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RFA Brambleleaf (A81)

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Name
  
RFA Brambleleaf

Commissioned
  
20 February 1980

Class and type
  
Leaf-class tanker

Launched
  
22 January 1976

Draft
  
11 m

Laid down
  
23 July 1974

Honours and awards
  
Al Faw 2003

Construction started
  
23 July 1974

Length
  
171 m

Builders
  
Cammell Laird, Birkenhead

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Fate
  
Towed to Gent for Scrapping 18 August 2009

RFA Brambleleaf (A81) was a Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She should not be confused with the support/freighting tanker RFA Brambleleaf of 1959, also with the pennant number A81. On 18 August 2009 she was towed to Ghent for scrapping.

References

RFA Brambleleaf (A81) Wikipedia