RFA Appleleaf 1
Armed Merchant Cruiser HMAS Westralia, RFA Appleleaf and Cruiser HMAS Hobart
Previous name: Texol
Subsequent name:
Official Number 140251
Class:
Pennant No:
Laid down:
Builder: Workman Clark, Belfast
Launched: 28 November 1916
Into Service: 16 February 1917
Out of service: 1947
Fate: Broken up
Items of historic interest involving this ship: -
10 November 1917 was mined in the North Sea and was towed to port
9 January 1928 Captain J D Ashworth RFA appointed as Master
27 August 1928 Captain Charles H Noel RFA appointed as Master
18 June 1930 Captain J Gow RFA appointed as Master
20 April 1931 Mr R McWhannel RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
30 October 1931 Mr R Blacklock RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
6 September 1932 Captain J Gow RFA appointed as Master
10 April 1934 Captain Charles H Noel RFA appointed as Master
28 January 1937 Captain S G Kent RFA appointed as Master
11 February 1937 Mr D H Evans RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
8 January 1940 Captain Reginald Percival Harris RFA appointed as Master
16 February 1940 Mr F Campbell RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
22 November 1940 Junior Engineer Officer J Crevat RFA discharged dead. He is buried in Colombo (Kanatte) General Cemetery, Ceylon
11 August 1941 Captain Reginald Percival Harris RFA discharged dead. He is buried in the Kirkee War Cemetery, Bombay, India in Plot IV Row K Grave 12
Courtesy and © of The War Graves Photographic Project
22 September 1941 Captain E Mills RFA appointed as Master
13 December 1941 3rd Engineer Officer F L Burns RFA discharged dead. He is buried in Colombo (Kanatte) General Cemetery, Celyon
14 February 1942 Radio Officer Henry George Blake discharged dead. He is buried in Trincomalee War Cemetery.
Courtesy and © of The War Graves Photographic Project
14 June 1942 Steward Lee Hsing Chin discharged dead. He is buried in Colombo (Kanatte) General Cemetery, Ceylon
January 1943 Mr A S A Duncan RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
10 March 1943 North Atlantic Convoy HX 228. German submarine U221 torpedoes US freighter Andrea F. Luckenbach which blows off the ships stern. Appleleaf rescues 17 DEMS Gunners and 46 of the 55 crew.
14 May 1943 Mr J H Dawe RFA appointed as Chief Engineer Officer
11 June 1946 laid up at Tail of Bank thence to Finnart Bay.
5 July 1946 handed over to Hadley Shipping Co to look after on a care and maintenance basis until such time that disposal instructions were received.
27 November 1947 sold by Ministry of Supply for scrap.
15 December 1947 arrived Troon for breaking up
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