St. Mihiel, launched in October 1920 for the United States Shipping Board by the American International Shipbuilding Corporation at Hog Island, Pennsylvania, was operated by the United States Army Transportation Corps from 1922 until mid-1940 as USAT St. Mihiel. Then transferred to the Navy, she was commissioned as USS St. Mihiel (AP-32) on 22 July 1941, Comdr. Edward B. Rodgers in command. In November 1943, she was transferred back to the Army and made a hospital ship, USAHS St. Mihiel. This ship is an example of an EFC Model 1024 ship design.