USS Borie (DD-704)

USS Borie
USS Borie wearing camouflage paint, date and location unknown.
History
United States
NameBorie
NamesakeAdolph E. Borie
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Laid down29 February 1944
Launched4 July 1944
Commissioned21 September 1944
Decommissioned1 July 1972
Stricken1 July 1972
FateTo Argentina 1 July 1972
Argentina
NameHipólito Bouchard
NamesakeHippolyte de Bouchard
Acquired1 July 1972
Decommissioned1984
Stricken1984
IdentificationD-26
FateBroken up for scrap 1984
General characteristics
Class and typeAllen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Displacement2,200 tons
Length376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam40 ft (12 m)
Draft15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Propulsion
  • 60,000 shp (45,000 kW);
  • 2 propellers
Speed34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement336
Armament

USS Borie (DD-704), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Adolph E. Borie, Secretary of the Navy under President Ulysses S. Grant.