RFA Blue Ranger (A157) was a Ranger-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was launched by Harland & Wolff from their Govan yard on 29 January 1941 and served until June 1966 when she was laid up in reserve at Devonport. In January 1972 she was sold commercially and renamed Korytsa. The ship was scrapped at Aliaga in September 1987.[2]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Blue Ranger |
| Ordered | 28 August 1939 |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff[1] |
| Yard number | 1047[1] |
| Laid down | 26 October 1939 |
| Launched | 29 January 1941 |
| Completed | 6 June 1941[1] |
| Commissioned | 5 June 1941 |
| Decommissioned |
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| Stricken | 1975 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5046786 |
| Fate |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
References
edit- ^ a b c McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 147. ISBN 9780752488615.
- ^ "RFA Blue Ranger". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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