Allied Warships

USS Borie (i) (DD 215)

Destroyer of the Clemson class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Clemson
Pennant	DD 215
Built by	William Cramp and Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	30 Apr 1919
Launched	4 Oct 1919
Commissioned	24 Mar 1920
Lost	2 Nov 1943
Loss position	50° 12'N, 30° 48'W

History	After being commissioned, USS Borie was assigned to occupation duty in the Middle East until early 1921. Assigned to the Asiatic Fleet, Borie protected the U.S. way of life in the Far East before being assigned to the Caribbean in 1927. In 1939, she was assigned to the neutrality patrol, guarding the Panama Canal and the eastern seaboard. USS Borie (Lt Charles Harris Hutchins,USNR) sank from damage received after ramming U-405 in the North Atlantic in position 50º12'N, 30º48'W, 27 of her crew were lost and 130 survivors were rescued by the USS Barry/Goff which include the commanding officer.

Commands listed for USS Borie (i) (DD 215)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Robert Melvin Morris, USN	10 Apr 1939	30 Sep 1940
2	Lt.Cdr. Harry Fanker Miller, USN	30 Sep 1940	16 May 1942
3	T/Lt.Cdr. Philip Ransom Osborn, USN	16 May 1942	6 Jun 1943
4	Charles Harris Hutchins, USNR	6 Jun 1943	1 Nov 1943

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Notable events involving Borie (i) include:

15 Jun 1942
USS Borie picks up 9 survivors from the American merchant Merrimack in position 20°48'N, 85°30'W. The Merrimack was torpedoed and sunk on 10 June 1942 by German U-boat U-107 about 60 nautical miles off Cozumel Island, south of the Yucatan Strait in position 19°47'N, 85°55'W.

1 Nov 1943
German U-boat U-405 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 49°00'N, 31°14'W, by ramming, small arms fire and depth charges from the US destroyer USS Borie.