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It is crucial for ships to be at sea and just as important to keep them there. Replenishment ship HMAS Supply is one of Navy’s key enablers for keeping the fleet in the fight. Supply carries fuel, water, food, dry cargo, ammunition, equipment and spare parts to provide operational support to other ships or combat forces based far from ports…
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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted a fueling-at-sea (FAS), March 23, marking the first time the ship has received jet propellant-5 (JP-5) aircraft fuel from a replenishment ship in more than 11 months. Gerald R. Ford successfully received more than one million gallons of JP-5 over the course of three hours from the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO…
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It was a bittersweet moment for onlookers at Fleet Base West on December 2 when HMAS Sirius returned home. Sirius was sailing into its home port for the final time before being decommissioned on December 18. Sirius departed Fleet Base West on August 30 and, after 94 days away, was greeted with significant fanfare. Two days earlier, the ship had…
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On a mission in the Indian Ocean as part of the CTF150 mission, the Floréal Surveillance Frigate (FS) took advantage of the presence of the American tanker César Chavez to refuel. Le Floréal had not carried out such a maneuver since 2018. On November 15, 2021, sailing in the same area of operation, the Floréal and César Chavez carried out…
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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducted a fueling-at-sea (FAS) with Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), Sept. 17, delivering more than 150,000 gallons of fuel and setting a milestone of more than 1 million gallons delivered to other ships since January. Vinson refueled nine different ships, including destroyers, cruisers and littoral combat ships, during 15…
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The Education Campaign at sea continues for the Cadet Officers and NCOs of the Navy aboard the destroyer Luigi Durand De La Penne and the refueling Etna who, in these days, have carried out a lateral refueling during navigation in the Gulf of Taranto. The activity is one of the many that are normally carried out by the Naval Units,…
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August 26, JS OUMI conducted joint training with USCGC Munro in the East China Sea. The Commanding Officer of JS OUMI, CAPT YOSHIFUKU Toshihiko, stated, “This is the first time that a JMSDF supply ship has replenished a U.S. Coast Guard patrol vessel and also the Japan-U.S. ACSA has been applied to the U.S. Coast Guard, so I believe that…
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USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, conducted a bilateral fueling-at-sea (FAS) with Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender (D 36) while operating with elements of the HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) Carrier Strike Group (CSG-21) in the Philippine Sea, August 20th. This is the first time in history a U.S. amphibious ship has conducted a FAS with…
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August 13, 2021 – HMAS Supply is one step closer to supporting Australian and partner nation ships after successfully completing the first Replenishment at Sea (RAS) for the Supply Class. HMAS Supply, the Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR), transferred fuel to HMAS Anzac off the east coast of Australia recently. Commander of the Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Mark Hammond congratulated the…
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On May 22, JS HAMANA conducted joint training in the waters south of Shikoku with USS America, to enhance tactical skills and increase Japan-US interoperability. Commander of JS HAMANA (CDR KINUYAMA Takeo) stated, “The purpose of this training is to enhance the ability of Japanese and US naval vessels with underway replenishment capabilities to provide bilateral logistic support. The logistic…
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