Nummer: 13601a
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | West African Coast |
| Date of attack : | 12.11.1942 |
| Time of attack : | 18:28 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 130 |
| Commander : | Kals |
| Grid : | DJ 2524 |
| presumed target type : | Steam Freighter id |
| presumed tonnage : | 9400 BRT |
| presumed result : | sunk |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Convoy : | UGF.1 |
| Date of observation : | 12.11.1942 |
| Nationality of target : | American |
| Actual type of target : | Troop Transport |
| Name of target : | Edward Rutledge (AP.52) |
| Year of launch : | 1931 |
| Actual tonnage : | 9360 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 33.40n 07.35w |
| Footnote : | U-130 attacked the heavily guarded ships on the Fedala roads. - The ships were reported by their former names "Exeter", "President Cleveland", and "President Pierce". |
| related attacks : | Angriff 1 Angriff 2 |
Troop Transport Edward Rutledge (AP.52) ex American Exeter (bis 1942)
| Convoy : | UGF.1 |
| Route of convoy : | U.S.A. - Gibraltar (fast) |
| Remark to convoy : | Since Oct 1942, initially for Op. Torch, then to ports in Northwest-Africa |