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Lost to enemy torpedo attack, 12 November 1942, at Fedala Roads, Morocco
USS Edward Rutledge (APA-24) ex
USS Edward Rutledge (AP-52)
1942 International Radio Call Sign: Nan - Able - Charlie - Uncle
NACU
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 12 November 1942)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Edward Rutledge Class Transport
Built in 1931 as SS Exeter at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.
Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 7 January 1942
Converted to a Naval Transport at Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, FL.
Commissioned USS Edward Rutledge (AP-52), 18 April 1942. CAPT. Myron Wells Hutchinson, Jr., in command
During World War II USS Edward Rutledge was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and participated in the following campaign;
Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns |
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North African occupation
Algerian-Morocco landings, 8 to 11 November 1942
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Final Disposition, sunk by the German Submarine U-130 torpedo attack, 12 November 1942, at Fedala Roads, Morocco
Struck from the Naval Register, 7 December 1942
USS Edward Rutledge earned one battle star for World War II service
Specifications:
Displacement 14,330 t.
Length 475'
Beam 62'
Draft 26'
Speed 16 kts.
Complement unknown
Troop Accommodations unknown
Armament
one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
eight single 20mm AA gun mounts
Propulsion steam turbine
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Merchant Service
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SS Exeter underway, date and location unknown. |
Courtesy A Tribute to A Place Called Yorkship web site |
USS Edward Rutledge (AP-52)
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Namesake
Edward Rutledge born 23 November 1749 in Charleston, S.C., was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a statesman. At the time of his death 23 January 1800, he was Governor of South Carolina.
Photo: images.virtualology.com/ac/5/i/ency0167.jpg |
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USS Edward Rutledge (AP-52) underway, circa September 1942. She appears to have retained her merchant ship davits for
handling her landing craft. Her two forward 3"/50 guns are in elevated tubs forward, and she has a lattice radar mast over the bridge.
US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 54349, courtesy Shipscribe.com. |
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Diagram of USS Edward Rutledge (AP-52) showing probable flooding directly from damage sustained on 12 November 1942. Note the diagram identifies the ship as APA-24. US Navy Department Library; War Damage Report No. 32, Transports torpedoed off Fedala, 11-15 November 1942. |
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USS Edward Rutledge (AP-52)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Transports Torpedoed Off Fedala, 11 - 15 November 1942
This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
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Last Updated 1 November 2024
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