UNDERWAY! 2025 Wall Calendar / W.W. II SPECIAL EDITION NOW AVAILABLE - CLICK HERE |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For RATING SHIRTS - Click on your Rating Abbreviation below: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Click on your Rating abbreviation above: |
U.S.S. BORIE
(DD-704)SECOND TO NONE
Click to view crew list
USS BORIE (DD-704) - an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
In Commission 1944 to 1972DD-704 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DD-704 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-704 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FEB | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 29 FEB 1944 at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company | ||
JUL | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 4 JUL 1944 | ||
SEP | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 21 SEP 1944 | ||
AUG | 1945 | - | AUG | 1945 | Kamakzee Attack August 9th 1945 |
SEP | 1952 | - | FEB | 1953 | Mediterranean |
SEP | 1952 | - | SEP | 1952 | Operation Mainbrace |
JUN | 1956 | - | NOV | 1956 | Persian Gulf Red Sea Suez Canal. 1956 Suez Crisis |
DEC | 1959 | - | JAN | 1960 | Recovery of the Project Mercury capsule w/Sam the space monkey |
OCT | 1962 | - | DEC | 1962 | Cuban Missile Crisis |
OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
MAR | 1963 | - | AUG | 1963 | Mediterranean |
AUG | 1963 | - | SEP | 1963 | NORTHERN EUROPE/ COPENHAGEN/FINLAND/ENGLAND |
MAY | 1964 | - | DEC | 1964 | Mediterranean |
JAN | 1965 | - | DEC | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JUN | 1965 | - | JUL | 1965 | Guantanamo Bay |
JUN | 1966 | - | AUG | 1966 | North Atlantic |
JUN | 1967 | - | AUG | 1967 | Mediterranean |
JAN | 1968 | - | NOV | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
FEB | 1968 | - | FEB | 1968 | Panama Canal |
FEB | 1968 | - | DEC | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JAN | 1969 | - | FEB | 1969 | Caribbean |
JUL | 1972 | - | Decommissioned: 1 JUL 1972 |
DD-704 General Specifications
Class: Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Named for: Adolph E. Borie
Complement: 336 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2200 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 40 feet
Flank Speed: 34 knots
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:To Argentina 1 July 1972
USS BORIE (DD-704)
The second Borie (DD 704) was launched 4 July 1944 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. Kearny N. J. sponsored by Mrs. A. Nalle; and commissioned 21 September 1944 Commander N. Adair Jr. in command.
Borie joined the Pacific Fleet arriving at Pearl Harbor 4 January 1945. She took part in the Iwo Jima bombardment (24 January) and invasion (19-23 February). After joining TF 58 she participated in the Tokyo raids (16-17 and 25 February) Okinawa raid (1 March) and the raids in support of the occupation of Okinawa (17 March-14 May). During 9 July-9 August she served with TF 38 in its raids on the Japanese home islands. On 9 August a Japanese suicide plane crashed into Borie's superstructure between the mast and the 5-inch gun director causing extensive damage killing 48 men and wounding 66.
The damaged destroyer returned to Saipan and Pearl Harbor for temporary repairs and on 10 September entered dry dock at Hunter's Point Calif. for permanent repairs. Repairs completed on 20 November she departed San Diego 4 February 1946 to join the Atlantic Fleet. Since that time Borie has remained in the Atlantic Fleet except for one cruise to Korea (6 September 1950-9 June 1951) during which she served with TF 77 and took part in the Hungnam Evacuation.
Borie has made five European and Mediterranean cruises. During her last cruise (28 July-4 December 1956) she assisted in the evacuation of American nationals and United Nations truce teams from Haifa Israel and Gaza Egypt.
Borie received three battle stars for her World War II services and four battle stars for her participation in the
Korean conflict.
[Note: The above USS BORIE (DD-704) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS BORIE (DD-704) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]