Three ships of the
Royal Fleet Auxiliary have borne the name RFA ''Cherryleaf'':
* was a
tanker
Tanker may refer to:
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* Tanker, a tank crewman (US)
* Tanker (ship), a ship designed to carry bulk liquids
** Chemical tanker, a type of tanker designed to transport chemicals in bulk
** Oil tanker, also known as a petroleum ta ...
launched in 1916 as RFA ''Persol'', renamed RFA ''Cherryleaf'' in 1917 and sold in 1947.
* was a tanker launched in 1953 as ''Laurelwood''. She was purchased by the RFA in 1959 and returned to her owners in 1966.
* was a Leaf-class tanker launched in 1962 as ''Overseas Adventurer'' for a subsidiary of
London & Overseas Freighters
London & Overseas Freighters Ltd. (LOF) was an ocean-going merchant shipping company that for most of its history was based in the United Kingdom.
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In 1920 Manuel Kulukundis from the Aegean Sea, Aegean island of Kasos a ...
. She was
bareboat charter
A bareboat charter or demise charter is an arrangement for the chartering or hiring of a ship or boat, whereby no crew or provisions are included as part of the agreement; instead, the people who rent the vessel from the owner are responsible f ...
ed for the RFA in 1973 and returned to her owners in 1980.
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship names