RFA Cherryleaf (A82) was a Leaf-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RFA Cherryleaf |
| Builder | Sir James Laing & Sons, Sunderland |
| Launched | 28 May 1953 |
| Commissioned | 15 May 1959[1] |
| Decommissioned | 4 February 1966 |
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| Fate |
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| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Leaf-class tanker |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 544 ft (166 m) |
| Beam | 72 ft 9 in (22.17 m) |
| Draught | 30 ft 8 in (9.35 m) |
| Propulsion | 6-cylinder Doxford diesel, 6,600 bhp (4,900 kW)[2] |
| Speed | 13.25 knots (15.25 mph; 24.54 km/h) |
Launched in 1953 as Laurelwood, the ship was acquired by the RFA, and renamed Cherryleaf in 1959.[3]
In 1966 the ship was returned to her previous owners and renamed Agios Constantinos. She was renamed Aeas in 1967, and as Irene's Fortune in 1972. She was scrapped on 13 December 1975.[4]
Citations
edit- ^ a b Blackman 1960, p. 55.
- ^ "2nd Leaf Class". RFAnostalgia.org. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ "RFA Cherryleaf". Historical RFA. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ "Laurelwood (5069697)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
References
edit- Blackman, Raymond V. B. (1960). Jane's Fighting Ships 1960–61. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.
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