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]
See 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".
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]
| 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 |
| 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] |