Ranger-class tanker
{{Short description|Class of six fleet support tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= File:RFA Black Ranger A163.JPG |Ship caption=RFA Black Ranger }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name=Ranger class |Builders=*Harland & Wolff |Operators= File:British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg Royal Fleet Auxiliary |Class before= |Class after=Wave class |Subclasses= |Cost= |Built range=1940–1941 |In service range= |In commission range=1941–1973 |Total ships building= |Total ships planned= |Total ships completed=6 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active= |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost= |Total ships retired= |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship type= Fleet support tanker |Ship displacement= {{convert|6700|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full load |Ship length= {{convert|365|ft|10|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= {{convert|47|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draught= {{convert|20|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion=*1 × 6-cylinder B&W diesel, {{convert|3500|shp|abbr=on}} or 1 × 4-cylinder Doxford diesel, {{convert|2800|shp|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed= {{convert|13|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} |Ship range= {{convert|6000|nmi|km|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|13|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on}} |Ship complement=40 |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |Ship armament= |Ship armour= |Ship notes= }} |
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.
- {{ship|RFA|Black Ranger|A163}}, built by Harland & Wolff
- {{ship|RFA|Blue Ranger|A157}}, built by Harland and Wolff
- {{ship|RFA|Brown Ranger|A169}}, built by Harland and Wolff
- {{ship|RFA|Gold Ranger|A130}}, built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
- {{ship|RFA|Green Ranger|A152}}, built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
- {{ship|RFA|Gray Ranger}}, built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
See also
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929133927/http://www.btinternet.com/~warship/Postwar/RFA/ranger.htm Ranger Class Attendant Tankers]
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