RFA Black Ranger (A163)

History
Name: Black Ranger
Ordered: 28 August 1939
Builder: Harland and Wolff[1]
Yard number: 1046[1]
Laid down: 12 October 1939
Launched: 22 August 1940
Completed: 27 January 1941[1]
Commissioned: 27 January 1941
Decommissioned: April 1973
Struck: 1975
Fate: Sold commercially in July 1973 and renamed Petrola XIV<br /Arrived Piraeus for demolition, 24 January 1979
General characteristics
Class & type: Ranger-class 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:
  • 1 × 6-cylinder B&W diesel
  • 3,500 shp (2,600 kW)
  • 1 shaft
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

RFA Black Ranger (A163) was a British diesel-powered fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, built by Harland & Wolff. It served with the Arctic Convoys, and was involved in a collision with the submarine HMS Thule (P325) in November 1960. Its role was to refuel the RAF flying boats, and carried 2,600 tons of fuel oil, 550 tons of diesel, and 90 tons of petroleum. The Greeks purchased it and renamed it Petrola XIV in 1973.

References

  1. 1 2 3 McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 147. ISBN 9780752488615.

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