RFA Blue Ranger

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]

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.