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RFA Plumleaf (A78)

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Plumleaf refueling USS America (CVA-66), circa 1970
History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Plumleaf
OperatorRoyal Fleet Auxiliary
BuilderBlyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Company Ltd
Launched29 March 1960
CompletedAugust 1960
DecommissionedMay 1986
In service24 August 1960
Out of service1986
Identification
Honours and
awards
Falkland Islands 1982
FateScrapped in Kaohsiung 17 December 1986
General characteristics
Class and typeLeaf-class tanker
Tonnage
Displacement24,940 t (24,546 long tons)
Length562 ft 0 in (171.30 m)
Beam72 ft 1 in (21.97 m)
Draught30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Depth39 ft 1 in (11.91 m)
Installed power9,500 bhp
Propulsion1 × 6-cylinder Doxford diesel.
Speed14 knots (26 km/h)

RFA Plumleaf (A78) was a Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.

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 14 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

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On 23 November 1984 Plumleaf received her Falklands Islands 1982 Battle honour, presented by Admiral Sir Nicolas Hunt, GCB LVO – FOSNI.[4][5]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Plumleaf (5279979)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. ^ Puddefoot 2009, p. 188.
  3. ^ "RFA Plumleaf (II)". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Operation Corporate Battle Honour Awards - Historical RFA". historicalrfa.uk. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. ^ "MOD Acronyms and Abbreviations" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

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