RFA Brown Ranger (A169)
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Career | |
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Ordered: | 28 August 1939 |
Laid down: | 27 October 1939 |
Launched: | 12 December 1940 |
Commissioned: | 11 April 1941 |
Decommissioned: | November 1974. Laid up at Devonport. |
Fate: | Demolition began at Gijon on 28 May 1975 |
Struck: | 1975 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 6700 tons full load |
Length: | 365 ft 10 in |
Beam: | 47 ft 00 in |
Draught: | 20 ft 02 in |
Propulsion: | 1 x 6 cyl B & W diesel. 3,500 bhp (2610 kW). Single shaft |
Speed: | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
Range: | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 13 knots (24 km/h) |
Complement: | 40 |
Armament: | |
Aircraft: | None |
Motto: |
RFA Brown Ranger (A169) was a fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.During WW2 she played an important role in the Malta Convoys and in Pacific operations,