page_title: USS Aristaeus
hierarchical_section_title: USS Aristaeus
caption_attribution_description: USS Aristaeus (ARB-1)
context_page_description: USS Aristaeus was planned as a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship, but was redesignated as one of twelve Aristaeus-class battle damage repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. The lead ship in her class, she was named for Aristaeus, the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
context_section_description: USS Aristaeus (ARB-1) was planned as a United States Navy LST-1-class tank landing ship, but was redesignated as one of twelve Aristaeus-class battle damage repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. The lead ship in her class, she was named for Aristaeus (in Greek mythology, the son of Apollo and the huntress Cyrene), the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
caption: USS Aristaeus (ARB-1), overhead view while under way, date and location unknown.
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