The Aristaeus-class repair ship was a class of repair ships of the United States Navy during the Second World War.
Development Thirteen ships was converted into a repair ship throughout the later stages of World War II. The ships were converted from the LST-1, LST-491 and LST-542 classes. After the war, few ships were then sold to foreign countries such as Brazil, Greece, Norway and West Germany.
The ship's hull remained nearly the same but with new equipments to carry out her purpose now placed on deck alongside several cranes. The ships' armament had been slightly changed and relocated to make way for the ships' equipments. All ships served in the Pacific Theater until the end of the war with no ships lost in combat.
MV Gordon Jensen (ex-USS Zeus) is still active to this day, serving as a transport and berthing vessel for SNOPAC Products Inc. processing crews in Alaska.
ARB-13 (ex-USS LST-50) was redesignated as a repair ship on 14 November 1952. She was sold to Norway as HNoMS Ellida (A534) and later sold to Greece as Sakipis (A329).
Ships of class Aristaeus-class repair shipPennant numberNameCallsignBuildersLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFateARB-1 NJWXPhiladelphia Navy Yard11 February 194318 May 194310 January 1947Fate unknownARB-2 NJXA11 February 194322 May 1943January 1947ScrappedARB-3 NJXDDravo Corporation30 January 19435 August 1943January 1947Scrapped on 8 July 1962ARB-4 NJXGChicago Bridge and Iron Co.26 October 194311 April 194430 August 1946Sold to merchant service, laid up in AlaskaARB-5 NJXJ24 December 194323 May 1944January 1947Scrapped on 19 November 1980ARB-6 NJLJ20 January 194424 June 194429 November 1945ScrappedARB-7 NJLRBethlehem Steel Co.21 August 194410 March 194529 January 1947Scrapped on 30 May 1989ARB-8 NJLVBethlehem Hingham Shipyard10 January 19451 June 194520 May 1947Scrapped on 1 March 1974ARB-9 NJMB2 December 194420 April 194528 February 1947Sold to West Germany and renamed Odin (A512), fate unknownARB-10 NJMJChicago Bridge and Iron Co.19 January 19453 July 194525 May 1947Sold to merchant service, sunk on 12 January 1964ARB-11 NJMP11 January 194523 June 19453 December 1946Sold to West Germany and renamed Wotan (A513), fate unknownARB-12 NJMR14 February 194523 July 19453 December 1946Sold to Brazil and renamed Belmonte (G24), sunk as target on 19 March 2002ARB-13Sold to Norway as HNoMS Ellida (A534), later sold to Greece as Sakipis (A329)
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