RFA Blue Ranger

History
RFA EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameBlue Ranger
Ordered28 August 1939
BuilderHarland and Wolff[1]
Yard number1047[1]
Laid down26 October 1939
Launched29 January 1941
Completed6 June 1941[1]
Commissioned5 June 1941
Decommissioned
  • June 1966
  • Laid up at Devonport
Stricken1975
IdentificationIMO number: 5046786
Fate
  • Sold commercially in January 1972 and renamed Korytsa
  • Arrived Aliaga for demolition, 8 September 1987
General characteristics
Class and typeRanger-class 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)
  • 1 shaft
Speed13 knots (15 mph; 24 km/h)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 13 kn (15 mph; 24 km/h)
Complement40

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]

  1. ^ a b c McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 147. ISBN 9780752488615.
  2. ^ "RFA Blue Ranger". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 22 December 2020.