Aventinus-class aircraft repair ship

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USS Chloris (ARVE-4).jpg
USS Chloris
Class overview
NameAventinus class
BuildersAmerican Bridge Co.
Operators
  •  United States Navy
  •  Chilean Navy
Preceded byChourre class
Succeeded byFabius class
Built1945
In commission1945-1955
Planned2
Completed2
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeAircraft repair ship
Displacement
  • 2,110 long tons (2,144 t), light
  • 3,960 long tons (4,024 t), full load
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam50 ft (15 m)
Draft11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
Installed power1,800 hp (1,342 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2 × General Motors 12-567A diesel engines
  • Single Falk Main Reduction Gear
  • 2 × shafts
  • 2 × rudders
Speed11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × LCVPs
Troops16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement20 officers, 225-240 enlisted men
Armament

The Aventinus-class aircraft repair ship was a class of repair ships that were operated by the United States Navy during World War II.[1]

Design[]

Main article: LST-542-class tank landing ship

Aventinus-class was a ship class consisting of two modified LST-542-class tank landing ships, where they serve as aircraft repairing 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".[1]

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).[2]

Ships in the class[]

Aventinus class[3]
Hull no. Name Callsign Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate
ARVE-3 NIQP American Bridge Co. 8 January 1945 24 March 1945 30 May 1945 4 April 1952 Transferred to Chile and renamed Aguila (ARV-135), 1963[2]
ARVE-4 NIQR 17 January 1945 21 April 1945 19 June 1945 9 December 1955 Sold to merchant service as MV Avlon, 1977[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Aventinus (ARVE-3) Class". www.shipscribe.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Aircraft Repair Ship Photo Index (ARV)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. ^ Aviation Ships, Chapter 26 (PDF). Naval History and Historical Command. p. 356.
  4. ^ "Aircraft Repair Ship Photo Index (ARV)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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