RFA Plumleaf (A78)
Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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RFA Plumleaf (A78) was a Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.
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Plumleaf refueling USS America (CVA-66), circa 1970 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | RFA Plumleaf |
| Operator | Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
| Builder | Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Company Ltd |
| Launched | 29 March 1960 |
| Completed | August 1960 |
| Decommissioned | May 1986 |
| In service | 24 August 1960 |
| Out of service | 1986 |
| Identification |
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| Honours and awards | Falkland Islands 1982 |
| Fate | Scrapped in Kaohsiung 17 December 1986 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Leaf-class tanker |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 24,940 t (24,546 long tons) |
| Length | 562 ft 0 in (171.30 m) |
| Beam | 72 ft 1 in (21.97 m) |
| Draught | 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m) |
| Depth | 39 ft 1 in (11.91 m) |
| Installed power | 9,500 bhp |
| Propulsion | 1 × 6-cylinder Doxford diesel. |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Launched on 29 March 1960, she measured 12,692 gross register tonnage, with a length of 562 feet, a beam of 72 feet 1 inch and a draught of 30 feet 1⁄4 inch. She was powered by a 6-cylinder diesel engine giving the ship a top speed of 14 knots.[1]
Plumleaf was built for Wm Cory & Son Ltd, London, as Corheath, by Blyth Shipbuilding Company, however, her charter was agreed early and she ran trials as Plumleaf before entering RFA service in 1960.[2]
She saw service during the Falklands War. Plumleaf was decommissioned in 1986, arriving at Kaohsiung for demolition on 17 December 1986.[3]
Battle honours
On 23 November 1984 Plumleaf received her Falklands Islands 1982 Battle honour, presented by Admiral Sir Nicolas Hunt, GCB LVO – FOSNI.[4][5]