RFA Green Ranger (A152) was a fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary is a civilian-manned fleet owned by the British Ministry of Defence. The RFA enables ships of the United Kingdom Royal Navy to maintain operations around the world. Its primary role is to supply the Royal Navy with fuel, ammunition and supplies, normally by replenishment...

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She was wrecked on the Hartland peninsula

Hartland Point

Hartland Point is a high rocky outcrop of land on the northwestern tip of the Devon coast in England. It is three miles north-west of the village of Hartland. The point marks the western limit of the Bristol Channel with the Atlantic Ocean continuing to the west...

, on a large rock, called Gunpath Rock, in November, 1962. She broke her tow from the tug that was taking her to be refitted in Cardiff, and drifted onto the rocks. The Appledore lifeboat battled to reach the ship, and rescued a few men, but most of the men were rescued by the Hartland-Life-Saving-Company, with their breeches buoy. The ship became a total loss, and her remains are still visible at low tide.