History
United Kingdom
Name	London Loyalty (1953–59),[1] RFA Brambleleaf(1959–72)[1] Mayfair Loyalty (1972–74)[1]
Owner	London and Overseas Freighters (1953–72),[1] Mayfair Tankers (1972–76)[1]
Port of registry	London (1953–59)[1] Monrovia (1972–76)[1]
Builder	Furness Shipbuilding Co., Stockton-on-Tees, England[1]
Yard number	454[1]
Launched	16 April 1953 as London Loyalty[1]
Commissioned	22 May 1959 and renamed Brambleleaf[1]
Decommissioned	Returned to her owners in March 1972 & name changed to Mayfair Loyalty[1]
Renamed	London Loyalty (1953-59), Mayfair Loyalty (1972-76)[1]
Identification	IMO number: 5050244
Fate	Scrapped July 1976[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Leaf-class tanker
Tonnage	12,123 GRT, 7,042 NRT, 17,960 DWT[1]
Propulsion	1 × 6-cylinder Doxford single-acting two-stroke diesel engine.[1]

RFA Brambleleaf (A81) was a Leaf-class small tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

RFA Brambleleaf was built by Furness Shipbuilding Company of Stockton-on-Tees.^[1] She was launched as the civilian London Loyalty for London & Overseas Freighters in 1953 and completed on 8 January 1954.^[1] 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.^[1] 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.^[1]

On 9 September 1974 she was laid up at La Spezia, Italy.^[1] On 27 February 1976 she was sold for scrap, and demolition began in La Spezia in July of that year.^[1]

References

Sources and further reading

• Sedgwick, Stanley; Kinnaird, Mark; O'Donoghue, K.J. (1993) [1992]. London & Overseas Freighters, 1948-92: A Short History. World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-68-1.
• Sedgwick, Stanley; Sprake, R.F. (1977). London & Overseas Freighters Limited 1949-1977. World Ship Society. ISBN 0905617037.

External links

• "London & Overseas Freighters 1941-97". LOF-News.