| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Brown Ranger |
| Ordered: | 28 August 1939 |
| Laid down: | 27 October 1939 |
| Launched: | 12 December 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 11 April 1941 |
| Decommissioned: | November 1974 Laid up at Devonport. |
| Struck: | 1975 |
| Fate: | Demolition began at Gijón, 28 May 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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 Brown Ranger (A169) was a fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
During World War II she played an important role in the Malta Convoys and in Pacific operations.