ST. MIHIEL

AP 32

 

BUILT:  19 20 BEAM:  58'   DRAFT: 26'-6"  
LENGTH:   448' CARGO [cu ft]:  104,179  PASS [troop ship]: 1,247  
PROPULSION: Turbine   RADIUS [miles]:  8,800 TONS:   7,555
TYPE:    SPEED [knots]:   16 DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: ?

Operated as troop transport in Pacific and Atlantic until 1944 when it was converted to a Hospital Ship. 

In 1946 she was refitted as a transport again to carry 318 military dependents.

Ref:  http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22032.htm

 

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