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RFA Brambleleaf (1959)

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History
United Kingdom
NameLondon Loyalty (1953–59),[1]

RFA Brambleleaf(1959–72)[1]

Mayfair Loyalty (1972–74)[1]
Owner
  • London and Overseas Freighters (1953–72),[1]
  • Mayfair Tankers (1972–76)[1]
Port of registry
BuilderFurness Shipbuilding Co., Stockton-on-Tees, England[1]
Yard number454[1]
Laid down26 May 1952
Launched16 April 1953 as London Loyalty[1]
Completed10 January 1954
In service22 May 1959 and renamed Brambleleaf[1]
Out of serviceReturned to her owners in March 1972 & name changed to Mayfair Loyalty[1]
Renamed
  • London Loyalty (1953-59),
  • Mayfair Loyalty (1972-76)[1]
Identification
FateScrapped July 1976[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeLeaf-class tanker
Tonnage12,123 GRT, 7,042 NRT, 17,960 DWT[1]
Propulsion1 × 6-cylinder Doxford single-acting two-stroke diesel engine.[1]

RFA Brambleleaf (A81) was a Leaf-class small tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.

RFA Brambleleaf was built by Furness Shipbuilding Company of Stockton-on-Tees.[1] She was launched as the civilian London Loyalty for London & Overseas Freighters in 1953 and completed on 8 January 1954.[1] She was a sister ship of RFA Bayleaf built by the same shipyard for LOF the following year.

She was bareboat chartered for the RFA in 1959 and renamed RFA Brambleleaf.[1] She was returned to her owners in 1972, who transferred her to their Mayfair Tankers subsidiary and registered her in Liberia as the Mayfair Loyalty.[1]

On 9 September 1974 she was laid up at La Spezia, Italy.[1] On 27 February 1976 she was sold for scrap, and demolition began in La Spezia in July of that year.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Sedgwick et al., p. 69

Sources and further reading

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  • Sedgwick, Stanley; Kinnaird, Mark; O'Donoghue, K.J. (1993) [1992]. London & Overseas Freighters, 1948-92: A Short History. World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-68-1.
  • Sedgwick, Stanley; Sprake, R.F. (1977). London & Overseas Freighters Limited 1949-1977. World Ship Society. ISBN 0905617037.
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