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]
blue, ranger, a157, ranger, class, fleet, support, tanker, royal, fleet, auxiliary, launched, harland, wolff, from, their, govan, yard, january, 1941, served, until, june, 1966, when, laid, reserve, devonport, january, 1972, sold, commercially, renamed, koryts. RFA Blue Ranger A157 was a Ranger class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary She was launched by Harland amp 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 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 DecommissionedJune 1966 Laid up at Devonport Stricken1975 IdentificationIMO number 5046786 FateSold 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 Propulsion1 6 cylinder B amp 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 Complement40References 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 nbsp This article about a specific naval auxiliary ship or boat of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RFA Blue Ranger amp oldid 1186531487, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
