| RFA Black Ranger (A163) | |
|---|---|
| Black Ranger | |
| Career |  |
| Name: | Black Ranger |
| Ordered: | 28 August 1939 |
| Builder: | Harland and Wolff |
| Laid down: | 12 October 1939 |
| Launched: | 22 August 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 27 January 1941 |
| Decommissioned: | April 1973 |
| Struck: | 1975 |
| Fate: | Sold commercially in July 1973 and renamed Petrola XIV<br /Arrived Piraeus for demolition, 24 January 1979 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Ranger-class 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) 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 |
RFA Black Ranger (A163) 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 HMS Thule (P325) in November 1960. Its role was to refuel the RAF flying boats, and carried 2,600 tons of fuel oil, 550 tons of diesel, and 90 tons of petroleum. The Greeks purchased it and renamed it Petrola XIV in 1973.
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