Allied Warships

USS Drayton (DD 366)

Destroyer of the Mahan class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassMahan 
PennantDD 366 
Built byBath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down20 Mar 1934 
Launched26 Mar 1936 
Commissioned1 Sep 1936 
End service9 Oct 1945 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 9 October 1945
Stricken 24 October 1945
Sold 20 December 1946 and broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Drayton (DD 366)

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CommanderFromTo
1Cdr. Ralph Gilbert Pennoyer, USN1 Sep 1936???

2Lt.Cdr. Jesse Hicks Carter, USN1939???

3Lt.Cdr. Charles Frederick Erck, USN1940???

4Cdr. Laurence Allen Ambercrombie, USN< Dec 41> Feb 43
5Lt.Cdr. Jacob Elliott Cooper, USN1942Jul 1943
6Lt.Cdr. Richard Starr Craighill, USNJul 1943Dec 1944

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