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Career
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Ordered:
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Laid down:
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Launched:
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Commissioned:1979
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Decommissioned:
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Fate:
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Struck:
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General Characteristics
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Displacement:37,747tons
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Length:170M
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Beam:26M
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Draught:Approx 10.5M(loaded)
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Propulsion:2x Crossley-Pielstick 14 cyl diesels driving single CPP.
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Speed:14.5
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Range:
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Complement:60
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Armament:
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Aircraft:Nil
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Motto:
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RFA Appleleaf (A79) was a fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.Built by Cammell Laird as Hudson Cavalier and operated under charter from Jardine Mathieson.
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