RFA Plumleaf (A78) explained

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

Launched on 29 March 1960, she measured 12,692 gross register tonnage, with a length of 562 feet, a beam of 72 feet 1 inch and a draught of 30 feet inch. She was powered by a 6-cylinder diesel engine giving the ship a top speed of 14 knots.

Plumleaf was built for Wm Cory & Son Ltd, London, as Corheath, by Blyth Shipbuilding Company, however, her charter was agreed early and she ran trials as Plumleaf before entering RFA service in 1960.

She saw service during the Falklands War. Plumleaf was decommissioned in 1986, arriving at Kaohsiung for demolition on 17 December 1986.^[1]

Battle honours

On 23 November 1984 Plumleaf received her Falklands Islands 1982 Battle honour, presented by Admiral Sir Nicolas Hunt, – FOSNI.^{[2] [3]}

References

Bibliography

• Book: Puddefoot, Geoff . The Fourth Force The Untold Story of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary since 1945. 2009 . Seaforth Publishing . Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK . 978-1-84832-046-8 . en.

Notes and References

1. Web site: RFA Plumleaf (II) . historicalrfa.org . 22 December 2020.
2. Web site: 3 October 2011 . Operation Corporate Battle Honour Awards - Historical RFA . historicalrfa.uk . 6 August 2024.
3. Web site: MOD Acronyms and Abbreviations . assets.publishing.service.gov.uk . 6 August 2024.