USS Drayton (DD-366)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Drayton.
USS Drayton (DD-366) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II. She was the second ship named for Captain Percival Drayton, a career naval officer who served during the American Civil War.
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United States | |
Namesake | Percival Drayton |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 20 March 1934 |
Launched | 26 March 1936 |
Commissioned | 1 September 1936 |
Decommissioned | 9 October 1945 |
Stricken | 24 October 1945 |
Nickname(s) | "Blue Beetle"[1] |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 20 December 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Mahan class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,500 tons |
Length | 341 ft 4 in (104.04 m) |
Beam | 35 ft (10.67 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 10 in (3 m) |
Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h) |
Complement | 158 officers and crew |
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Drayton was launched 26 March 1936 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Miss B. E. Drayton, great-grandniece of Captain Drayton, and commissioned 1 September 1936.