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Additional photos supplied by Dennis Harker,
David Turner, Byron Jones, Shaun Jones, Dave Edge, Phil Rose, .Alex Landels, Chris Locke, Dick Elsey, John Caruana,
David Gerrard, Roddy James, .........
Click thumbnail to enlarge.
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RFA Blue Ranger. Grand Harbour. |
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RFA Blue Ranger. Grand Harbour 1952. |
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RFA Blue Ranger. In a lumpy Med. |
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RFA Blue Ranger |
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At Suez 1956 |
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RFA Brown Ranger. Port Vendres 1962. |
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RFA Brown Ranger. Malta Independence 1964. |
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RFA Black Ranger/HMS Manxman. 1962/3. |
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RFA Black Ranger/HMS Manxman. 1962/3. |
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RFA Gold Ranger. Paying off 1973. |
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RFA Gold Ranger |
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Alongside Wave Sovereign.1963/4. |
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RFA Green Ranger |
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November 1962 |
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RFA Black Rover. Plymouth 2005. |
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RFA Black Rover |
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Devonport December 2007 |
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RFA Blue Rover. At Lisbon. |
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RFA Gold Rover. At Rio.2006. |
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RFA Gold Rover. At Rio 2006. |
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RFA Gold Rover. At Montevideo 2004. |
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Green Rover Crashboat. Under Brodick Pier. |
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RFA Grey Rover. North Atlantic. |
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RFA Grey Rover. North Atlantic. |
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RFA Grey Rover. Firing a 3" Rocket. |
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RFA Grey Rover. South Georgia. |
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RFA Grey Rover. South Georgia. |
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RFA Grey Rover. South Georgia. Shackleton Monument. |
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RFA Grey Rover. Looking good to the end. |
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RFA Grey Rover. Returning to Portsmouth 20 Feb 2006. |
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RFA Grey Rover. Final entry to Portsmouth. 15 March 2006 |
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Grey Rover |
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Laid up at Portsmouth 2007 |
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary:
Ranger Class Fleet Attendant Tankers.
Built 1940-41. 3950 dwt. In service until 1974.
RFA Black Ranger A163. RFA Blue Ranger A157. RFA Brown Ranger
A169. RFA Gold Ranger A130. RFA Gray Ranger . RFA Green Ranger.
Rover Class Small Fleet Replenishment
Tankers. Built 1969 - 1974. 6931 dwt. Gold and Black still in service.
RFA Green Rover A268. RFA Grey Rover A269. RFA Blue Rover
A270. RFA Gold Rover A 271. RFA Black Rover A273.
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.JPG "RFA Black Ranger")
