RFA Green Ranger (A152)

History
Name: Green Ranger
Ordered: 1939
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

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 1962. She broke her tow from the tug that was taking her to be refitted in Cardiff, and drifted onto the rocks. Her skeleton crew of seven were rescued by the Hartland Lifesaving Company, with their breeches buoy.[1] The ship became a total loss, and her remains are still visible at low tide.

References

  1. ↑ Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Retrieved 24 December 2014.


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