DRAYTON DD 366

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Mahan Class Destroyer
Keel Laid March 20 1934 - Launched March 26 1936


1. USS DRAYTON DD-366
   Commissioned September 1 1936 - Decommissioned October 9 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register October 24 1945
   Sold December 20 1946 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1936-43)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type F "U.S.S. DRAYTON / LAUNCHED 12-1-35" USS HAMILTON DD 141

1935-12-04 to 1935-12-05

Launching

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "WELCOME / USS DRAYTON" USS PHELPS DD 360

1936-09-01

Commmissioning

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "WELCOME / USS DRAYTON" USS PHELPS DD 360

1936-09-01

Commmissioning

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Locy Type FDPS 3 "1ST DAY POST / SERVICE"

1936-09-12

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF"

1937-10-11

Cachet by Walter Crosby

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB)

1941-11-02

Lei Day Cachet by Trans-Pacific Cover Society member Floyd C. Hayes

 

Locy Type 9v

1943-01-29 to 1943-02-08

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type Fake USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3

1942-03-26

Hobby Shop fake cancel

 

Locy Type SLPo (40x5)

1936-12-10

Note:

 

Other Information

DRAYTON received 11 battle stars for World War II service

NAMESAKE - Captain Percival Drayton, USN (August 25 1812 – August 4 1865).
Drayton was a United States Navy officer during the American Civil War.

The U.S. Navy has named two destroyers in honor of Percival Drayton - USS Drayton (Destroyer #23, later DD-23) of 1910-1935; and USS Drayton (DD-366) of 1936-1946.

 

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