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| Career (Canada) |  |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Provider-class replenishment oiler |
| Name: | HMCS Provider |
| Ordered: | 15 April 1958 |
| Builder: | Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Company Limited, Lauzon, Quebec |
| Laid down: | 1 May 1961 |
| Launched: | 5 July 1962 |
| Commissioned: | 28 September 1963 |
| Decommissioned: | 1998 |
| Motto: | Ready to Serve |
| Fate: | Scrapped in Turkey in 2003 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 7,300 long tons (7,417 t) light 22,000 long tons (22,353 t) full |
| Length: | 551 ft (168 m) |
| Beam: | 76 ft (23 m) |
| Draught: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Double reduction geared turbines 2 water boilers single shaft 21,000 shp (16 MW) |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Complement: | 142 (11 officers, 131 enlisted) - 166 |
| Armament: | Helicopter-launched Mark 46 Mod 5 torpedoes |
| Aircraft carried: | 3 × Sikorsky CH124A Sea King helicopters |
| Aviation facilities: | Aft deck hangar |
HMCS Provider was a Canadian Provider-class replenishment oiler. She was the first dedicated Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment ship commissioned for the Royal Canadian Navy in 1963. She was built by Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Company Limited of Lauzon, Quebec.
Originally assigned to the East coast, her open deck made her vulnerable and she was re-assigned to the West coast.
The ship was decommissioned in 1998 and towed by the tug Sirocco to Turkey in 2002 for use as a barge, prior to being scrapped the following year.
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