stalwart (A304)
{{Short description|Supply-class replenishment oiler for the Royal Australian Navy}}
{{Other ships|HMAS Stalwart}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = HMAS Stalwart (A304) participating in the International Fleet Review 2022.jpg | Ship caption = HMAS Stalwart in 2022 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = Australia | Ship flag = {{Shipboxflag|Australia|naval}} | Ship name = | Ship namesake = | Ship ordered = 10 March 2016 | Ship builder = Navantia | Ship original cost = | Ship laid down = 25 November 2018 | Ship launched = 30 August 2019 | Ship christened = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = 13 November 2021 | Ship recommissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship homeport = HMAS Stirling |Ship identification=*{{IMO|9816933}}
| Ship motto = Heart of Oak | Ship nickname = | Ship honours = | Ship fate = | Ship status = Active | Ship notes = | Ship badge = File:HMAS Stalwart Ships Badge.jpg }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{sclass|Supply|replenishment oiler}} | Ship displacement = {{convert|19,500|tonne|LT ST}} full load | Ship length = {{convert|173.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|23|m|ftin|abbr=on}} maximum | Ship draught = {{convert|8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = *2 x MAN 18V 32/40 main engines
| Ship speed = {{convert|20|kn|lk=in}} | Ship range = {{convert|6,000|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|13|kn}} | Ship endurance = | Ship complement = 122 | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = | Ship EW = | Ship armament = | Ship aircraft = 1xMH-60R | Ship aircraft facilities = | Ship notes = {{cite web |url=https://www.navy.gov.au/nuship-stalwart-iii |title=NUSHIP Stalwart (III) |publisher=Royal Australian Navy |access-date=22 June 2020}} }} |
HMAS Stalwart is the second of the Navantia built {{sclass|Supply|replenishment oiler}} for the Royal Australian Navy. It had its keel laid in November 2018{{Cite web|url=https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/maritime-antisub/3216-fair-winds-and-following-seas-for-nuship-supply|title=Fair winds and following seas for NUSHIP Supply|last=Kuper|first=Stephen|date=2018-11-26|website=www.defenceconnect.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-05-16}} as a part of the SEA 1654 Phase 3 project. HMAS Stalwart (III) and her sister ship HMAS Supply (II) replace HMAS Success and HMAS Sirius with a single class of two auxiliary oiler replenisher (AOR) ships to sustain deployed maritime forces.{{Cite journal|title=Project Data Summary Sheet|url=https://www.anao.gov.au/file/32397/download?token=7UsShz9A|journal=Auditor-General Report|volume=20|pages=251–260}}Supply Ships Progress Ships Monthly February 2019 page 14
The two ships are based on the Spanish Cantabria class and were built at the Ferrol shipyard.{{Cite web|url=http://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/sea/ran-s-next-oiler-ship-launched-in-spain|title=RAN's next oiler ship launched in Spain|website=Australian Defence Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-05-16}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/june/10359-supply-class-nuship-stalwart-to-join-royal-australian-navy.html|title = Supply-class NUSHIP Stalwart to join Royal Australian Navy}}{{cite web |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/01/royal-australia-navy-accepts-first-supply-class-replenishment-vessel/ |title=Royal Australian Navy Accepts First Supply-Class Replenishment Vessel |work=Naval News |date=8 January 2021 |access-date=26 April 2021 }} Stalwart was commissioned on 13 November 2021 at Fleet Base West.{{Cite web|author=Royal Australian Navy |title=NUSHIP Stalwart|url=https://www.navy.gov.au/nuship-stalwart|access-date=2021-11-07|website=www.navy.gov.au|language=en}}{{Citation|title=HMAS Stalwart Commissioning|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcxiFHnaGd4|language=en|access-date=2021-11-07}} In June 2024 Stalwart was brought into Darwin for emergency repairs due to engine trouble.{{Cite news |date=2024-06-18 |title=Australia's newest warship breaks down, undergoing emergency mechanical repairs after just 3 years of service |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-18/hmas-stalwart-breaks-down-and-undergoing-repairs/103993214 |access-date=2024-06-18 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}
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Category:Supply-class replenishment oilers
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