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RFA Cherryleaf (A82)
RFA ''Cherryleaf'' (A82) was a Leaf-class small fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, in service from 1973 to 1980. History She was built by Nordseewerke in Emden, Germany and launched in 1962 as ''Overseas Adventurer'' for London and Overseas Bulk Carriers, a subsidiary of London & Overseas Freighters (LOF). She was bareboat chartered for the RFA in February 1973 and renamed RFA ''Cherryleaf''. In 1980 she was returned to LOF and her name reverted to ''Overseas Adventurer''. In 1981 LOF sold her to Petrostar Co Ltd of Saudi Arabia who renamed her ''Petrostar XVI''. On 5 April 1986 during the Tanker War phase of the Iran–Iraq War she was off Halul Island ''en route'' from Bahrain to Sharjah when Iranian helicopters hit her with AGM-65 Maverick missiles. Her accommodation was gutted by fire and four crewmembers were killed. She was towed to Sharjah where she was declared a constructive total loss on 9 April 1986 and laid up for disposal. She was sold to National Ship Dem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordseewerke
Nordseewerke Emden GmbH (sometimes abbreviated NSWE, in English: North Sea Company) was a shipbuilding company, located in the Emden Harbor of the north German city of Emden. Founded in 1903, shipbuilding ended in 2010, and the company was taken over by the ''Schaaf Industrie AG'', which among other products, makes components for off-shore systems. The shipyard employed some 1,400 people in 2010 and was the second-largest employer in Emden, following the plant of the Volkswagen automotive company. Today only few of the former coworkers of the shipyard are still employed with the new owner Schaaf, which also went insolvent in 2012. History Nordseewerke was founded on March 11, 1903, and was one of the oldest among the still-existing shipyards in Germany. Its successor was the ''Schaaf Industrie AG''. The company built merchant ships of all categories, but also ships for the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, the Kriegsmarine later, and today's modern Deutsche Marine. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
