Repair Ships AR ARB ARC ARG ARH ARL ARV

Repair Ships (AR, ARB, ARC, ARG, ARH, ARL, ARV)

Many auxiliaries were created by converting existing ships; others were built new but starting with an existing design; the balance were both designed and built for their purpose. In this table, AR 1, 5-7, 13-21; ARC 7; ARG 18; ARH 1 and all ARV (1-6) represent the second and third categories - the ships that were purpose-built. There are some gaps in the data, particularly for the conversions. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2015-03-30.

Type	#	Original Name	Built by	Hull#	Ship Type or US Govt. Design	US Govt. #	Built	Converted by	Name After Conversion	LDT	LOA	Delivered as an AR	Disposition
Repair Ships (AR)
AR	1	Medusa	Puget Sound NSY							10,600	484	18-Sep-24	Scrapped 1950
AR	2	Breslau	Bremer Vulkan (Ger.)		Cargo Liner		1901		Bridgeport	7,175	447	9-Jun-17	AD 10 1920-24, scrapped 1948
AR	3	Prometheus	Mare Island NSY		Coaler	AC 2	1910		Prometheus	9,000	466	23-Dec-14	AC 2 1910-14, scrapped 1950
AR	4	Vestal	New York NSY		Coaler	AC 1	1909		Vestal	9,000	466	3-Sep-13	AC 1 1909-13, scrapped 1950
AR	5	Vulcan	New York Ship	422						9,430	529	14-Jun-41	Scrapped 2006
AR	6	Ajax	Todd LA	58						9,430	529	30-Oct-43	Scrapped 1997
AR	7	Hector	Todd LA	59						9,430	529	7-Feb-44	Scrapped 1994
AR	8	Jason	Todd LA	60	Heavy Hull AR	ARH 1	1944		Jason	9,430	529	9-Sep-57	ARH 1 1944-57, scrapped 2007
AR	9	Hawaiian Packer	Newport News SB	388	C3 Mod.		1941	Cramp Sbldg.	Delta	9,000	490	3-Mar-43	AK 29 1941-43, scrapped 1984
AR	10	Dixie	Federal Kearny	89	Cargo Liner		1928		Alcor		445	22-Dec-41	AD 34 1944, scrapped 1950
AR	11	Edgecombe	Skinner & Eddy	41	Cargo Liner		1919		Rigel	6,250	424	10-Apr-41	AD 13 1922, scrapped 1946
AR	12	Hawaiian Planter	Newport News SB	387	C3 Mod.		1941	Beth Brooklyn	Briareus	9,000	490	15-Nov-43	Scrapped 1980
AR	13	Amphion	Tampa SB	146	C3 Mod.					6,265	492	30-Jan-46	To Iran 1977 as Chah Bahar (A 441), sank
AR	14	Cadmus	Tampa SB	147	C3 Mod.					6,265	492	23-Apr-46	To Taiwan 1974 as Yu Tai (AR 521), scrapped 1995
AR	15	Deucalion	Tampa SB	148	C3 Mod.					6,265	492		Cancelled
AR	16	Mars	Tampa SB	149	C3 Mod.					6,265	492		Cancelled
AR	17	HMS Assistance	Beth Fairfield	2381	EC2-S-C1	MCE 2649				5,800	440	28-Aug-44	Returned 1946, scrapped 1974
AR	18	HMS Diligence	Beth Fairfield	2390	EC2-S-C1	MCE 2658				5,800	440	16-Aug-44	Returned 1946, scrapped 1973
AR	19	HMS Hecla/Xanthus	Beth Fairfield	2396	EC2-S-C1	MCE 2664				5,800	440	16-Aug-44	Intended for Britain but retained, scrapped 1974
AR	20	HMS Dutiful/Laertes	Beth Fairfield	2406	EC2-S-C1	MCE 2674				5,800	440	28-Sep-44	Intended for Britain but retained, scrapped 1972
AR	21	HMS Faithful/Dionysus	Beth Fairfield	2413	EC2-S-C1	MCE 2681				5,800	440	25-Oct-44	Intended for Britain but retained, reefed off NC 1978
AR	22	Klondike	Todd LA	64	C3		1945			8,165	492	20-Feb-60	AD 22 1945-60, scrapped 1977
AR	23	Mormacpenn	Ingalls Pascagoula	256	C3	MC 66	1942	in Mobile AL	Markab	8,560	492	15-Apr-60	AD 21 1942-60, scrapped 1977
AR	28	Grand Canyon	Todd Tacoma	72	C3	MC 206	1945			8,165	492	11-Mar-71	AD 28 1945-71, scrapped 1980
Battle Damage Repair Ships (ARB)
ARB	1	LST 329	Philadelphia NSY		Landing Ship, Tank		1943	Philadelphia NSY	Aristaeus	1,781	328	18-May-43	Laid up 1947, scrapped 1961
ARB	2	LST 328	Philadelphia NSY		Landing Ship, Tank		1943	Philadelphia NSY	Oceanus	1,781	328	22-May-43	Laid up 1947, scrapped 1961
ARB	3	LST 15	Dravo Pittsburgh		Landing Ship, Tank		1943	Tampa SB	Phaon	1,781	328	5-Aug-43	Laid up 1947, scrapped 1962
ARB	4	LST 132	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1944	Maryland DD	Zeus	1,781	328	11-Apr-44	Laid up 1947, sold 1974 as Cape St. Elias, Coastal Star 1988, SNOPAC Innovator 2007, active
ARB	5	LST 514	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1944	Maryland DD	Midas	1,781	328	23-May-44	Laid up 1947, scrapped 1980
ARB	6	LST 518	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1944	Maryland DD	Nestor	1,781	328	24-Jun-44	Wrecked off Okinawa in a typhoon 29-Nov-45, scrapped 1947
ARB	7	LST 956	Beth Hingham	3426	Landing Ship, Tank		1944	Maryland DD	Sarpedon	1,781	328	10-Mar-45	Laid up 1947, sold 1977 as Petrola 133, scrapped 1989
ARB	8	LST 976	Beth Hingham	3446	Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Maryland DD	Telamon	1,781	328	1-Jun-45	Laid up 1947, scrapped 1974
ARB	9	LST 967	Beth Hingham	3437	Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Maryland DD	Ulysses	1,781	328	20-Apr-45	Laid up 1947, to Germany 1960 as Wotan (A 513)
ARB	10	LST 1121	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Maryland DD	Demeter	1,781	328	3-Jul-45	Laid up 1947, sold 1958, resold 1961 as Motonave, sank 1964
ARB	11	LST 1119	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Maryland DD	Diomedes	1,781	328	23-Jun-45	Laid up 1947, to Germany 1960 as Odin (A 512)
ARB	12	LST 1127	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Maryland DD	Helios	1,781	328	23-Jul-45	Laid up 1947, to Brazil 1962 as Belmonte (G 24), sunk as target 2002
ARB	13	LST 50	Dravo Pittsburgh		Landing Ship, Tank		1943			1,625	328	14-Nov-52	To Norway 1952 as Ellida (A 534), to Greece 1960 as Sakipis (A 329)
Cable Repair Ships (ARC)
ARC	1	LSM 275	Federal Newark	545	Landing Ship, Med.		1944	Mare Island NSY	Portunus	520	203	2-Jul-52	To Portugal 1959 as Medusa (A5214), scrapped 1976
ARC	2	William H. G. Bullard	Pusey & Jones	1108	S3-S2-BP1	MC 2557	1946	Beth Key Highway	Neptune	4,410	362	1-Jun-53	Laid up 1991, scrapped 2005
ARC	3	Turandot (AKA 47)	Walsh-Kaiser	1908	S4-SE2-BE1	MC 1908	1945		Aeolus	4,087	426	14-Mar-55	Laid up 1985, reefed off North Carolina 1988
ARC	4	Vanadis (AKA 49)	Walsh-Kaiser	1910	S4-SE2-BE1	MC 1910	1945		Thor	4,087	426	3-Jan-56	Laid up 1974, scrapped 1977
ARC	5	Trapper (ACM 9)	Marietta Mfg.	480	Mine Planter		1945		Yamacrow	1,300	188	30-Apr-59	To USCG 1946 as Yamacraw (WARC 333), to USN 1959, struck 1965
ARC	6	Albert J. Meyer	Pusey & Jones	1109	S3-S2-BP1	MC 2668	1945			4,410	362	13-Jun-66	To USA 1952, to USN 1966, laid up 1995, scrapped 2005
ARC	7	Zeus	NASSCO	410						9,110	513	19-Mar-84	Active
Machinery Repair Ships (ARG)
ARG	1	Massachusetts	Cramp Shipbuilding	342	Psgr./Cargo		1907		Oglala	3,750	385	21-May-43	To USN 1918 as Shawmut (CM 4), Oglala 1928, sunk at PH 1941 but refloated, ARG 1943, scrapped 1947
ARG	2	Samuel Bowles	Beth Fairfield	2131	EC2-S-C1	MCE 981	1943	Maryland DD	Luzon	5,800	440	12-Oct-43	Scrapped 1974
ARG	3	Elbert Hubbard	Beth Fairfield	2133	EC2-S-C1	MCE 983	1943	Maryland DD	Mindanao	5,800	440	6-Nov-43	Reefed off Daytona Beach FL 1980
ARG	4	Arthur P. Gorman	Beth Fairfield	2227	EC2-S-C1	MCE 1779	1943	Maryland DD	Tutuila	5,800	440	8-Apr-44	To Taiwan 1972 as Pien Tai (ARG 516)
ARG	5	Caleb C. Wheeler	Beth Fairfield	2230	EC2-S-C1	MCE 1782	1943	Maryland DD	Oahu	5,800	440	4-Apr-44	Scrapped 1979
ARG	6	Francis P. Duffey	Beth Fairfield	2253	EC2-S-C1	MCE 1805	1943	Maryland DD	Cebu	5,800	440	15-Apr-44	Scrapped 1973
ARG	7	John F. Goucher	Beth Fairfield	2278	EC2-S-C1	MCE 1830	1943	Maryland DD	Culebra Island	5,800	440	19-May-44	Scrapped 1974
ARG	8	Leyte	Beth Fairfield	2327	EC2-S-C1	MCE 2595	1944	Maryland DD	Maui	5,800	440	17-Aug-44	Scrapped 1972
ARG	9	Mona Island	Beth Fairfield	2366	EC2-S-C1	MCE 2634	1944	Maryland DD		5,800	440	17-Oct-44	Reefed off Wachapreague VA 1975
ARG	10	Palawan	Beth Fairfield	2400	EC2-S-C1	MCE 2668	1944	Beth Key Highway		5,800	440	3-May-45	Reefed off Redondo Beach CA 1977
ARG	11	Samar	Beth Fairfield	2415	EC2-S-C1	MCE 2683	1944	Beth Key Highway		5,800	440	5-Jun-45	Scrapped 1974
ARG	12												Redesignated AG 68
ARG	13												Redesignated AG 69
ARG	14												Redesignated ARV 1
ARG	15												Redesignated ARV 2
ARG	16	Deal Island	Beth Fairfield	2412	EC2-S-C1	MCE 2680	1944	Beth Key Highway	Kermit Roosevelt	5,800	440	31-May-45	Scrapped 1960
ARG	17	Bert McDowell	Beth Fairfield	2414	EC2-S-C1	MCE 2682	1944	Beth Key Highway	Hooper Island	5,800	440	13-Jul-45	Scrapped 1970
ARG	18	Holland	Puget Sound NSY							8,100	513	30-Aug-45	AS 3 1926-45, scrapped 1953
ARG	19	Beaver	Newport News SB	126	Passenger		1910	Mare Island NSY	Beaver	4,737	380	25-Jun-45	AS 5 1918-45, scrapped 1952
ARG	20	Fred Morris	Federal Kearny	175	C1-B	MC 70	1940	Federal Kearny	Otus	9,225	418	25-Jun-45	AS 20 1941-45, scrapped 1970
Heavy-Hull Repair Ships (ARH)
ARH	1	Jason	Todd LA	60						9,430	529	19-Jun-44	AR 8 1957, scrapped 2007
Landing Craft Repair Ships (ARL)
ARL	1	LST 10	Dravo Pittsburgh		Landing Ship, Tank		1943	Beth Key Highway	Achelous	1,781	328	2-Apr-43	Scrapped 1973
ARL	2	LST 489	Kaiser Richmond	44	Landing Ship, Tank		1943	Matson Nav.	Amycus	1,781	328	30-Jul-43	Sold 1970 and converted to barge
ARL	3	LST 490	Kaiser Richmond	45	Landing Ship, Tank		1943	Matson Nav.	Agenor	1,781	328	20-Aug-43	To France 1951 as Vulcain, to Taiwan 1957 as Shung Shan (ARL 336), to Japan 1974 as Wu Tai (AP 520)
ARL	4	LST 83	JeffBoat		Landing Ship, Tank		1943	Beth Key Highway	Adonis	1,781	328	12-Nov-43	Scrapped 1961
ARL	5	LST 81	JeffBoat		Landing Ship, Tank		1943			1,781	328	29-Jul-43	To Britain as LSE-1, to Argentina 1947 as Ingeniero Hodesh (Q-21), disposed of 1967
ARL	6	LST 82	JeffBoat		Landing Ship, Tank		1943			1,781	328	2-Aug-43	To Britain as LSE-2, to Argentina 1947 as Ingeniero Gadda (Q-22), sold 1968 as Tierra del Fuego
ARL	7	LST 231	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1944	Beth Key Highway	Atlas	1,781	328	8-Feb-44	Scrapped 1972
ARL	8	LST 136	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1944	Beth Key Highway	Egeria	1,781	328	30-Mar-44	Scrapped 1980
ARL	9	LST 513	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1944	Beth Key Highway	Endymion	1,781	328	9-May-44	Scrapped 1973
ARL	10	LST 1003	Boston NSY		Landing Ship, Tank		1944	Beth Key Highway	Coronis	1,781	328	28-Nov-44	Scrapped 1962
ARL	11	LST 1036	Boston NSY		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Beth Key Highway	Creon	1,781	328	27-Jan-45	Scrapped 1961
ARL	12	LST 1037	Boston NSY		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Beth Key Highway	Poseidon	1,781	328	13-Feb-45	Scrapped 1961
ARL	13	LST 971	Beth Hingham	3441	Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Beth Key Highway	Menelaus	1,781	328	29-May-45	Scrapped 1961
ARL	14	LST 644	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Gibbs Gas Engine	Minos	1,781	328	26-Sep-44	Scrapped 1961
ARL	15	LST 645	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Alabama DD	Minotaur	1,781	328	26-Feb-45	To Korea 1955 as Duk Soo (ARL 1)
ARL	16	LST 948	Beth Hingham	3418	Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Merrill-Stevens	Myrmidon	1,781	328	9-Mar-45	Scrapped 1961
ARL	17	LST 954	Beth Hingham	3424	Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Beth Key Highway	Numitor	1,781	328	3-Apr-45	Scrapped 1961
ARL	18	LST 650	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Todd New Orleans	Pandemus	1,781	328	23-Feb-45	Sunk as target 1969
ARL	19	LST 955	Beth Hingham	3425	Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Beth Key Highway	Patroclus	1,781	328	17-Apr-45	To Turkey 1952 as Basaran (A 582)
ARL	20	LST 1115	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Beth Key Highway	Pentheus	1,781	328	7-Jun-45	Scrapped 1960
ARL	21	LST 1116	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Gibbs Gas Engine	Proserpine	1,781	328	31-May-45	Scrapped 1960
ARL	22	LST 962	Beth Hingham	3432	Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Gibbs Gas Engine	Romulus	1,781	328	10-May-45	To the Philippines 1961 as Aklan (AR 67)
ARL	23	LST 852	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Merrill-Stevens	Satyr	1,781	328	28-Apr-45	To Vietnam 1971 as Vinh Long (HQ-802), to the Philippines 1975 as Yakal (AR 617)
ARL	24	LST 963	Beth Hingham	3433	Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Merrill-Stevens	Spinx	1,781	328	10-May-45	Struck 1989, to Dunkirk NY 2002 as museum, scrapped 2007
ARL	25												Number not used
ARL	26	LST 858	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Alabama DD	Stentor	1,781	328	28-Apr-45	Scrapped 1960
ARL	27	LST 1117	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Gibbs Gas Engine	Tantalus	1,781	328	5-Jun-45	Scrapped 1947
ARL	28	LST 1118	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Beth Key Highway	Typhon	1,781	328	18-Jun-45	Scrapped 1960
ARL	29	LST 1124	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Beth Key Highway	Amphitrite	1,781	328	28-Jun-45	Scrapped 1961
ARL	30	LST 1131	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Merrill-Stevens	Askari	1,781	328	23-Jul-45	To Indonesia 1971 as Ridjaja Widjaja
ARL	31	LST 1132	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Alabama DD	Bellerophon	1,781	328	21-Jul-45	Scrapped 1977
ARL	32	LST 1136	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Beth Key Highway	Bellona	1,781	328	26-Jul-45	Scrapped 1945
ARL	33	LST 1137	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Beth Key Highway	Chimaera	1,781	328	7-Aug-45	Scrapped 1961
ARL	34												Number not used
ARL	35	LST 1143	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Alabama DD	Daedalus	1,781	328	19-Oct-45	Scrapped 1960
ARL	36	LST 1145	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Beth Key Highway	Gordius	1,781	328	14-Sep-45	Scrapped 1961
ARL	37	LST 1147	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Beth Key Highway	Indra	1,781	328	2-Oct-45	Scrapped 1977
ARL	38	LST 1149	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Beth Key Highway	Krishna	1,781	328	3-Dec-45	To the Philippines 1971 as Narra (AR 38)
ARL	39	LST 1151	Chicago Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank		1945	Beth Key Highway	Quirinus	1,781	328	6-Nov-45	To Venezuela 1962 as Guayana (T 18)
ARL	40	LST 453	Kaiser Vancouver	157	Landing Ship, Tank		1944	in Brisbane (Australia)	Remus	1,781	328	15-Aug-44	Scrapped 1947
ARL	41	LST 455	Kaiser Vancouver	159	Landing Ship, Tank		1944	in Brisbane (Australia)	Achilles	1,781	328	21-Aug-44	To China 1947 as Hsing An (ARL 335), to PRC 1949 as Taku San
ARL	42	LST 310	Boston NSY		Landing Ship, Tank			Boston NSY	Aeolus	1,781	328		Cancelled
ARL	43	LST 316	New York NSY		Landing Ship, Tank			New York NSY	Cerberus	1,781	328		Cancelled
ARL	44	LST 317	New York NSY		Landing Ship, Tank			New York NSY	Conus	1,781	328		Cancelled
ARL	45	LST 332	Philadelphia NSY		Landing Ship, Tank			New York NSY	Feronia	1,781	328		Cancelled
ARL	46	LST 350	Norfolk NSY		Landing Ship, Tank			Norfolk NSY	Chandra	1,781	328		Cancelled
ARL	47	LST 374	Beth Quincy	1535	Landing Ship, Tank			Maryland DD	Minerva	1,781	328		Cancelled
Aircraft Repair Ships (ARV)
ARV	1	ARG 14/Chourre	Beth Fairfield	2369	EC2-S-C1	MCE 2637				5,800	440	7-Dec-44	Scrapped 1971
ARV	2	ARG 15/Webster	Beth Fairfield	2398	EC2-S-C1	MCE 2666				5,800	440	15-May-45	Reefed off Cape Henry 1977
ARVE	3	LST 1092/Aventinus	American Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank					1,781	328	30-May-45	To Chile 1963 as Aguila (ARVE 135), scuttled 1980
ARVE	4	LST 1094/Chloris	American Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank					1,781	328	19-Jun-45	Sold 1977 as Avlon
ARVA	5	LST 1093/Fabius	American Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank					1,781	328	7-Jun-45	Scrapped 1974
ARVA	6	LST 1095/Megara	American Bridge		Landing Ship, Tank					1,781	328	27-Jun-45	To Mexico 1973 as Rio Grijalva (A-03)

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