RFA Gold Ranger
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- RFA Gold Ranger
- IMO number
- 5132937
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
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- Beam
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- Year built
- 1941
- Builder
- Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About RFA Gold Ranger
RFA Gold Ranger (A130) was a Ranger-class fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary which first served in World War II. In December, 1949, she supported Operation Corkscrew by providing aviation fuel at Deception Island for aircraft which helped relieve men of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey at Base E on Stonington Island. She later served in the Korean War, and in support of the atomic tests at Mauro Atoll. She was later employed as a support ship for minesweepers during the Indonesian Confrontation. In 1972 she brought the expedition members of the Joint Services Egmont Islands Expedition (JSEI) from Gan, Addu Atoll to the Egmont Atoll. Led by Sqn Leader "Dickie" Bird RAF, it was the first scuba diving expedition in the Chagos Archipelago. Following its success, a second expedition was undertaken to Danger Island the following year.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RFA Gold Ranger now?
- RFA Gold Ranger has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is RFA Gold Ranger?
- RFA Gold Ranger is a ship, built in 1941 by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company.
- Has RFA Gold Ranger been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for RFA Gold Ranger appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).