Ranger-class tanker
(Redirected from Ranger class tanker)
 RFA Black Ranger
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ranger class |
| Builders | |
| Operators |  Royal Fleet Auxiliary |
| Succeeded by | Wave class |
| Built | 1940–1941 |
| In commission | 1941–1973 |
| Completed | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fleet support tanker |
| Displacement | 6,700 long tons (6,808 t) full load |
| Length | 365 ft 10 in (111.51 m) |
| Beam | 47 ft (14 m) |
| Draught | 20 ft 2 in (6.15 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13 knots (15 mph; 24 km/h) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 13 kn (15 mph; 24 km/h) |
| Complement | 40 |
The Ranger-class tanker was a series of six fleet support tankers built for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.
- RFA Black Ranger (A163), built by Harland and Wolff
- RFA Blue Ranger (A157), built by Harland and Wolff
- RFA Brown Ranger (A169), built by Harland and Wolff
- RFA Gold Ranger (A130), built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
- RFA Green Ranger (A152), built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
- RFA Gray Ranger, built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company