Ranger class tanker
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The Ranger class
Ship class
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tanker
Oil tanker
An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a merchant ship designed for the bulk transport of oil. There are two basic types of oil tankers: the crude tanker and the product tanker. Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined crude oil from its point of extraction to refineries...
was a series of six ships built for 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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- RFA Black Ranger (A163)RFA Black Ranger (A163)RFA Black Ranger was a British diesel-powered fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, built by Harland & Wolff. It served with the Arctic Convoys, and was involved in a collision with the submarine in November 1960. Its role was to refuel the RAF flying boats, and carried 2,600 tons of...
, built by Harland and WolffHarland and WolffHarland and Wolff Heavy Industries is a Northern Irish heavy industrial company, specialising in shipbuilding and offshore construction, located in Belfast, Northern Ireland.... - RFA Blue Ranger (A157)RFA Blue Ranger (A157)RFA Blue Ranger was a fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary....
, built by Harland and Wolff - RFA Brown Ranger (A169)RFA Brown Ranger (A169)RFA Brown Ranger was a fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.During World War II she played an important role in the Malta Convoys and in Pacific operations....
, built by Harland and Wolff - RFA Gold Ranger (A130)RFA Gold Ranger (A130)RFA Gold Ranger was a fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary which first served in World War II.In December, 1949, she supported Operation Corkscrew by providing aviation fuel at Deception Island for aircraft which helped relieve men of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey at Base E...
, built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering CompanyCaledon Shipbuilding & Engineering CompanyThe Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Limited was a British shipbuilding company based in Dundee on the east coast of Scotland.-History:... - RFA Green Ranger (A152)RFA Green Ranger (A152)RFA Green Ranger was a fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.She was wrecked on the Hartland peninsula, 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...
, built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company - RFA Grey Ranger, built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company