RFA Cherryleaf (A82)
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RFA Cherryleaf (A82) was a Leaf-class small fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, in service from 1973 to 1980.
For other ships with the same name, see RFA Cherryleaf.
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Cherryleaf in August 1975 | |
History | |
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Name | |
Owner | London and Overseas Bulk Carriers (1963–81)[1] Petrostar Co Ltd (1981–86)[2] |
Operator | |
Port of registry | |
Builder | Nordseewerke[1] |
Yard number | 321[1] |
Launched | 16 October 1962[1] |
Completed | 21 February 1963[1] |
Decommissioned | 1980 (RFA)[2] |
Renamed | |
Identification | IMO number: 5407681 |
Fate | Constructive total loss 1986[3] scrapped 1987[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Leaf-class tanker |
Tonnage | |
Length | 559 ft 4 in (170.48 m)[1] |
Beam | 72 ft (22 m)[1] |
Draught | 29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)[1] |
Installed power | 8,400 bhp[1] |
Propulsion | 7–cylinder[4] MAN diesel[1] |
Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)[1] |
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