Aventinus-class aircraft repair ship

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]

USS Chloris
Class overview
Name	Aventinus class
Builders	American Bridge Co.
Operators	United States Navy  Chilean Navy
Preceded by	Chourre class
Succeeded by	Fabius class
Built	1945
In commission	1945–1955
Planned	2
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft repair ship
Displacement	2,110 long tons (2,144 t), light 3,960 long tons (4,024 t), full load
Length	328 ft (100 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draft	11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
Installed power	1,800 hp (1,342 kW)
Propulsion	2 × General Motors 12-567A diesel engines Single Falk Main Reduction Gear 2 × shafts 2 × rudders
Speed	11.6 knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × LCVPs
Troops	16 officers, 147 enlisted men
Complement	20 officers, 225–240 enlisted men
Armament	2 × quad Bofors 40 mm guns 12 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons

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 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".^[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	Aventinus	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	Chloris	NIQR		17 January 1945	21 April 1945	19 June 1945	9 December 1955	Sold to merchant service as MV Avlon, 1977[4]