Three ships of the
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a naval auxiliary fleet owned by the UK's Ministry of Defence. It provides logistical and operational support to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. The RFA ensures the Royal Navy is supplied and supported by ...
have borne the name RFA ''Appleleaf'':
* was a
tanker launched in 1916 as RFA ''Texol'', renamed RFA ''Appleleaf'' in 1917 and broken up in 1947.
* was a tanker launched in 1955 as ''George Lyras''. She was purchased by the RFA in 1959 and returned to her owners in 1970.
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RFA ''Appleleaf'' (A79) was a Leaf-class tanker launched in 1975 as ''Hudson Cavalier'' and taken into service in 1979. She was leased to the
Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister of ...
in 1989 as , and was sold to them in 1994.
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship names