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 ships 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 +Aventinus classNameCallsignBuilderLaid DownLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFateARVE-3AventinusNIQPAmerican Bridge Co.8 January 194524 March 194530 May 19454 April 1952Transferred to Chile and renamed Aguila (ARV-135), 1963 ARVE-4ChlorisNIQR17 January 194521 April 194519 June 19459 December 1955Sold to merchant service as MV Avlon, 1977
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