RFA Green Ranger explained

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

On 24 September 1946, Green Ranger was struck by a torpedo in Portland Harbour, Dorset. Although holed belowe the waterline, she remained afloat.^[1] 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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Naval Accidents 1945 - 1988 . William M. . Arkin . Joshua . Handler . Greenpeace / Institute for Policy Studies . June 1989 . 12 January 2021 .
2. Web site: A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks . Ron . Tovey . Swansea Docks . 24 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222065415/http://www.swanseadocks.co.uk/Gower%20wrecks%20Rons%20write-up%20site.pdf . 22 December 2014 .
3. Web site: Ships aground in Mortehoe Woolacombe, Devon . 14 April 2017 .