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{{Short description|1959 Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary}}
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'''RFA ''Brambleleaf'' (A81 not A91)''' is a small tanker of the ]. '''RFA ''Brambleleaf'' (A81)''' was a {{sclass2|Leaf|tanker|0}} small ] of the ] (RFA), the naval ] of the ].


RFA ''Brambleleaf'' was built by ] of ].<ref name=SKO69/> She was ] as the civilian ''London Loyalty'' for ] in 1953 and completed on 8 January 1954.<ref name=SKO69/> She was a ] of {{RFAux|Bayleaf|A79|6}} built by the same shipyard for LOF the following year.
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She was ]ed for the RFA in 1959 and renamed RFA ''Brambleleaf''.<ref name=SKO69/> She was returned to her owners in 1972, who transferred her to their ] subsidiary and registered her in ] as the ''Mayfair Loyalty''.<ref name=SKO69/>
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On 9 September 1974 she was laid up at ], Italy.<ref name=SKO69/> On 27 February 1976 she was sold for ], and demolition began in La Spezia in July of that year.<ref name=SKO69/>

==References==
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==Sources and further reading==
*{{cite book |last1=Sedgwick |first1=Stanley |last2=Kinnaird |first2=Mark |last3=O'Donoghue |first3=K.J. |title=London & Overseas Freighters, 1948-92: A Short History |orig-year=1992 |year=1993 |publisher=] |isbn=0-905617-68-1 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Sedgwick |first1=Stanley |last2=Sprake |first2=R.F. |title=London & Overseas Freighters Limited 1949-1977 |year=1977 |publisher=] |isbn= 0905617037 }}

==External links==
*{{cite web |url=http://www.lof-news.co.uk/History%20&%20Headers%201-2-3/lof1.htm |title=London & Overseas Freighters 1941-97 |work=LOF-News }}

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

History
United Kingdom
NameLondon Loyalty (1953–59),

RFA Brambleleaf(1959–72)

Mayfair Loyalty (1972–74)
Owner
  • London and Overseas Freighters (1953–72),
  • Mayfair Tankers (1972–76)
Port of registry
  • United Kingdom London (1953–59)
  • United Kingdom
  • Liberia Monrovia (1972–76)
BuilderFurness Shipbuilding Co., Stockton-on-Tees, England
Yard number454
Laid down26 May 1952
Launched16 April 1953 as London Loyalty
Completed10 January 1954
In service22 May 1959 and renamed Brambleleaf
Out of serviceReturned to her owners in March 1972 & name changed to Mayfair Loyalty
Renamed
  • London Loyalty (1953-59),
  • Mayfair Loyalty (1972-76)
Identification
FateScrapped July 1976
General characteristics
Class and typeLeaf-class tanker
Tonnage12,123 GRT, 7,042 NRT, 17,960 DWT
Propulsion1 × 6-cylinder Doxford single-acting two-stroke diesel engine.

RFA Brambleleaf (A81) was a Leaf-class small tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.

RFA Brambleleaf was built by Furness Shipbuilding Company of Stockton-on-Tees. She was launched as the civilian London Loyalty for London & Overseas Freighters in 1953 and completed on 8 January 1954. She was a sister ship of RFA Bayleaf built by the same shipyard for LOF the following year.

She was bareboat chartered for the RFA in 1959 and renamed RFA Brambleleaf. She was returned to her owners in 1972, who transferred her to their Mayfair Tankers subsidiary and registered her in Liberia as the Mayfair Loyalty.

On 9 September 1974 she was laid up at La Spezia, Italy. On 27 February 1976 she was sold for scrap, and demolition began in La Spezia in July of that year.

References

  1. ^ Sedgwick et al., p. 69

Sources and further reading

External links

Leaf-class tankers
 Royal Navy
 Royal Australian Navy


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