841:
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1973:
47:
610:
2147:
1422:
1644:
1544:
204:
33:
508:. When the ordering company ran into financial difficulties, the ships were laid up, and later were offered for sale or charter. The ship was finally launched on 27 October 1981, the Lady Sponsor was Mrs Angela Pritchard, the wife of Mr K Pritchard, Director General of the Naval Stores and Transport,
911:, Singapore, on 8 May 2006 for a refit and on 28 August Captain (X) Kim Watts, RFA, was appointed as commanding officer. Just over a fortnight later, on 14 September, she sailed out of Kepple Yard, Singapore for sea trials and then onto Sembawang, arriving 15 September 2006.
918:, Merseyside, three days later, for a ÂŁ9.1 m refit. On 7 April 2009, Captain Charles F. Simmons, RFA, was appointed as commanding officer and on 5 June she sailed from Birkenhead, on completion of the refit, to HMNB Devonport. Later in June
953:
In
January 2010 she deployed as the Gulf Tanker, Captain S.P. Donkersly, RFA, was appointed as the new commanding officer on 21 April 2010 and during May, June and July she RAS’ed with many RN,
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1048:
1624:
1152:
1591:
512:(MoD). In January 1982 Captain A.E. Hunter, RFA, was appointed as Master and between 20 and 23 March she ran trials and when completed on 25 March she was then
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1402:
961:
1633:
1617:
1244:
872:
777:
629:
1270:
1324:
1218:
1610:
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509:
1192:
975:
continued with various duties until 13 February 2011 when she sailed from Dubai eventually arriving at HMNB Portsmouth on 15 April 2011.
1370:
744:
2479:
1395:
883:, taking part in Exercise Khunjar Hadd between 5 and 9 June 2004 and conducting replenishment at sea (RAS) with many RN, RFA,
930:, Scotland, to undertake various trials there. On 17 July, Captain (X) Nigel Budd, RFA, was appointed as commanding officer.
46:
433:, which served with the fleet for 30 years, tasked with providing fuel, food, fresh water, ammunition and other supplies to
840:
2529:
1783:
1388:
1007:
1002:
company, were awarded preferred bidder status for the disposal of the vessel in 2012. Following this, the ex-RFA
2229:
896:
845:
2028:
1881:
765:
2083:
1986:
1557:
1467:
1435:
1248:
884:
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609:
230:
636:
and then spent May in the
Mediterranean taking part in Exercise “Distant Drum”. Between June and August,
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1977:
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1514:
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750:
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469:
463:
422:
356:
2397:
1014:. On 10 December it was reported she had been dismantled and recycled, taking four months to complete.
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2257:
2243:
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2306:
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2222:
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2188:
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552:
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and underwent major conversions to bring them up to RFA standards and equip them for naval support.
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756:
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169:
32:
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2013:
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860:
804:
728:
546:
457:
317:
242:
2390:
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2348:
2285:
2159:
664:
In
January 1991 she sailed from the United Kingdom to relieve sister Leaf-class support tanker
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879:. Between October 2003 and April 2006 she deployed from and berthed at Dubai, Port Rashid and
792:
759:
418:
147:
2327:
971:
On 20 October 2010, Captain
Charles F. Simmons, RFA, was appointed as commanding officer and
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2020:
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by Mrs Angela
Pritchard, wife of Director General Stores and Transport (Navy) (DGST (N)).
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152:
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and a ceremony was held to commemorate all she and her crew have achieved since 1982.
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on 4 October and then throughout the months of
October and November she called at the
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2118:
2006:
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1031:
1027:
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915:
887:, RAN, USN and other Allied naval vessels including with the amphibious assault ship
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and entered refit, exiting in March 1983, then sailed back to
Plymouth to re equip.
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818:
On 5 September 2002 she provided humanitarian aid, rescuing five crew from the
452:(Op TELIC), the codename for the United Kingdom's military operations in Iraq.
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On 28 June 2001 she deployed to relieve sister Leaf-class support tanker
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Following the reductions to the Royal Navy fleet outlined in the 2010 "
739:. In September she took part in Exercise Argonaut 2001, which included
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on 9 June 1982, finally returning to HMMB Devonport on 31 August.
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She was almost immediately put into active service, and sailed to
448:
in 1991, and from
January 2003 to April 2003 she was deployed for
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and on 23 June
Captain Alistair Swatridge, RFA, was appointed as
545:– in company with the Royal Navy's amphibious warfare ship
1606:
1384:
914:
On 1 November 2008 she sailed from HMNB Devonport and entered
602:
in Italy, before returning to the United
Kingdom, arriving at
1006:
was towed out of Portsmouth on 2 August 2012. She arrived in
1299:"Operation Corporate Battle Honour Awards - Historical RFA"
16:
1982 Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
541:
en route for service in "Operation Corporate" – the
937:
underwent FOST at Portland and upon completion sailed to
1049:
List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
1122:
1120:
1118:
1116:
1114:
1112:
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and other Allied ships, returning to either anchor off
481:
She was the third Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel to bear
1193:"Cammell Laird completes work on ÂŁ9.1m MOD contract"
987:
was lowered for the final time on 20 April 2011 for
474:
and all four were originally designed as commercial
2471:
2143:
1969:
1640:
1540:
1418:
755:, fourteen other Royal Navy warships and the RFA's
964:", published in October 2010, it was decided that
677:On 1 March 1997 she collided with the Royal Yacht
616:underway during exercise "Distant Drum", in 1983.
656:. By the end of 1983 she was back in Gibraltar.
566:in support of the Dartmouth Training Squadron's
2535:Falklands War naval ships of the United Kingdom
1086:White, Christopher J.; Robinson, Peter (2011).
1081:
1079:
1077:
1075:
1073:
1071:
1069:
871:, and between 8 and 10 September she underwent
833:From January to April 2003 she was deployed on
1359:The Royal Fleet Auxiliary A Century of Service
957:, USN and various other Allied naval vessels.
1618:
1396:
620:In December 1982 she sailed from Plymouth to
8:
1219:"More Vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary"
598:in Turkey and then the city and seaport of
1625:
1611:
1603:
1403:
1389:
1381:
1179:
1010:, Turkey, on 22 August where the ship was
1634:British Naval Forces of the Falklands War
1357:Adams, Thomas A; Smith, James R (2005).
873:Fleet Operational Standards and Training
778:Round Table class landing ship logistics
19:For other ships with the same name, see
1065:
719:. During June and August she performed
715:and was then permanently based in the
504:in 1973, and laid down in 1975 as the
27:
962:Strategic Defence and Security Review
282:43.85 m (143 ft 10 in)
44:
7:
1592:Tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
945:arriving at Bahrain on 18 November.
628:spent two weeks in April undergoing
266:170.7 m (560 ft 0 in)
496:was one of four ships ordered from
2525:Ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
298:15.7 m (51 ft 6 in)
274:25.9 m (85 ft 0 in)
14:
968:would be paid off in April 2011.
2473:
2145:
1971:
1642:
1542:
1420:
1332:assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
1325:"MOD Acronyms and Abbreviations"
1278:assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
1245:"Trusty tanker Bayleaf bows out"
290:11 m (36 ft 1 in)
202:
45:
31:
941:, Crete, before transiting the
306:14,000 hp (10,440 kW)
1153:"Heat fails to blunt Fearless"
1128:"RFA Bayleaf - Historical RFA"
704:was purchased outright by the
674:" – the First Gulf War.
630:Basic Operational Sea Training
1:
1271:"Recycling of Ex-RFA Bayleaf"
863:. Over 11, 12 and 17 August,
855:On 2 June she began refit at
837:– the Second Gulf War.
586:in Southern Italy, then onto
456:had three Leaf-class sisters
998:LEYAL Ship Recycling Ltd, a
985:Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ensign
903:on 19 February 2006, in the
830:, and landed them at Dubai.
809:and the forward repair ship
1243:Navy News (22 March 2011).
991:, she was removed from the
570:deployment. She arrived at
337:(28 km/h; 17 mph)
2556:
1365:, UK: Chatham Publishing.
895:and the dock landing ship
437:vessels around the world.
18:
2505:
2480:Civilian Auxiliary (RMAS)
2152:Ships Taken Up From Trade
1587:
1573:
379:
320:PC2 V14 (14PC 2V) diesels
219:Leaf-class support tanker
210:
39:
30:
979:Decommissioning and fate
844:RFA Bayleaf (left) with
803:(II), sister Leaf class
440:She was involved in the
748:-class aircraft carrier
723:(RAS) with various RN,
516:to the MoD and renamed
211:General characteristics
2231:British Enterprise III
1217:Padley, Peter (2011).
1180:Adams & Smith 2005
852:
617:
421:support tanker of the
254:37,390 t (36,799
1978:Naval Auxiliary (RFA)
1550:Royal Australian Navy
1022:On 12 April 1985 RFA
867:underwent post-refit
843:
684:while carrying out a
612:
558:On 30 September 1982
551:. She arrived at the
423:Royal Fleet Auxiliary
170:Falkland Islands 1982
743:, together with the
741:Exercise Saif Sareea
721:replenishment at sea
686:replenishment at sea
553:Total Exclusion Zone
1197:thebusinessdesk.com
757:replenishment ships
706:Ministry of Defence
524:Operational history
510:Ministry of Defence
391:Operation Corporate
357:Oerlikon 20 mm guns
2530:Leaf-class tankers
1412:Leaf-class tankers
907:. She arrived at
861:Commanding Officer
853:
826:which sank in the
618:
514:bareboat chartered
318:Crossley Pielstick
2512:
2511:
2371:Queen Elizabeth 2
2189:Atlantic Causeway
2182:Atlantic Conveyor
1600:
1599:
1096:historicalrfa.org
425:(RFA), the naval
408:
407:
2547:
2478:
2477:
2280:Contender Bezant
2150:
2149:
1976:
1975:
1785:Dumbarton Castle
1648:
1646:
1645:
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1604:
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1305:. 3 October 2011
1303:historicalrfa.uk
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1251:on 26 March 2011
1247:. Archived from
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1132:historicalrfa.uk
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1083:
1028:Falkland Islands
1026:was awarded her
926:, a sea loch in
672:Operation Granby
606:on 24 November.
539:Ascension Island
396:Operation Granby
372:Aircraft carried
316:2 x 14-cylinder
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2455:Wimpey Seahorse
2427:Stena Seaspread
2420:Stena Inspector
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933:In autumn 2009
928:Argyll and Bute
877:South China Sea
851:(right) in 2006
835:Operation Telic
735:or berthing at
698:
662:
642:HMNB Portsmouth
531:
526:
491:
450:Operation Telic
427:auxiliary fleet
401:Operation Telic
303:Installed power
163:
101:27 October 1981
93:1 February 1975
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2399:Scottish Eagle
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875:(FOST) in the
822:cargo ship MV
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648:and back, via
582:, followed by
564:HMNB Devonport
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138:Identification
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130:Out of service
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251:Displacement
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235:11,522
229:20,086
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2238:British Esk
2092:Sir Geraint
2085:Sir Galahad
2029:Fort Grange
2022:Fort Austin
1994:Brambleleaf
1510: (A80)
1477:Brambleleaf
1469:Brambleleaf
1455: (A79)
1228:25 February
1101:25 February
899:Carter Hall
848:Carter Hall
800:Sir Galahad
773:Fort Austin
752:Illustrious
737:Port Rashid
465:Brambleleaf
385:Operations:
180:Al Faw 2003
175:Kuwait 1991
162:Honours and
82:Yard number
21:RFA Bayleaf
2540:1981 ships
2519:Categories
2385:Salvageman
2315:G.A.Walker
2175:Astronomer
2127:Tidespring
2008:Blue Rover
1869:Invincible
1771:Courageous
1743:Broadsword
1650:Royal Navy
1579:Tide class
1516:Orangeleaf
1508:Orangeleaf
1493:Cherryleaf
1485:Cherryleaf
1428:Royal Navy
1055:References
943:Suez Canal
939:Soudha Bay
922:sailed to
869:sea trials
746:Invincible
713:Orangeleaf
688:(RAS) off
670:, during "
667:Orangeleaf
632:(BOST) at
594:, next to
502:Birkenhead
471:Orangeleaf
435:Royal Navy
419:Leaf-class
342:Complement
311:Propulsion
144:IMO number
122:In service
76:Birkenhead
2489:Goosander
2434:Strathewe
2413:St Helena
2406:St Edmund
2378:Rangatira
2120:Stromness
1987:Appleleaf
1932:Sheffield
1897:Northella
1820:Glamorgan
1792:Endurance
1757:Conqueror
1729:Brilliant
1680:Andromeda
1673:Ambuscade
1564:Appleleaf
1559:Westralia
1445:Appleleaf
1437:Appleleaf
1160:Navy News
1060:Citations
1012:broken up
909:Sembawang
897:USS
889:USS
881:Jebel Ali
857:Singapore
846:USS
812:Diligence
681:Britannia
679:HMY
650:Port Said
646:Singapore
622:Liverpool
572:Gibraltar
535:Gibraltar
323:one shaft
256:long tons
106:Completed
90:Laid down
2336:Irishman
2322:Geesport
2273:Canberra
2134:Tidepool
2071:Resource
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2036:Plumleaf
2015:Engadine
1960:Yarmouth
1946:Splendid
1925:Plymouth
1911:Penelope
1862:Intrepid
1813:Fearless
1806:Farnella
1778:Coventry
1764:Cordella
1708:Argonaut
1687:Antelope
1666:Alacrity
1531:Plumleaf
1524:Pearleaf
1337:6 August
1309:6 August
1255:27 March
1038:See also
700:In 2001
634:Portland
604:Plymouth
596:Istanbul
588:Salonika
584:Brindisi
578:city of
548:Intrepid
483:the name
446:Gulf War
350:Armament
192:Scrapped
98:Launched
2496:Typhoon
2392:Saxonia
2364:Norland
2343:Laertes
2001:Bayleaf
1953:Valiant
1939:Spartan
1890:Minerva
1876:Junella
1827:Glasgow
1750:Cardiff
1736:Bristol
1722:Avenger
1501:Oakleaf
1461:Bayleaf
1453:Bayleaf
1090:Bayleaf
1024:Bayleaf
1004:Bayleaf
1000:Turkish
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820:Guinean
806:Oakleaf
708:(MoD).
702:Bayleaf
690:Karachi
654:Bahrain
638:Bayleaf
626:Bayleaf
614:Bayleaf
600:Trieste
576:Italian
560:Bayleaf
518:Bayleaf
494:Bayleaf
476:tankers
459:Oakleaf
454:Bayleaf
429:of the
413:Bayleaf
363:7.62 mm
287:Draught
224:Tonnage
148:7342031
146::
68:Builder
62:Bayleaf
40:History
2507:- Sunk
2448:Uganda
2350:Lycaon
2287:Eburna
2161:Alvega
2064:Regent
2057:Olmeda
1848:Hermes
1841:Herald
1799:Exeter
1701:Ardent
1694:Antrim
1659:Active
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1283:9 July
1202:9 July
1165:5 July
1137:4 July
1008:AliaÄźa
891:Nassau
824:Falcon
776:, the
592:Greece
580:Naples
417:was a
415:(A109)
279:Height
263:Length
164:awards
155:: A109
1855:Hydra
1834:Hecla
1715:Arrow
1447:(A83)
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1328:(PDF)
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1030:1982
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733:Dubai
696:2000s
660:1990s
529:1980s
335:knots
330:Speed
295:Depth
199:Badge
2329:Iris
2050:Olna
1918:Pict
1904:Onyx
1562:(ex-
1367:ISBN
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1257:2011
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361:4 Ă—
355:2 Ă—
271:Beam
194:2012
188:Fate
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57:Name
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729:USN
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243:DWT
237:NRT
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