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History
Plumleaf refueling USS America (CVA-66), circa 1970
United Kingdom
Name	RFA Plumleaf (A78)
Operator	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Builder	Blyth Drydock & Engineering Co
Launched	29 March 1960
Decommissioned	May 1986
In service	24 August 1960
Out of service	1986
Identification	IMO number: 5279979
Honours and awards	Falklands 1982
Fate	Scrapped in Kaohsiung 17 December 1986
General characteristics
Class and type	Leaf-class tanker
Tonnage	12,692 Gross register tons
Length	560 ft 0 in (170.69 m)
Draught	30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Propulsion	1 × 6-cylinder Doxford diesel.
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)

RFA Plumleaf (A78) was a Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary of the United Kingdom.

Launched on 29 March 1960, she measured 12,692 gross registered tons, with a length of 560 feet, a beam of 72 feet 1 inch and a draught of 30 feet 1⁄4 inch. She was powered by a 6-cylinder engine giving the ship a top speed of 15 knots.^[1]

She saw service during the Falklands War. Plumleaf was decommissioned in 1986, arriving at Kaohsiung for demolition on 17 December 1986.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Plumleaf (5279979)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ "RFA Plumleaf (II)". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

v t e Leaf-class tankers
Royal Navy	Appleleaf (A79) Appleleaf (A83) Bayleaf (A79) Bayleaf (A109) Brambleleaf (1959) Brambleleaf (1980) Cherryleaf (1959) Cherryleaf (1973) Oakleaf Orangeleaf (A80) Orangeleaf (A110) Pearleaf Plumleaf
Royal Australian Navy	Westralia (ex-Appleleaf (A79))
Followed by: Tide class
Tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

v t e British Naval Forces of the Falklands War
Royal Navy	Active Alacrity Ambuscade Andromeda Antelope ^S Antrim Ardent ^S Argonaut Arrow Avenger Brilliant Bristol Broadsword Cardiff Conqueror Cordella Courageous Coventry ^S Dumbarton Castle Endurance Exeter Farnella Fearless Glamorgan Glasgow Hecla Herald Hermes Hydra Intrepid Invincible Junella Leeds Castle Minerva Northella Onyx Penelope Pict Plymouth Sheffield ^S Spartan Splendid Valiant Yarmouth
Naval Auxiliary (RFA)	Appleleaf Brambleleaf Bayleaf Blue Rover Engadine Fort Austin Fort Grange Plumleaf Pearleaf Olna Olmeda Regent Resource Sir Bedivere Sir Galahad ^S Sir Geraint Sir Lancelot Sir Percivale Sir Tristram Stromness Tidespring Tidepool
Ships Taken Up From Trade	Alvega Anco Charger Astronomer Atlantic Conveyor ^S Atlantic Causeway Avelona Star Balder London Baltic Ferry British Avon British Dart British Enterprise III British Esk British Tamar British Test British Trent British Wye Canberra Contender Bezant Eburna Elk Europic Ferry Fort Toronto G.A.Walker Geesport Iris Irishman Laertes Lycaon Nordic Ferry Norland Queen Elizabeth 2 Rangatira Salvageman Saxonia Scottish Eagle St Edmund St Helena Stena Inspector Stena Seaspread Strathewe Tor Caledonia Uganda Wimpey Seahorse Yorkshireman
Civilian Auxiliary (RMAS)	Goosander Typhoon
^S - Sunk

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