USS Laertes (AR-20) was a Xanthus class repair ship in the service of the United States Navy from 1945 to 1972.

In October, she steamed to Okinawa, then sailed for the west coast on 8 November, arriving at Bremerton, Washington on 1 December.

She operated out of San Diego as a unit of Service Force, Pacific Fleet, until 7 June 1952, when she deployed to the Far East.

Laertes deployed to Pearl Harbor from 10 March to 6 June, then steamed to Long Beach, California on 8 July.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.