Two 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 is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service and provides logistical and operational support to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.
The RF ...
(RFA) have borne the name RFA ''Oakleaf'':
* was the
ocean liner
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''Montezuma'', acquired by the RFA in 1915 as a dummy
battleship
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to imitate , and named ''Abadol''. She was renamed ''Oakleaf'' in 1917 and was sunk by a
U-boat
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later that year.
* was a
tanker launched in 1981 as the ''Oktania''. She was acquired by the RFA in 1986 and was retired from active service as in 2007 and later scrapped.
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship names