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.

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 and LST-1094 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.