Ranger-class tanker

	RFA Black Ranger
Class overview
Name	Ranger class
Builders	Harland and Wolff; Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company;
Operators	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Succeeded by	Wave class
Built	1940–1941
In commission	1941–1973
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 fleet support tankers built for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the naval auxiliary fleet of the United Kingdom.

Class overview
RFA Black Ranger
Name	Ranger class
Builders	Harland and Wolff Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
Operators	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Succeeded by	Wave class
Built	1940–1941
In commission	1941–1973
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