Misplaced Pages

RFA Cherryleaf (A82)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

For other ships with the same name, see RFA Cherryleaf.
Cherryleaf in August 1975
History
Name
  • Overseas Adventurer (1963–73; 1980–81)
  • RFA Cherryleaf (1973–80)
  • Petrostar XVI
OwnerLondon and Overseas Bulk Carriers (1963–81) Petrostar Co Ltd (1981–86)
Operator
Port of registry
  • United Kingdom London (1963–73; 1980–81)
  • United Kingdom (1973–80)
  • Saudi Arabia (1981–87)
BuilderNordseewerke
Yard number321
Launched16 October 1962
Completed21 February 1963
Decommissioned1980 (RFA)
Renamed
  • Overseas Adventurer (1962–73; 1980–81)
  • Petrostar XVI (1981–87)
Identification
FateConstructive total loss 1986 scrapped 1987
General characteristics
Class and typeLeaf-class tanker
Tonnage
Displacement18,560 t (18,267 long tons)
Length559 ft 4 in (170.48 m)
Beam72 ft (22 m)
Draught29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)
Depth39 ft 4 in (11.99 m)
Installed power8,400 bhp
Propulsion7–cylinder MAN diesel
Speed14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)

RFA Cherryleaf (A82) was a Leaf-class small fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom, in service from 1973 to 1980.

History

She was built by Nordseewerke in Emden, Germany and launched in 1962 as Overseas Adventurer for London and Overseas Bulk Carriers, a subsidiary of London & Overseas Freighters (LOF). She was bareboat chartered for the RFA in February 1973 and renamed RFA Cherryleaf.

In 1980 she was returned to LOF and her name reverted to Overseas Adventurer. In 1981 LOF sold her to Petrostar Co Ltd of Saudi Arabia who renamed her Petrostar XVI.

On 5 April 1986 during the Tanker War phase of the Iran–Iraq War she was off Halul Island en route from Bahrain to Sharjah when Iranian helicopters hit her with AGM-65 Maverick missiles. Her accommodation was gutted by fire and four crewmembers were killed. She was towed to Sharjah where she was declared a constructive total loss on 9 April 1986 and laid up for disposal. She was sold to National Ship Demolition Co Ltd of Taiwan, arrived Kaohsiung on 24 January 1987 and her demolition began on 19 February 1987.

References

  1. ^ Sedgwick et al., p. 101
  2. ^ Sedgwick et al., p. 102
  3. ^ ACIG 2004, p. 26
  4. ^ "London & Overseas Freighters 1941–97". LOF–News. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  5. Sedgwick, Kinnaird & O'Donoghue1993, pp. 101–102.

Sources and further reading

External links

Leaf-class tankers
 Royal Navy
 Royal Australian Navy
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1986
Shipwrecks
Other incidents
1985 1987


Stub icon

This article about a specific naval auxiliary ship or boat of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: