A replenishment oiler or replenishment tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds which can supply both fuel and dry stores during underway replenishment (UNREP) at sea. Many countries have used replenishment oilers.
The replenishment oiler HMAS Sirius (right) providing fuel to the amphibious warfare ship USS Juneau while both are underway
RFA Tiderace performing a dual repenishment of Royal Navy frigates HMS Lancaster and HMS Westminster.
Replenishment oiler USS Wabash at work
USNS Big Horn (T-AO-198) an underway replenishment oiler.
An auxiliary ship is a naval ship designed to support combatant ships and other naval operations. Auxiliary ships are not primary combatant vessels, though they may have some limited combat capacity, usually for purposes of self-defense.
German Navy Berlin-class replenishment ship
Royal Canadian Navy auxiliary oiler HMCS Preserver during New York fleet week, 2009
Australian oiler HMAS Sirius refueling USS Essex, June 2007
American cargo ship USNS Furman, 1981