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HMAS ''Stalwart'' (A 215/D 215) was an Australian-designed and constructed Escort Maintenance ship of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Commissioned on 9 February 1968 and decommissioned on 9 March 1990, ''Stalwart'' served as a destroyer tender, the RAN flagship, and a training vessel during her career. She was sold in 1993 for conversion into a short-range cruise ship, under the names MV ''Her Majesty M'', then MV ''Tara II''. The vessel did not enter civilian service before she was broken up for scrap in 2003. ==Design and construction== The ship was designed by Navy Office in Canberra to provide afloat support for the RAN, primarily by providing maintenance and minor repairs to the navy's destroyers and frigates.〔 75 percent of the ship's company were geared towards the maintenance role.〔 ''Stalwart'' could perform these tasks at sea, and could operate out of minor ports or forward bases around and away from Australia.〔 Up to four ships could be assisted simultaneously, with ''Stalwart'' providing power, water, communications, and personnel facilities for the ships' companies of those alongside.〔 ''Stalwart'' was designed with a displacement of 15,000 tons, although her actual displacement was 15,500 tons.〔''HMAS Stalwart (II)'', Royal Australian Navy〕〔Cassells, ''The Capital Ships'', p. 133〕 This was the largest displacement of any ship operated by the RAN to that point, except for the two ''Majestic'' class aircraft carriers and the battlecruiser .〔 ''Stalwart'' was long overall, long between perpendiculars, had a beam of , and a draught of .〔〔 Propulsion was provided by two 6-cylinder Scott-Sulzer diesels, which provided to the ship's two propellers, and allowing ''Stalwart'' to sail at over .〔Cassells, ''The Capital Ships'' pp. 133-4〕 The size of the ship's company varies between sources: Cassells states a complement of 396, while the RAN website gives 25 officers and 392 sailors.〔Cassells, ''The Capital Ships'', p. 134〕〔 ''Stalwart''s armament consisted of two 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns.〔 The ship was fitted for but not with two Sea Cat missile launchers.〔 A single helicopter was carried for utility purposes; initially, this was a Westland Wessex, although it was later replaced by a Westland Sea King.〔 The ship's helipad was capable of receiving any helicopter flown by the RAN.〔 ''Stalwart'' was laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Limited in Sydney on 23 June 1964.〔 She was launched by Lady Maie Casey, wife of the Governor-General on 1 October 1966.〔 ''Stalwart'' was commissioned into the RAN on 1 February 1968, a day after she was completed.〔 The ship's name came from the destroyer .〔 She carried several nicknames, including "Building 215" (referring to the fact that, when not deployed, she was always secured to the same buoy just off at Sydney), "The Mighty 'Wart", and "Battlestar".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMAS Stalwart (D 215)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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