Fabius-class aircraft repair ship

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USS Megara
Class overview
NameFabius class
BuildersAmerican Bridge Co.
Operators
Preceded byAventinus class
Built1945
In commission1945–1956
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
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 Fabius-class aircraft repair ship was a class of repair ships that were operated by the United States Navy during World War II.[1]

Design[edit]

Main article: LST-542-class tank landing ship

Fabius-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-1093 (Fabius) and LST-1095 (Megara) were chosen to be modified and redesignated ARVA, with "A" standing for "Aircraft".[1]

Both ships survived the war and were mothballed for a short while, before Fabius was reactivated amid the Korean War in the 1950s. Mexico bought Megara and renamed her to ARM General Vincente Guerrero (A-05).[2]

Ships in the class[edit]

Fabius class[3]
Hull no. Name Callsign Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate
ARVA-5 Fabius NIRI American Bridge Co. 8 January 1945 11 April 1945 7 June 1945 4 April 1952 Stricken, fate unknown
ARVA-6 Megara NIRK 22 January 1945 25 April 1945 27 June 1945 16 January 1956 Transferred to Mexico and renamed ARM General Vincente Guerrero (A-05), 1973[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Fabius (ARVA-5) 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.
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