RFA Pearleaf (A77)

History
RFA Pearleaf (A77) in 1986
United Kingdom
Name	RFA Pearleaf
Builder	Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Scotstoun, Glasgow
Launched	15 October 1959
Commissioned	15 January 1960
Decommissioned	8 May 1986
Identification	IMO number: 5272593
Fate	Sold, 1986 Scrapped, 1993
General characteristics
Class and type	Leaf-class tanker
Displacement	25,790 long tons (26,204 t)
Length	568 ft (173 m)
Beam	72 ft (22 m)
Draught	30 ft (9.1 m)
Propulsion	1 × 6-cylinder Doxford diesel engine, 1 shaft
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Service record
Operations:	Falklands War

RFA Pearleaf (A77) was a Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary of the United Kingdom. She was the second ship to bear the name.

Citations

References

"RFA Pearleaf 1977-78". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
"RFA Pearleaf 1960 -1986". rfaaplymouth.org. Retrieved 10 September 2010.

External links

The Falklands Conflict - Data Library - Ships

Leaf-class tankers
Royal Navy	Appleleaf (A79) Appleleaf (A83) Bayleaf (A79) Bayleaf (A109) Brambleleaf (1959) Brambleleaf (1980) Cherryleaf (1959) Cherryleaf (1973) Oakleaf Orangeleaf (A80) Orangeleaf (A110) Pearleaf Plumleaf
Royal Australian Navy	Westralia (ex-Appleleaf (A79))
Followed by: Tide class
Tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

British Naval Forces of the Falklands War
Royal Navy	Active Alacrity Ambuscade Andromeda Antelope ^S Antrim Ardent ^S Argonaut Arrow Avenger Brilliant Bristol Broadsword Cardiff Conqueror Cordella Courageous Coventry ^S Dumbarton Castle Endurance Exeter Farnella Fearless Glamorgan Glasgow Hecla Herald Hermes Hydra Intrepid Invincible Junella Leeds Castle Minerva Northella Onyx Penelope Pict Plymouth Sheffield ^S Spartan Splendid Valiant Yarmouth
Naval Auxiliary (RFA)	Appleleaf Brambleleaf Bayleaf Blue Rover Engadine Fort Austin Fort Grange Plumleaf Pearleaf Olna Olmeda Regent Resource Sir Bedivere Sir Galahad ^S Sir Geraint Sir Lancelot Sir Percivale Sir Tristram Stromness Tidespring Tidepool
Ships Taken Up From Trade	Alvega Anco Charger Astronomer Atlantic Conveyor ^S Atlantic Causeway Avelona Star Balder London Baltic Ferry British Avon British Dart British Enterprise III British Esk British Tamar British Test British Trent British Wye Canberra Contender Bezant Eburna Elk Europic Ferry Fort Toronto G.A.Walker Geesport Iris Irishman Laertes Lycaon Nordic Ferry Norland Queen Elizabeth 2 Rangatira Salvageman Saxonia Scottish Eagle St Edmund St Helena Stena Inspector Stena Seaspread Strathewe Tor Caledonia Uganda Wimpey Seahorse Yorkshireman
Civilian Auxiliary (RMAS)	Goosander Typhoon
^S - Sunk

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