Ranger-class tanker

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RFA Black Ranger
Class overview
NameRanger class
Builders
Operators British-Royal-Fleet-Auxiliary-Ensign.svg Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Succeeded by Wave class
Built19401941
In commission19411973
Completed6
General characteristics
Type Fleet support tanker
Displacement6,700 long tons (6,808 t) full load
Length365 ft 10 in (111.51 m)
Beam47 ft (14 m)
Draught20 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
Speed13 knots (15 mph; 24 km/h)
Range6,000  nmi (11,000 km) at 13 kn (15 mph; 24 km/h)
Complement40

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.

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