Jump to content

RFA Orangeleaf (A80)

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Trappist the monk (talk | contribs) at 18:24, 28 October 2015 (|Ship country= fixes; using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

For other ships with the same name, see RFA Orangeleaf.
Orangeleaf refueling USS Shangri-La (CVA-38) and Carlo Martgottini (F595), in 1967
History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameRFA Orangeleaf (A80)
OperatorRoyal Fleet Auxiliary
Launched8 February 1955 as Southern Satellite
Commissioned25 May 1959 and renamed Orangeleaf
DecommissionedMay 1978
FateScrapped in Seoul 14 September 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 served between 1959 and 1978.

See also


Stub icon

This article about a specific naval auxiliary ship or boat of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RFA_Orangeleaf_(A80)&oldid=687956733"