Editing Replenishment oiler (section)

{{Short description|Naval auxiliary ship}}
{{Redirect|Oiler (ship)|ships used principally for commercial oil transport|Oil tanker}}
[[File:INS_Vikrant_(R11)_getting_refuelled_by_INS_Deepak_(A50)_at_sea.jpg|thumb|{{INS|Deepak|A50}} (left) conducting replenishment at sea with [[aircraft carrier]] {{INS|Vikrant|2013|6}}.]]
A '''replenishment oiler''' or '''replenishment tanker''' is a naval [[auxiliary ship]] with [[fuel tank]]s and dry [[cargo hold]]s which can supply both fuel and dry stores during [[underway replenishment]] (UNREP) at sea. Many countries have used replenishment oilers.

The [[US Navy hull classification symbol|United States Navy's hull classification symbol]] for this type of ship was 'AOR' (Auxiliary Oil Replenishment). Replenishment oilers are slower and carry fewer dry stores than the US Navy's modern [[fast combat support ship]]s, which carry the classification 'AOE'. In 2020 the US Navy began to develop a new type of ship, the 'AOL' or [[List of United States Navy oilers#Light Replenishment Oilers (T-AOL)|light replenishment oiler]]; construction of the first is planned for 2026.<ref name=USNI_20230428>{{cite news|title=Report to Congress on Navy Light Replenishment Oiler |date=April 2023 |url=https://news.usni.org/2023/04/28/report-to-congress-on-navy-light-replenishment-oiler |newspaper=USNI News |publisher=United States Naval Institute }}</ref>