RFA Bayleaf (A79)

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Name: RFA Bayleaf
Launched: 28 October 1954 as London Integrity
Commissioned: 16 June 1959 and renamed Bayleaf
Decommissioned: Returned to her owners in March 1973. Name reverted to original
Fate: Arrived Burriana, Spain, for demolition on 26 January 1977
General characteristics
Class and type: Leaf class tanker
Displacement: 17,960 tons full load
Length: 556 feet 6 inches (169.6 m)
Beam: 71 feet 5 inches (21.8 m)
Draught: 30 feet 6 inches (9.3 m)
Propulsion: 1 × 6-cylinder Doxford diesel.
Speed: 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)

RFA Bayleaf (A79) was a Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and the second ship to bear the name.