USS Drayton (DD-366)
Service
- 1 September 1936 — 9 October 19452,193 days of the war
- Name
- USS Drayton
- Pennant / hull number
- DD-366
- Namesake
- Percival Drayton
- Builder
- Bath Iron Works
- Laid down
- 20 March 1934
- Launched
- 26 March 1936
- Commissioned
- 1 September 1936
- Decommissioned
- 9 October 1945
- Struck
- 24 October 1945
- Fate
- Sold for scrap, 20 December 1946 (1946)
- Status
- Scrapped
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 1,500 long tons (1,524 t)
- Length
- 103.94 m (341 ft)
- Beam
- 10.67 m (35 ft)
- Draught
- 2.74 m (9 ft)
- Speed
- 37 knots (68.5 km/h, 42.6 mph)
- Complement
- 158
- Main gun
- 127 mm (5 in)
Percival Drayton, born 25 August 1812 in Charleston, S.C., was appointed a Midshipman 1 December 1827. During the Civil War, he commanded Pocahontas in the expedition against Port Royal, S.C., in October 1861. As Fleet Captain of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, Drayton served gallantly in command of Admiral D. G. Farragut's flagship Hartford during the Battle of Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. He was appointed Chief of the Bureau of Navigation in April 1865 and died in that post 4 August 1865.
The second Drayton (DD-366) was launched 26 March 1936 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Miss B. E. Drayton, great-grandniece of Captain Drayton; and commissioned 1 September 1936, Commander R. G. Pennoyer in command.
After her shakedown cruise to Europe from 6 October to 5 December 1936, Drayton underwent final trials and acceptance, then sailed from Norfolk 6 June 1937 to join the Scouting Force, at San Diego 19 June. On 4 July she got underway to take part in the fruitless search for the lost aviatrix Amelia Earhart, participating in maneuvers at Pearl Harbor before her return to San Diego 30 July.
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From the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, compiled by the Naval History and Heritage Command (Drayton II (DD-366)). A work of the United States Government, in the public domain.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Armament
- As Built:1 x Gun director above bridge, 5 x 5" (127 mm)/38 cal DP (5x1), 12 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (3x4), 4 x .50 cal (12.7 mm) (4x1), 2 x Depth Charge stern racks
- c1944:1 x Mk 33 Gun Fire Control System, 4 × 5" (127mm)/38cal DP (4x1)
- 12 × 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes (3x4), 2 x Mk 51 Gun Directors, 4 x Bofors 40 mm guns (2x2), 6 x Oerlikon 20 mm cannons (6x1), 2 x Depth Charge roll-off stern racks, 4 x K-gun depth charge projectors
Sister ships
- USS Case (DD-370)
- USS Cassin (DD-372)
- USS Conyngham (DD-371)
- USS Cummings (DD-365)
- USS Cushing (DD-376)
- USS Downes (DD-375)
- USS Dunlap
- USS Fanning (DD-385)
- USS Flusser (DD-368)
- USS Lamson (DD-367)
- USS Mahan (DD-364)
- USS Perkins (DD-377)
- USS Preston (DD-379)
- USS Reid (DD-369)
- USS Shaw (DD-373)
- USS Smith (DD-378)
- USS Tucker (DD-374)
Sources
- Facts harvested from USS Drayton (DD-366) on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Service history reproduced verbatim from Drayton II (DD-366) , Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships — public domain, a work of the United States Government.
- Photograph: U.S. Navy — U.S. Navy photo [1] from Navsource.org — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons