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'''RFA ''Orangeleaf''''' was a [[Leaf class tanker|Leaf-class]] fleet support tanker of the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]]<ref name=fleet>{{cite web|title=The RFA ORANGELEAF|url=http://www.fleetmon.com/en/vessels/Rfa_Orangeleaf_45735|publisher=www.fleetmon.com|accessdate=9 December 2012}}</ref> (RFA), the naval [[auxiliary fleet]] of the [[United Kingdom]], and which served with the fleet for over 30 years, tasked with providing fuel, food, fresh water, ammunition and other supplies to [[Royal Navy]] and allied naval vessels around the world.
'''RFA ''Orangeleaf''''' was a [[Leaf class tanker|Leaf-class]] fleet support tanker of the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]]<ref name=fleet>{{cite web|title=The RFA ORANGELEAF|url=http://www.fleetmon.com/en/vessels/Rfa_Orangeleaf_45735|publisher=www.fleetmon.com|accessdate=9 December 2012}}</ref> (RFA), the naval [[auxiliary fleet]] of the [[United Kingdom]], and which served with the fleet for over 30 years, tasked with providing fuel, food, fresh water, ammunition and other supplies to [[Royal Navy]] and allied naval vessels around the world.


== Service history ==
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As MV ''Balder London'',<ref name=navy>{{cite web|title=RFA Orangeleaf|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary/Tankers/RFA-Orangeleaf|publisher=www.royalnavy.mod.uk|accessdate=9 December 2012|archive-date=19 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119004954/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary/Tankers/RFA-Orangeleaf|url-status=dead}}</ref> before joining the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary|RFA]], she saw action in 1982, carrying aviation fuel to the Falkland Islands from Ascension. At the end of the conflict, she entered San Carlos water.

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As MV ''Balder London'',<ref name=navy>{{cite web|title=RFA Orangeleaf|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary/Tankers/RFA-Orangeleaf|publisher=www.royalnavy.mod.uk|accessdate=9 December 2012|archive-date=19 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119004954/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary/Tankers/RFA-Orangeleaf|url-status=dead}}</ref> before joining the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary|RFA]], she saw action in 1982, carrying [[aviation fuel]] to the Falkland Islands from [[Ascension Island]]. At the end of the conflict, she entered the bay of [[San Carlos Water]], East Falkland.{{sfn|Puddefoot|2009|p=200}}


''Orangeleaf'' saw action in the [[Gulf War]] in 1991. During early-to-mid-2004, the ship took part in a deployment with a French carrier battle group, centred on the aircraft carrier ''[[Charles de Gaulle (R91)|Charles de Gaulle]]'', to the [[Indian Ocean]]. She also appeared in the [[International Fleet Review 2005|International Fleet Review of 2005]].
''Orangeleaf'' saw action in the [[Gulf War]] in 1991. During early-to-mid-2004, the ship took part in a deployment with a French carrier battle group, centred on the aircraft carrier ''[[Charles de Gaulle (R91)|Charles de Gaulle]]'', to the [[Indian Ocean]]. She also appeared in the [[International Fleet Review 2005|International Fleet Review of 2005]].

Revision as of 18:31, 6 July 2024

For other ships with the same name, see RFA Orangeleaf.

RFA Orangeleaf during refit at Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
History
Vereinigtes Königreich
NameRFA Orangeleaf
BuilderCammell Laird, Birkenhead
Yard number1362
Launched12 February 1975
Completed28 June 1979
Commissioned1979[1]
Decommissioned30 September 2015
In service2 May 1984
Out of service30 September 2015
Identification
Honours and
awards		Al Faw 2003
FateScrapped 2016
General characteristics
Class and typeLeaf-class fleet support tanker
Displacement40,870 tonnes
Length560 ft (170.69 m)
Beam85 ft (25.91 m)
Draught36 ft (10.97 m)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement56
Armament
  • 2 20mm GAM-BO1
  • 4 7.62 mm GPMGs

RFA Orangeleaf was a Leaf-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary[2] (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom, and which served with the fleet for over 30 years, tasked with providing fuel, food, fresh water, ammunition and other supplies to Royal Navy and allied naval vessels around the world.

Service history

As MV Balder London,[3] before joining the RFA, she saw action in 1982, carrying aviation fuel to the Falkland Islands from Ascension Island. At the end of the conflict, she entered the bay of San Carlos Water, East Falkland.[4]

Orangeleaf saw action in the Gulf War in 1991. During early-to-mid-2004, the ship took part in a deployment with a French carrier battle group, centred on the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, to the Indian Ocean. She also appeared in the International Fleet Review of 2005.

On 23 October 2009, she was moved from Birkenhead dry-docks into the River Mersey and so to the Cammell Laird shipyard to continue a major refit.

In 2011, she conducted a light jackstay transfer with HMS Dragon.[5] She was decommissioned on 30 September 2015.

In late February 2016 she was towed to Aliaga, Turkey to be broken up for scrap.[6][7][8] Leyal reported scrapping was completed by June 2016.[9]

References

Citations

  1. ^ "ORANGELEAF". www.marinetraffic.com. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  2. ^ "The RFA ORANGELEAF". www.fleetmon.com. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  3. ^ "RFA Orangeleaf". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  4. ^ Puddefoot 2009, p. 200.
  5. ^ "Dragon notches up another first as she conducts a Light Jackstay". Royal Navy. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Royal Fleet Auxiliary bids farewell to RFA Orangeleaf". Royal Navy. 29 September 2015. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Last of the RFA Leaf Class Tankers to Retire". Navaltoday.com. 29 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Farewell to Orangeleaf". navynews.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  9. ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/583144/DSA_ship_recycling_orangeleaf_Web.pdf [bare URL PDF]

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