RFA Blue Ranger (A157)

RFA Blue Ranger (A157) was a 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]

History
United Kingdom
Name: Blue Ranger
Ordered: 28 August 1939
Builder: Harland and Wolff[1]
Yard number: 1047[1]
Laid down: 26 October 1939
Launched: 29 January 1941
Completed: 6 June 1941[1]
Commissioned: 5 June 1941
Decommissioned:
  • June 1966
  • Laid up at Devonport
Stricken: 1975
Identification: IMO number: 5046786
Fate:
  • Sold commercially in January 1972 and renamed Korytsa
  • Arrived Aliaga for demolition, 8 September 1987
General characteristics
Class and 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

References
  1. McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 147. ISBN 9780752488615.
  2. "RFA Blue Ranger". historicalrfa.org. Retrieved 22 December 2020.


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