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Percival Drayton
Percival Drayton (August 25, 1812 – August 4, 1865) was a career United States Navy officer who served during the American Civil War. He commanded naval forces against Confederate forts defended by his brother Thomas F. Drayton in the capture of Port Royal, South Carolina in 1861. He died after the war in Washington, D.C..
Biography.
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Percival Drayton was the son of Anna Gadsden and William Drayton, a prominent lawyer and U.S. Representative. He had an
USS Drayton (DD-23)
USS "Drayton" (DD-23) was a in the United States Navy. She was the first ship named for Captain Percival Drayton.
"Drayton" was launched on 22 August 1910 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, sponsored by Miss E. G. Drayton, niece of Captain Drayton, and commissioned on 29 October 1910, Lieutenant Commander H. C. Dinger in command.
Service history.
Service history Pre-World War I.
"Drayton" arrived at Key West, Florida on