Orangeleaf refueling USS Shangri-La and Carlo Martgottini, in 1967
History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Orangeleaf (A80)
OperatorRoyal Fleet Auxiliary
BuilderFurness Shipbuilding Company
Laid down27 November 1953
Launched8 February 1955 as Southern Satellite
Commissioned25 May 1959 and renamed Orangeleaf
DecommissionedMay 1978
IdentificationIMO number: 5264041
FateScrapped 1978
General characteristics
Class and typeLeaf-class tanker
Displacement17,960 tons full load
Length556 ft 6 in (169.62 m)
Beam71 ft 5 in (21.77 m)
Draught30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Propulsion1 × 6-cylinder Doxford diesel.
Speed14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)

RFA Orangeleaf (A80) was a Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary of the United Kingdom. She was launched on 8 February 1955 as Southern Satellite for the South Georgia Co Ltd by Furness Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd of Haverton-Hill. On 25 May 1959 she was bare-boat chartered by the Admiralty and renamed Orangeleaf before being refitted by Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd. She served in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary until July 1978 when she was returned to her owners at Singapore who sold her for scrap. She arrived for scrapping at Seoul, South Korea on 14 September 1978.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "RFA Orangeleaf". HistoricalRFA. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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