RFA_Cherryleaf_(1959)

RFA <i>Cherryleaf</i> (1959)

RFA Cherryleaf (1959)

1959 Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

For other ships with the same name, see RFA Cherryleaf.

RFA Cherryleaf (A82) was a Leaf-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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Launched in 1953 as Laurelwood, the ship was acquired by the RFA, and renamed Cherryleaf in 1959.[3]

In 1966 the ship was returned to her previous owners and renamed Agios Constantinos. She was renamed Aeas in 1967, and as Irene's Fortune in 1972. She was scrapped on 13 December 1975.[4]

Citations

  1. [1]
    Blackman 1960, p. 55.
  2. [2]
    "2nd Leaf Class". RFAnostalgia.org. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. [3]
    "RFA Cherryleaf". Historical RFA. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Laurelwood (5069697)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

References

  • Blackman, Raymond V. B. (1960). Jane's Fighting Ships 1960–61. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.


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