RFA Green Ranger (A152)

RFA Green Ranger was a fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

History
Name:	Green Ranger
Ordered:	1939
Launched:	21 August 1941[1]
Out of service:	17 November 1962
Fate:	Stranded at Gunpath Rock, Devon
Status:	Derelict, remains still visible at low tide
General characteristics
Class and type:	Ranger-class fleet support tanker
Displacement:	6,700 long tons (6,808 t) full load
Length:	355 ft 3 in (108.28 m) o/a[1]
Beam:	47 ft (14 m)[1]
Draught:	20 ft 2 in (6.15 m)[1]
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

She was wrecked on the Hartland peninsula, on a large rock, called Gunpath Rock, on 17 November 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.[2] The ship became a total loss, and her remains are still visible at low tide.[3]

References

1. Blackman 1962, p. 262.
2. Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
3. "Ships aground in Mortehoe Woolacombe, Devon". Retrieved 14 April 2017.

• Blackman, Raymond V. B. (1962). Jane's Fighting Ships 1962–63. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd.