RFAPearleaf (A77) in 1986
History
United Kingdom
Name	RFAPearleaf
Builder	Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Scotstoun, Glasgow
Launched	15 October 1959
Completed	15 January 1960
In service	28 January 1960
Out of service	9 May 1986
Identification	IMO number: 5272593 Pennant number: A77
Fate	Sold, 1986 Scrapped, 1993
General characteristics
Class and type	Leaf-classtanker
Displacement	25,790long tons (26,204 t)
Length	568 ft (173 m)
Beam	72 ft (22 m)
Draught	30 ft (9.1 m)
Propulsion	1 × 6-cylinder Doxforddiesel engine, 1 shaft
Speed	15knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Service record
Operations:	Falklands War

RFAPearleaf (A77) was aLeaf-classsupport tanker of theRoyal Fleet Auxiliary of theUnited Kingdom. She was the second ship to bear the name.

• "RFAPearleaf 1977-78".historicalrfa.org. Retrieved10 September 2010.
• "RFA Pearleaf 1960 -1986".rfaaplymouth.org. Retrieved10 September 2010.

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