RFA Cherryleaf
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Three ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
have borne the name RFA Cherryleaf:
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary is a civilian-manned fleet owned by the British Ministry of Defence. The RFA enables ships of the United Kingdom Royal Navy to maintain operations around the world. Its primary role is to supply the Royal Navy with fuel, ammunition and supplies, normally by replenishment...
have borne the name RFA Cherryleaf:
- RFA Cherryleaf was a Leaf-class tankerTank shipA tanker is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and the liquefied natural gas carrier.-Background:...
launched in 1916 as RFA Persol, renamed RFA Cherryleaf in 1917 and sold in 1947. - RFA Cherryleaf was a Leaf-classLeaf class tankerThe Leaf class is a class of support tanker of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary . The class is somewhat unusual as it is an amalgam of various civilian tankers chartered for naval auxiliary use and as such there have been many different designs of ship in this particular class...
tanker launched in 1953 as the Laurelwood. She was purchased by the RFA in 1959 and returned to her owners in 1966. - RFA CherryleafRFA Cherryleaf (A82)RFA Cherryleaf was a Leaf-class small fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the third ship to bear this name.She was launched in Emden, Germany in 1962 as Overseas Adventurer for a subsidiary of London & Overseas Freighters...
was a Leaf-class tanker launched in 1962 as Overseas Adventurer for a subsidiary of London & Overseas FreightersLondon & Overseas FreightersLondon & Overseas Freighters Ltd. was an ocean-going merchant shipping company that for most of its history was based in the United Kingdom.-Counties Ship Management:...
. She was bareboat charterBareboat charterA bareboat charter is an arrangement for the chartering or hiring of a ship or boat, whereby no crew or provisions are included as part of the agreement; instead, the people who rent the vessel from the owner are responsible for taking care of such things....
ed for the RFA in 1973 and returned to her owners in 1980.