HMAS Sirius
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 HMAS Sirius (left) and HMAS Toowoomba |
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| Career Australia |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 12th April 2004 |
| Acquired: | 16th June 2004 |
| Commissioned: | 16 September 2006 |
| Status: | Active |
| Homeport: | HMAS Stirling, Rockingham, Western Australia |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 25,016.53 tonnes |
| Length: | 191.3 metres |
| Beam: | 32 metres |
| Draught: | 11 metres |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Hyundai B&W6S50MC (11,640 BHP X 127RPM), 1 x direct drive shaft, |
| Speed: | 16 knots |
| Capacity: | 34,806 cz fuel |
| Complement: | 60 |
| Armament: | Small arms only |
| Aircraft carried: | Landing platform only |
| Motto: | To Serve and Provide |
HMAS Sirius (formerly MT Delos) is a commercial tanker that was purchased by the Royal Australian Navy and converted into a fleet replenishment vessel to replace HMAS Westralia. Delos was built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea and was purchased by the Australian Government on completition. Delos was converted to her new role at Fremantle and was commissioned into the RAN on 16 September 2006. Sirius is expected to remain in service for approximately 15 years.
While HMAS Sirius is the first ship of this name to serve as part of the RAN, she is named in honour of HMS Sirius, the flagship of the First Fleet of British convicts sent to Australia in 1788. HMS Sirius was wrecked off Norfolk Island on 14 April 1790.
[edit] Operational history
In October 2006 Sirius successfully undertook her first Replenishment at Sea transferring fuel and water supplies to HMAS Toowoomba.
[edit] References
- Royal Australian Navy HMAS Sirius
- Defence Materiel Organisation Maritime Operations Support Capability
- Australian National Audit Office Purchase, Chartering and Modification of the New Fleet Oiler
