USS Borie (DD-215)

USS Borie (DD-215), 1942.
History
United States
Namesake:	Adolph E. Borie
Builder:	William Cramp and Sons
Cost:	$892,847 (hull & machinery)
Laid down:	30 April 1919
Launched:	4 October 1919
Commissioned:	24 March 1920
Fate:	2 November 1943, Sank following battle
General characteristics
Class and type:	Clemson-class destroyer
Displacement:	1,215 tons
Length:	314 feet 4 inches (95.81 m)
Beam:	31 feet 9 inches (9.68 m)
Draft:	9 feet 10 inches (3 m)
Propulsion:	26,500 shp (20 MW); geared turbines, 2 screws
Speed:	35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement:	122 officers and enlisted men
Armament:	Original (1920): 4 × 4 in (100 mm), 1 × 3 in (76 mm) AA, 6 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) TT (4x3, beam mounted). After Refit (1943): 4 × 4 inch (102 mm), 1 × 3 inch (76 mm) AA, 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm AA guns, 2 × .30-cal. (7.62 mm) machine guns, 12 × 21" (533 mm) TT (4x3, beam mounted).

The USS Borie (DD-215) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Ulysses S. Grant's Secretary of the Navy, Adolph E. Borie. She served in the Black Sea, the Asiatic Fleet and the Caribbean between the wars, and in the Battle of the Atlantic, the long campaign to protect Allied shipping from German U-boats during World War II. As part of the antisubmarine Hunter-killer Group unit Task Group 21.14, the crew earned a Presidential Unit Citation for its "extraordinary performance." The Borie also earned distinction in her final battle with U-405 in November 1943, and was sunk by friendly forces due to damage sustained by ramming the surfaced U-boat and engaging her crew with small arms fire.

The Borie was launched on 4 October 1919, by William Cramp and Sons; sponsored by Patty Borie, great-grandniece of Secretary Borie; and commissioned 24 March 1920, Lieutenant Commander E. F. Clement in command.

As a typical "flush decker," the Borie was armed with four 4-inch (102 mm) deck guns, one 3-inch (76 mm) antiaircraft (AA) gun, six .30-cal. (7.62 mm) machine guns, and twelve 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes in four triple mounts, two mounts on each side. She was also fitted with depth charges and sonar for use against submarines. Her top speed was 35 knots (65 km/h).