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Some of the Borie's many identical sisters.
| USS Borie DD-215 |
| (Clemson Class) |
| Launched: | 4 October 1919 by William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Co., Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Commissioned: | 24 March 1920, Lieutenant Commander E. F. Clement in command. |
| Fate: | On 1 November 1943, during the last patrol, 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 was sunk by Barry (DD-248) 2 November 1943. |
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Some of the Borie's many identical sisters.
| The Clemson Class as Constructed | |
| Displacement: | 1,190 tons (1,308 tons full load) |
| Length: | 314 Feet 4 inches |
| Beam: | 30 feet 10 inches |
| Draught: | 9 feet 10 inches |
| Performance: | 27,000 shp for 35 knots |
| Bunkerage: | 375 tons |
| Range: | 2,500 nautical miles at 20 knots |
| Guns: | four 4 inch, one 3 inch |
| Torpedoes: | twelve 21 inch |
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