Ranger-class tanker

Class overview
RFA Black Ranger
Name:	Ranger class
Builders:	Harland and Wolff Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
Operators:	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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:	1 × 6-cylinder B&W diesel, 3,500 shp (2,600 kW) or 1 × 4-cylinder Doxford diesel, 2,800 shp (2,100 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

The Ranger-class tanker was a series of six tankers built for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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

References

Ranger Class Attendant Tankers

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