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and returned to the UK for repairs during May prior to returning to the South Atlantic in June, and again in August.
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to support Operation Offcut, providing naval support for British troops in the multi-national force in
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1980 Leaf-class support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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Index

RFA Brambleleaf

Portsmouth Harbour
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ensign
Cammell Laird
Birkenhead
IMO number
7342029
Pennant number
Falkland Islands 1982
Al Faw 2003
Scrapped
Leaf-class
tanker
Crossley-Pielsticks
knots
RFA
Leaf-class
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
auxiliary fleet
United Kingdom
Ministry of Defence
Armilla patrol
Persian Gulf
Falklands Conflict
RFA Tidespring
South Georgia
HMS Fearless
Lebanon
second Gulf War

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