OVERVIEW: The Provider-class AOR is a steam-powered, single shaft vessel, intended to provide underway replenishment of fuel, ammunition, and supplies.
 
DETAILS: The Provider-class had 26 fuel cargo tanks holding 14,000 tons of diesel fuel marine, 1,500 tons of diesel oil and 900 tons of aviation gas (JP5) and 430 tons of ammunition, provisions and spare parts.

SPECIFICATIONS:
Displacement: 	22,700 tons full load
Dimensions: 	168 x 23.17 x 9.5 meters (551 x 76 x 31 feet)
Propulsion: 	2 water tube boilers, double reduction geared turbine, 1 shaft, 21,000 shp
Speed:		20 knots
Crew: 		166
Aviation: 	aft helicopter deck with hangar; 3 CH-124A Sea King helicopters
Cargo: 		14,200 tons fuel, 250 tons munitions, provisions, spares


NOTES: IOC 1963. In service 1963-1998.   Originally posted on the East coast, her exposed lower deck made her unsuited for the North Atlantic, she was transferred to the West coast when the first of the two new Protecteur replenishment vessels became available in 1969. The first dedicated replenishment ship built for the Canadian Navy and at construction was the largest ship built for the RCN.

SOURCES:
"HMCS Provider (AOR 508)." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Last modified September 3, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Provider_(AOR_508). ;"HMCS PROVIDER 508 - For Posterity's Sake." For Posterity's Sake. Accessed October 4, 2021. https://www.forposterityssake.ca/Navy/HMCS_PROVIDER_508.htm. ; McClearn, Sandy. "PROVIDER Class." Haze Gray & Underway - Naval History and Photography. Accessed October 4, 2021. https://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/postwar/provider/.