The ''Aventinus''-class aircraft repair ship was a class of
repair ships that were operated by the
United States Navy during
World War II.
Design
''Aventinus''-class was a
ship class consisting of two modified ''LST-542''-class tank landing ships, where they serve as
aircraft repair ship
Aircraft repair ship is a naval auxiliary ship designed to provide maintenance support to aircraft. Aircraft repair ships provide similar services to seaplane tenders, that also cared for the crew. Aircraft repair ships had their own stores of s ...
s in late 1945. They have the same hull measurements with changes taken place on their armaments and displacements, alongside a workshop to carry out their role. Only ''LST-1092'' (''Aventinus'') and ''LST-1094'' (''Chloris'') were chosen to be modified and redesignated ARVE, with "E" standing for
aircraft "Engine".
Both ships survived the war and were mothballed for a short while, before ''Aventinus'' was reactivated amid the
Korean War in the 1950s.
Chile bought ''Aventinus'' and renamed her to ''Aguila'' (ARV-135).
Ships in the class
References
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World War II auxiliary ships of the United States
Korean War auxiliary ships of the United States
Ships built in Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Auxiliary ships of the Chilean Navy