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68k | Adolph Edward Borie was born in Philadelphia, Pa., 25 November 1809. He was a successful merchant and served as Secretary of the Navy (5 March-22 June 1869) in the cabinet of President U. S. Grant. Mr. Borie died in Philadelphia 5 February 1890. Photo ID: cwpbh 00548, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. | Bill Gonyo |
USS Borie (DD-215)
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THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
WASHINGTON
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION to
TASK UNIT TWENTY-ONE POINT FOURTEEN
Consisting of the
U.S.S. CARD, U.S.S. BARRY, U.S.S. BORIE, U.S.S. GOFF
And VC SQUADRONS ONE AND NINE
for service as set forth in the following
Citation:
"For extraordinary performance during anti-submarine operations in mid-Atlantic from July 27 to October 25, 1943. At a time when continual flow of supplies along the United States-North Africa convoy route was essential to the maintenance of our established military supremacy and to the accumulation of reserves, the CARD, her embarked aircraft and her escorts pressed home a vigorous offensive which was largely responsible for the complete withdrawal of hostile U-boats from this vital supply area. Later, when submarines returned with deadlier weapons and augmented anti-aircraft defenses, this heroic Task Unit, by striking damaging blows at the onset of renewed campaigns, wrested the initiative from the enemy before actual inception of projected large-scale attacks. Its distinctive fulfillment of difficult and hazardous missions contributed materially to victorious achievements by our land forces."
For the President,
/s/ Frank Knox Secretary of the Navy |
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110k | Undated, location unknown. From the collection of GMGC Ralph E Turpin, USNRF, West Haven, CT. U.S. Navy Photograph. | Pete Sundstrom |
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90k | Undated, location unknown. | Paul Rebold |
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213k | Undated, in port in China. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | Darryl Baker |
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93k | Undated, location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | Darryl Baker |
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105k | Undated, USS Borie (DD-215), USS Barker (DD-213) and USS Smith Thompson (DD-212) in Shanghai. Notice windows broken on bridge from heavy seas on our way up from Manila. Photo taken by Tom McLaughlin. | Wayne McLaughlin |
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86k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
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113k | Undated, USS Whipple (DD-217) and USS Borie (DD-215) in drydock in Olongapo, Philippines. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. |
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83k | USS Borie (DD-215) Underway, circa 1920-1922. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Photo #: NH 56518. | Robert Hurst |
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132k | USS Hovey (DD-208) and USS Borie (DD-215) in Brest, France on Washington's birthday February 22 1920 from the Frederick Wood collection. | Stanley Svec |
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130k | Destroyers Hatfield (DD-231), John D. Edwards (DD-216) and Borie (DD-215) making a visit to Corpus Christi, Texas, to celebrate the opening of the port there. The destroyers arrived on 13 September 1926. | Dave Wright |
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62k | USS Borie (DD-215) in Belfast Harbor, Northern Ireland on June 20, 1927. Source: Imperial War Museum by Belfast Telegraph Collection, Photo No. © IWM (HU 111348). | Mike Green |
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130k | USS Borie (DD-215) at a San Francisco pier in the 1930s. | Darryl Baker |
| 103k | USS Trever (DD-339) (at left) follows USS Zane (DD-337), in the center, and USS Borie (DD-215) as they make a high speed turn at Kelp Point, off Hecate Island, during their 1937 Alaska cruise. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
| 120k | USS Patterson (DD-392) Moored at the outboard end of a nest of destroyers, 25 April 1938. Other identifiable ships in the group include USS Henley (DD-391) and USS Borie (DD-215). Note that main gun directors have been temporarily removed from atop Patterson's and Henley's pilothouses.U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
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51k | At Singapore in the late 1930's. U. S. Navy photo | Joe Radigan |
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57k | Circa 1939, location unknown. Image from the 1943-44 Edition of Jane's Fighting Ships. | O.W. Waterman |
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61k | 1942 image showing her final appearance. | - |
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123k | New York, July 9 1943. | Ed Zajkowski |
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72k | On the Atlantic, smoking badly from internal fires, listing badly and down by the stern, the gallant old four-stacker destroyer, USS Borie, is shown just before she was sunk by torpedo bombers from the escort aircraft carrier USS Card. The Borie, the day before had blasted one Nazi sub to the bottom, while acting as an escort to the Card, and then rammed a second enemy U-Boat. The collision opened her seams and, the next day, her skipper, Lt. (now Lt. Comdr.) C.H. Hutchins gave the order to abandon ship. U.S. Navy official photo from ACME. Photo from the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History | Bill Gonyo |
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82k | On 1 November 1943 she rammed and sank the surfaced German submarine U-405 in 49°00' N., 31°14' W. With 27 men lost and too badly damaged by the collision to be towed to port, Borie sank 2 November 1943. | Robert Hurst |
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74k | USS Barry (DD-248) and USS Borie (DD-215) as photographed from the USS Card (CVE-11) on 2 November 1943 in the Atlantic. The Borie (low in the water, right) sank shortly after being photographed due to severe bow damage sustained after ramming U-405 the night before (Treasure Island Museum-SFCB). Photo from Warship Boneyards, by Kit and Carolyn Bonner. | Robert Hurst |
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136k | USS Borie (DD-215) being bombed by a plane from USS Card (CVE-11), 2 November 1943, after being mortally damaged in action with German submarine U-405. Source: United States National Archives, Photo No. 80-G-85281. | Mike Green |
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173k | Crew members of USS Borie (DD-215) being transferred to USS Card (CVE-11) from Goff (DD-247) on 05 November 1943. Goff rescued the majority of Borie's survivors from their sinking ship, 02 November 1943. National Archives photo 80-G-85281. | Mike Green |
27 of her crew were lost and remain on duty.
