RFA Orangeleaf (A80)

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

RFA Orangeleaf (A80) was a Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary of the United Kingdom. She was launched on 8 February 1955 as Southern Satellite for the South Georgia Co Ltd by Furness Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd of Haverton-Hill. On 25 May 1959 she was bare-boat chartered by the Admiralty and renamed Orangeleaf before being refitted by Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd. She served in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary until July 1978 when she was returned to her owners at Singapore who sold her for scrap. She arrived for scrapping at Seoul, South Korea on 14 September 1978.^[1]

Orangeleaf refueling USS Shangri-La and Carlo Martgottini, in 1967
History
United Kingdom
Name	RFA Orangeleaf (A80)
Operator	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Builder	Furness Shipbuilding Company
Laid down	27 November 1953
Launched	8 February 1955 as Southern Satellite
Commissioned	25 May 1959 and renamed Orangeleaf
Decommissioned	May 1978
Identification	IMO number: 5264041 Pennant number: A80
Fate	Scrapped 1978
General characteristics
Class & type	Leaf-class tanker
Tonnage	12,481 GRT 6,949 NRT 17,475 DWT
Displacement	17,960 tons full load
Length	556 ft 6 in (169.62 m)
Beam	71 ft 5 in (21.77 m)
Draught	30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Propulsion	1 × 6-cylinder Doxford diesel.
Speed	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)