USS Borie (DD-215) (i) & USS Borie (DD-704) (ii)
Navy | US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Clemson |
Pennant | DD 215 |
Built by | William Cramp and Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Laid down | 30 Apr 1919 |
Launched | 4 Oct 1919 |
Commissioned | 24 Mar 1920 |
2nd November 1943 27 killed in rescue action. The Borie was finally sank by a 500lb bomb dropped from a TBF Avenger from the Card, piloted by Lt. (jg) Melvin H. Connley |
USS Borie DD 704 (ii)