USS Edward Rutledge (AP 52)

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. USS Edward Rutledge (AP-52) was a Edward Rutledge-class transport. She was acquired by the U.S. Navy for use in World War II, and was assigned the task of transporting troops to and from battle areas. Operating in dangerous Mediterranean waters on 12 November 1942, she was sunk after being struck by a German submarine's torpedo at Fedala Bay, Morocco. Edward Rutledge (AP-52) was built in 1931 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey, as SS Exeter; transferred to the Navy from the Maritime Commission 7 January 1942; converted by Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Florida; and commissioned 18 April 1942, Captain M. W. Hutchinson, Jr., in command.

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