Birchleaf
| Name | Birchleaf |
| Type | Tanker
|
| GRT | 5,873 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1916
|
| Builder | Short Bros., Ltd., Sunderland
|
| Operator | The Shipping Controller (Lane & MacAndrew), London
|
| History | Converted while on the stocks into a tanker.
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U-boat attacks on Tanker Birchleaf
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 23 Feb 1918 | U 91 (Alfred von Glasenapp) | Damaged | Torpedoed and then shelled 20 miles WxN of the Skerries.
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| Milford Haven - Oran
| in ballast
| 3
|
| Salvaged despite being extensively damaged. Master taken prisoner.
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