
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AR-1 | Medusa | 1924 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AR-3 | Prometheus | 1913 | Converted from collier AC-1 |
| AR-4 | Vestal | 1913 | Converted from collier AC-2 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AR-6 | Ajax | 1942 | |
| AR-7 | Hector | 1943 | |
| AR-5 | Vulcan | 1941 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AR-12 | Briareus | 1943 | |
| AR-9 | Delta | 1942 | Converted from Cargo Ship AK-29 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AR-13 | Amphion | 1945 | |
| AR-14 | Cadmus | 1945 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AR-21 | Dionysis | 1945 | |
| AR-20 | Laertes | 1945 | |
| AR-19 | Xanthus | 1945 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Disp. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| AR-10 | Alcor | 1941 1944 |
8091 | Converted from Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-34 Converted to Destroyer Tender AD-34 |
| AR-11 | Rigel | 1941 | 5551 | Converted from Destroyer Tender AD-13 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| ARB-1 | Aristaeus | 1943 |
(LST-329) |
| ARB-10 | Demeter | 1945 |
(LST-1121) |
| ARB-11 | Diomedes | 1945 |
(LST-1119) |
| ARB-12 | Helios | 1945 |
(LST-1127) |
| ARB-5 | Midas | 1944 |
(LST-514) |
| ARB-6 | Nestor | 1944 |
(LST-518) |
| ARB-2 | Oceanus | 1943 |
(LST-328) |
| ARB-3 | Phaon | 1943 |
(LST-15) |
| ARB-7 | Sarpedon | 1945 |
(LST-956) |
| ARB-8 | Telamon | 1945 |
(LST-957) |
| ARB-9 | Ulysses | 1944 |
(LST-967) |
| ARB-4 | Zeus | 1943 |
(LST-132) |
Idaho (BB-42) in Advance Base Dock

| No. | Name | Comm. | Disp. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| ARG-19 | Beaver | 1945 | 4737 | Converted from Submarine Tender AS-5 |
| ARG-6 | Cebu | 1944 | 4621 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| ARG-7 | Celebra Island | 1944 | 4621 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| ARG-17 | Hooper Island | 1945 | 5159 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| ARG-16 | Kermit Roosevelt | 1945 | 5159 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| ARG-8 | Leyte | 1944 1945 |
4621 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type Renamed Maui |
| ARG-2 | Luzon | 1943 | 4621 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| ARG-3 | Mindanao | 1943 | 4621 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| ARG-9 | Mona Island | 1944 | 4621 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| ARG-5 | Oahu | 1944 | 4621 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| ARG-1 | Oglala | 1942 | 3746 | Converted from Minelayer CM-4 |
| ARG-20 | Otus | 1945 | 5775 | Converted from Submarine Tender AS-20 |
| ARG-10 | Palawan | 1944 | 5159 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| ARG-11 | Samar | 1945 | 5159 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| ARG-4 | Tutuila | 1944 | 4621 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| ARH-1 | Jason | 1944 |
Converted from AR-8 while building at Los Angeles |
Fitted with heavy A-Frame hoists, the ARLs can lift either end of medium type Landing Craft for servicing. Machine shops and spare parts lockers fill their tank holds.
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| ARL-1 | Achelous | 1943 | |
| ARL-41 | Achilles | 1944 | |
| ARL-4 | Adonis | 1943 | |
| ARL-3 | Agenor | 1943 | |
| ARL-29 | Amphitrite | 1945 | |
| ARL-2 | Amycus | 1943 | |
| ARL-30 | Askari | 1945 | |
| ARL-7 | Atlas | 1943 | |
| ARL-31 | Bellerophon | 1945 | |
| ARL-32 | Bellona | 1945 | |
| ARL-33 | Chimaera | 1945 | |
| ARL-10 | Coronis | 1944 | |
| ARL-11 | Creon | 1944 | |
| ARL-35 | Daedalus | 1945 | |
| ARL-8 | Egeria | 1943 | |
| ARL-9 | Endymion | 1943 | |
| ARL-36 | Gordius | 1945 | |
| ARL-37 | Indra | 1945 | |
| ARL-38 | Krishna | 1945 | |
| ARL-13 | Menelaus | 1945 | |
| ARL-14 | Minos | 1944 | |
| ARL-15 | Minotaur | 1944 | |
| ARL-16 | Myrmidon | 1944 | |
| ARL-17 | Numitor | 1944 | |
| ARL-18 | Pandemus | 1944 | |
| ARL-19 | Patroclus | 1944 | |
| ARL-20 | Pentheus | 1945 | |
| ARL-12 | Poseidon | 1944 | |
| ARL-21 | Proserpine | 1945 | |
| ARL-39 | Quirinus | 1945 | |
| ARL-40 | Remus | 1944 | |
| ARL-22 | Romulus | 1944 | |
| ARL-23 | Satyr | 1944 | |
| ARL-24 | Sphinx | 1944 | |
| ARL-26 | Stentor | 1944 | |
| ARL-27 | Tantalus | 1945 | |
| ARL-28 | Typhon | 1945 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| ARS-1 | Viking | 1941 | Converted from Minesweeper AM-32 |
| ARS-2 | Crusader | 1941 | Converted from Minesweeper AM-29 |
| ARS-3 | Discoverer | 1941 | Converted from Minesweeper AM-38 |
| ARS-4 | Redwing | 1941 | Converted from Minesweeper AM-48 28 Jun 43; mine in the Mediterranean |
| ARS-11 | Warbler | 1941 | Converted from Minesweeper AM-53 |
| ARS-12 | Willett | 1941 | Converted from Minesweeper AM-54 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| ARS-19 | Cable | 1944 | |
| ARS-20 | Chain | 1944 | |
| ARS-21 | Curb | 1944 | |
| ARS-22 | Current | 1944 | |
| ARS-23 | Deliver | 1944 | |
| ARS-5 | Diver | 1943 | |
| ARS-6 | Escape | 1943 | |
| ARS-7 | Grapple | 1943 | |
| ARS-24 | Grasp | 1944 | |
| ARS-8 | Preserver | 1944 | |
| ARS-25 | Safeguard | 1944 | |
| ARS-26 | Seize | 1944 | |
| ARS-9 | Shackle | 1944 | |
| ARS-27 | Snatch | 1944 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Disp. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| ARS-30 | Accelerate | 1945 | 400 | |
| ARS-13 | Anchor | 1943 | 1089 | |
| ARS-38 | Bolster | 1945 | 1441 | |
| ARS-32 | Brant | 1942 | 855 | Converted from Ocean Tug AT-132 |
| ARS-33 | Clamp | 1943 | 1504 | |
| ARS-39 | Conserver | 1945 | 1441 | |
| ARS-15 | Extractor | 1944 | 1232 | 1Jan 45; torpedoed by US sub in the Marianas |
| ARS-16 | Extricate | 1943 | 1232 | |
| ARS-34 | Gear | 1943 | 1504 | |
| ARS-31 | Harjurand | 1942 | 625 | |
| ARS-40 | Hoist | 1945 | 1441 | |
| ARS-14 | Protector | 1943 | 1232 | |
| ARS-18 | Rescuer | 1942 | 500 | 1 Jan 43; grounded in the Aleutians |
| ARS-17 | Restorer | 1943 | 1232 | |
| ARS-36 | Swivel | 1943 | 1232 | |
| ARS-37 | Tackle | 1943 1945 |
1250 | Converted to Salvage Craft Tender ARS(T)-4 |
| ARS-28 | Valve | 1944 | 1232 | |
| ARS-29 | Vent | 1944 | 1232 | |
| ARS-35 | Weight | 1943 | 1232 |
| No. | Name | Comm. | Disp. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| ARS(T)-1 | Laysan Island | 1945 | 1949 | Converted from LST while building |
| ARS(T)-2 | Okala | 1945 | 1949 | Converted from LST while building |
| ARS(T)-3 | Palmyra | 1945 | 1949 | Converted from LST while building |
| ARS(T)-4 | Tackle | 1945 1945 |
1250 | Converted from Salvage Vessel ARS-37 Converted to Unclassified Vessel IX-217 |
Click on "ARV-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available).
| No. | Name | Comm. | Disp. | Notes ( : Lost) |
| ARV(E)-3 | Aventinus | 1945 | 1753 | Converted from LST while building |
| ARV(E)-4 | Chloris | 1945 | 1753 | Converted from LST while building |
| ARV-1 | Chourre | 1944 | 6225 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
| ARV(A)-5 | Fabius | 1945 | 1753 | Converted from LST while building |
| ARV(A)-6 | Megara | 1945 | 1753 | Converted from LST while building |
| ARV-2 | Webster | 1945 | 6225 | Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type |
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