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Description	English: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Borie (DD-215) sinking in the North Atlantic on 2 November 1943. Borie had been heavily damaged in a battle with the German submarine U-405 the night before. The U-boat sank and Borie was later sunk by a 500 lb (227 kg) bomb dropped by a Grumman TBF Avenger from the USS Card (CVE-11), piloted by Lt. (jg) Melvin H. Connley of Composite Squadron 9 (VC-9). Borie finally sank at 0955 hrs.
Date	2 November 1943
Source	U.S. Navy All Hands magazine January 1987, p. 12.
Author	U.S. Navy photo 80-G-85280

Camera location	50° 12′ 00″ N, 30° 48′ 00″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	50.200000; -30.800000

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