USS Drayton (DD-366)

History
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
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

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.

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.