| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DD 704 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 29 Feb 1944 |
| Launched | 4 Jul 1944 |
| Commissioned | 21 Sep 1944 |
| End service | 1 Jul 1972 |
| History | Decommissioned and stricken 1 July 1972. |
Commands listed for USS Borie (ii) (DD 704)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lcmdr Noah Adair, Jr., USN | 21 Sep 1944 | 31 Oct 1945 |
| 2 | John Chapman Morgan, USN | 31 Oct 1945 | 12 Nov 1946 |
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Notable events involving Borie (ii) include:
4 Jan 1945
USS Borie arrived at Pearl Harbor to join the Pacific fleet.
9 Aug 1945
USS Borie (Cmdr Noah Adair, jr.) is hit by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft east of Honshu, Japan in position 37°21'N, 143°45'E. Borie was hit between the mast and the 5-inch gun director causing extensive damage. 48 men were killed and 66 men were wounded.
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