Ranger-class tanker

RFA Black Ranger
Class overview
Name: Ranger class
Builders:
Operators: Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Built: 19401941
In commission: 19411973
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.

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