Ranger-class tanker

	RFA Black Ranger
Class overview
Name	Ranger class
Builders	Harland and Wolff; Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company;
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	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 fleet support tankers built for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.

References

v t e Ranger-class tankers
Black Ranger Blue Ranger Brown Ranger Gold Ranger Green Ranger Gray Ranger
Followed by: Wave class
Tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Class overview
RFA Black Ranger
Name	Ranger class
Builders	Harland and Wolff Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
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	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