RFA Cherryleaf (1959) - Misplaced Pages

1959 Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary For other ships with the same name, see RFA Cherryleaf.

History

United Kingdom
Name	RFA Cherryleaf
Builder	Sir James Laing & Sons, Sunderland
Launched	28 May 1953
Commissioned	15 May 1959
Decommissioned	4 February 1966
Identification	IMO number: 5069697 Pennant number: A82
Fate	Returned to owners, 1966 Scrapped 1975
General characteristics
Class and type	Leaf-class tanker
Tonnage	12,402 GRT 7,338 NRT 18,560 DWT
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)
Speed	13.25 knots (15.25 mph; 24.54 km/h)

RFA Cherryleaf (A82) was a Leaf-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Launched in 1953 as Laurelwood, the ship was acquired by the RFA, and renamed Cherryleaf in 1959.

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.

Citations

^ 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

Blackman, Raymond V. B. (1960). Jane's Fighting Ships 1960–61. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.

v t e Leaf-class tankers
Royal Navy	Appleleaf (A79) Appleleaf (A83) Bayleaf (A79) Bayleaf (A109) Brambleleaf (1959) Brambleleaf (1980) Cherryleaf (1959) Cherryleaf (1973) Oakleaf Orangeleaf (A80) Orangeleaf (A110) Pearleaf Plumleaf
Royal Australian Navy	Westralia (ex-Appleleaf (A79))
Followed by: Tide class
Tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

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