RFA Appleleaf
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Three ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
have borne the name RFA Appleleaf:
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 Appleleaf:
- RFA Appleleaf 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 in RFA Texol, renamed RFA Appleleaf in 1917 and broken up in 1947. - RFA Appleleaf (A83)RFA Appleleaf (A83)RFA Appleleaf was a Leaf-class tanker tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in service between 1959 and 1970....
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 1955 as the George Lyras. She was purchased by the RFA in 1959 and returned to her owners in 1970. - RFA Appleleaf (A79)HMAS Westralia (O 195)HMAS Westralia was a modified Leaf class replenishment oiler which served with the Royal Australian Navy from 1989 to 2006. Formerly RFA Appleleaf , she served in with the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary from 1975 to 1989. The ship was initially leased to the RAN, then purchased outright in 1994...
was a Leaf-class tanker launched in 1975 as the Hudson Cavalier and taken into service in 1979. She was leased to the Royal Australian NavyRoyal Australian NavyThe Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...
in 1989 as HMAS WestraliaHMAS Westralia (O 195)HMAS Westralia was a modified Leaf class replenishment oiler which served with the Royal Australian Navy from 1989 to 2006. Formerly RFA Appleleaf , she served in with the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary from 1975 to 1989. The ship was initially leased to the RAN, then purchased outright in 1994...
, and was sold to them in 1994.