A fire which broke out on Bibb on the 21st proved to be rags burning in a bucket. On 1 March 1943, Bibb was underway to join convoy HX-227, which she did at 1625. With these modifications, she was well suited to assume the additional tasks to be performed on weather patrols as well as routing search and rescue work. ; 1 x 1-pounder.1941: 1 x 5/51 (single mount); 3 x 3/50 (single mounts);2 (?) Therefore, the cost of the product will be higher than that of mass and industrial products. On the 2nd Bibb made a sweep astern and on the 3 September dropped a large depth charge on a doubtful sound contact. On the same day two vessels broke off for Europe Point and the convoy was joined by the Gibraltar section. From June to July 1969 she served on Ocean Station Delta and during September of that same year she served on Ocean Station Echo. On 2 October all ships were inside Grotta Point, Iceland, maneuvering for anchorages. If a type of glove had been incorporated in the suit instead of the tight fitting wrist bands, this edema, it is believed, would not have occurred. CGC Bibb in her post-war configuration and paint. In August 1956 Bibb was on Ocean Station Delta and served there again in December of 1956. Entering Reykjavik on the 23rd she proceeded to Hvalfjordur where she entered a floating drydock on the 27th and remained there until the 29th. Among those serving on Bibb was James A. Watson, a rear admiral who was the onsite ranking officer in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. At 0336 escorts on the convoy's port side began firing and two minutes later escorts on the starboard side began to open fire. Contents 1 History Eight merchant vessels were detached for Gibraltar on the 15th. On the 28th four merchant vessels and one destroyer detached, the vessels to be escorted to Oran by a British task force. A submarine periscope was reported close aboard. In addition to her patrol duties this cutter also performed civic action functions in the form of medical assistance and search and rescue. Another merchant vessel from Casablanca joined the convoy. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982. 2 x MK-13 high altitude parachute flare mortars. An hour and a half later Bibb sighted a raft close aboard with survivors, and three hours later dropped two charges on a doubtful sound contact, while HMS Dauphin screened the rescue ship. Eight hours later she dropped one embarrassing charge on a contact believed to be using "pillenwerfer" tactics, whereby a U-boat uses an underwater decoy to enable the submarine to escape. Their primary task was to report meteorological information, which was used in weather forecasts for the burgeoning trans-Atlantic commercial air traffic as well as for surface vessels. Thirty-two preliminary designs of a modified Erie-class gunboat were drawn up before one was finally selected. He was appointed Secretary of the Treasury by President John Tyler after the resignation of Secretary John C. Spencer in 1844. The Bibb's gun fired one round at the target when it was dead astern but did not fire again because the crew had lost sight of the target. At 0115. The ship . On the 14th the task force got under way escorting convoy UGA-8A for Casablanca. Bibb remained anchored in Reykjavik Harbor, Iceland until 19 October 1942, and then got underway escorting a convoy of five ships westward. At 1015, Simpson was ordered to proceed to the rendezvous position at utmost speed. New navigation and communication systems were also added. V146 (1939-). She then proceeded to Hvalfjordur, returning to Reykjavik on the 5th. 2, 37 44' N x 41 13' W. Here the cutters steamed continuously within a 100 square mile area from the center of the station with each patrol lasting approximately 21 days. Thirty-two preliminary designs of a modified Erie-class gunboat were drawn up before one was finally selected. The "Treasury" class Coast Guard cutters (sometimes referred to as the "Secretary" or 327-foot class) were all named for former secretaries of the Treasury Department. By 0305 the rescue ships had completed operations and were underway to rejoin the convoy. On the same day eight merchant vessels with the oiler Cossatot, escorted by Coast Guard manned destroyer escorts USS Vance (DE-387) and USS Chambers (DE-391), joined the convoy. After one successful trip, the gig's engine broke down and the Coast Guardsmen once again launched a pulling boat. She anchored in Palermo outer harbor, moving next morning to the breakwater. Next day the Bibb fired her starboard thrower in an embarrassing attack on what was probably a non-submarine. 1936:3 x 5"/51 (single); 2 x 6-pounders. This designation indicated a multi-mission ship able to operate at sea for 30-45 days without support and, On three patrols she participated in amphibious assaults on Phu Quoc Island. Anderson, USCG, as commanding officer of Bibb. On the 17th three merchant vessels detached for Casablanca and, on the 18th, one detached for Gibraltar and two merchant ships and three British submarines joined the convoy. Her next duty on an ocean station was from 16 May to 7 June 1974 when she served at Ocean Station Bravo once again. Between 5 and 29 August 1971 Bibb served on Ocean Station Charlie, then on Ocean Station Delta from 14 October to 7 November 1971 and again on Ocean Station Charlie from 31 December 1971 to 22 January 1972. A Coast Guard press release noted: "Bibb once again utilized its excellent boat operation capabilities to board and search over 40 vessels in the Caribbean Theater during a two month period." On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The smoke hung low, never rising above 100 feet, the wind was steady and moderate and from a most favorable position dead ahead of the convoy. The next day another ship was reported torpedoed. On 4 June 1944, CDR H. T. Diehl, USCG, relieved CDR C .A. On 14 May Bibb was en route to Iceland as the flagship of Task Unit 24.6.2 with the USS Leary (DD-158) and USS Badger (DD-126). Another emergency turn was made on the 21st on a radar contact at 300 yards and at 0512 Bibb dropped one depth charge on an underwater sound contact that disappeared at 700 yards. During her patrols she undertook 31 naval gunfire support missions in support of Vietnamese Regional Forces amphibious assaults, U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Army and Marine Corps operations primarily into enemy controlled areas of the Mekong Delta. She relieved Duane. ALCOAST 090/18: Medical Documentation of Asbestos and Lead Exposures on Coast Guard Cutters Update; ALCOAST 364/17: Medical Documentation of Asbestos and Lead Exposures on Coast Guard Cutters; SF180: Request Pertaining to Military Records; Coast Guard Cutters Constructed Prior to 1991 and In Service from 1990 to 2017; Information for CG Veterans/Retirees Filing for VA Disability Compensation . 1, 35 38' N x 53 21' W and Station No. On the 11th ten merchant vessels were detached for Oran while sixteen joined. Men felt it the minute he took command and there was not a man on the ship who would not go the extra mile for the old man. On the 17th she was underway to report to the escort commander of convoy HX-226. In April of 1966 she served on Ocean Station Delta and on Ocean Station Charlie in August-September 1967. On one such occasion the commander of U.S. The 327-foot cutters were designed to meet changing missions of the service as it emerged from the Prohibition era. She first underwent an equipment test by the Naval Underwater Systems Center in Long Island Sound. On the 19th and 20th a number of ships were detached for Oran and Algiers, others joining from those ports. Two and a half hours after this rescue, Ingham sighted red flares and Bibb proceeded to cover Ingham while she picked up eight survivors from SS Tennessee. Taking on ammunition at the Navy Yard until the 4th of February, when she departed for Hampton Roads, Virginia. On the 5th a friendly plane was sighted. The Iceland Unit, consisting of seven ships, detached from the main convoy at 1900. The target was taken under fire by vessels in the anchorage but apparently escaped, damaged, and disappeared flying north toward Geruma Shima. The passage across the Atlantic continued without incident. Much credit was given to the smoke screen for warding off possible air torpedo attacks. On the 8th, with Skagie Point abeam to port, the Free French Corvette Roselys joined the task force. Next day six merchant vessels detached for Casablanca while eight joined. The vessel was identified as the Norwegian SS Mosdale bound for Liverpool. In February 1953 she served on Ocean Station Coca and in July it was duty on Ocean Station Delta. Radar: (1945) SK, SG-1; (1966) AN/SPS-29D, AN/SPA-52. On 25 October the New York and Delaware sections broke off, escorted six vessels and the others continued to Norfolk. FS's: The Little Ships That Could: A History of the Campaigns in the Pacific and the Personal Experiences of the Author on the U.S. Army FS-268. Dropping a 600 lb. On the 22nd she broke off from convoy HXL-229A and began screening ahead of convoy HXL-229. The plane disappeared in a smoke screen. These had only recently been implemented on a suggestion by then CDR Edward H. "Iceberg" Smith, LCDR George B. Gelly, and a more influential suggestion by President Franklin Roosevelt. On the 28 May 37 ships detached for Hampton Roads. No lifeboats were believed to have gotten away from the starboard side of the vessel, which had 499 persons on board. Waters continued: "the 327's battled, through the 'Bloody Winter' of 1942-43 in the North Atlantic--fighting off German U-boats and rescuing survivors from torpedoed convoy ships. The Bibb changed course to join convoy HX-227. BIBB (C.G. She was soon assigned to duty with Coast Guard Squadron Three in Vietnam which had been established to support the Navy's Operation Market Time. Each cutter embarked meteorologists from the Weather Bureau who made observations with radiosondes and balloons, and the cutters provided Pan American Airways Boeing 314 flying boats: Yankee Clipper, Dixie Clipper, and American Clipper, with weather and position reports and transmitted radio signals to allow the planes to take accurate bearings. The barometer dropped and the winds rose with a number five sea. Bibb's term in office began on 4 July 1844 and he served until 7 March 1845, serving two days in the administration of President Zachary Tyler. The New York section, with the commander Task Force 60 in, On 4 June 1944, CDR H. T. Diehl, USCG, relieved CDR C .A. On the 6th Bibb, together with USS MacLeish (DD-220) was relieved of further escort duty and departed the convoy setting a course for Argentia, where she arrived on the 7th. On August 6th Bibb expended 11 depth charges on a sound contact which was later evaluated as non-submarine. On 28 September Bibb again departed Buckner Bay. On the 11th she stood down the Block Island swept channel for Norfolk and moored at the Naval Operating Base on the 12th. The support included providing fuel, food, water, ammunition, maintenance repair, battle damage repair, and medical services. After flying beyond Bibb, the pilot of the flying boat, Captain Charles M. Martin, decided to return to the cutter to attempt an emergency landing because unexpectedly strong head winds had caused the aircraft to consume too much fuel for them to make landfall safely. She was sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of Florida in 1987. With the decrease in the threat by U-boats by 1944 and the increase in the number of available Allied escort vessels, the Navy determined that the 327s would better serve the national security needs of the nation as command and control vessels [known as AGCs] for amphibious landings. Using that raft as a bridge between the flying boat and the motor surf boat, the Coast Guardsmen managed to save 28 persons in three trips and get them back to Bibb. On the 22nd Task Force 60 was relieved of escort duty by British vessels and Bibb stood into Bizerte swept channel and moored. On 7 March 1944, Bibb departed Casablanca with Task Force 66 and on the 8th relieved the senior British escort in HMS Bittersweet of convoy GUS-32. On 9 June 1942 Bibb was underway as escort commander for convoy SCL-85, consisting of 14 ships. USS Bibb, CG (WAGC-31); U.S.C.G.C. From 5 to 27 December of 1975 she served on Ocean Station Hotel. In May-June 1958 she served on Ocean Station Echo and in July-August 1958 it was back to Ocean Station Delta. Next day she intercepted a message from SS Vojvoda Putnik stating that the vessel had been torpedoed and was sinking. During the conversion, her wartime armament was removed, structural modifications were made, and towing equipment was installed, preparatory to resuming her peacetime Coast Guard duties. Vessels joined the convoy at Gibraltar on the 10th. The Bibb picked up oil samples and ordering USS Portent (AM-106) to remain in the vicinity, rejoined the convoy. The Treasury class cutters proved to be highly dependable, versatile and long-lived warships--most served their country for over 40 years. 1973-1973, USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31) Service Years 1970 - 1974 1974 Stone, Michael, BM2 Rate BM-Boatswain's Mate Status USCG Veteran Primary Unit 1970-1972, BM, USCGC Point Huron (WPB-82357/NECA) Service Years 1970 - 1974 1974 Swager, Kenneth, SS3 Rate SS-Subsistence Specialist . The Bibb closed eastbound trans-Atlantic convoy SC-101 on 30 September 1942, screening the seven ship Iceland bound sector SCL-101 which was breaking off and forming. On 2 June 1943, Bibb moored in Delpit Basin, Casablanca. Another joined on the 29th. On 3 November we transferred them to the commercial tug Neptunia for further transfer to the tug Turmoil which then took them to Singapore.". On 2 November 1969 Bibb towed to safety the disabled merchant vessel SS Caravan, which was located 150 miles southeast of Cape Fear. After one successful trip, the gig's engine broke down and the Coast Guardsmen once again launched a pulling boat. He, like the other officers who commanded these cutters, knew his business. Additional star shells were fired an hour later, indicating another torpedoing. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. The 5" battery expended seven rounds. Price: $ 18.00 (Price Includes Shipping & Handling) AssociationOfficers2021. The next day at 0411 Bibb attacked a doubtful contact which was lost a few minutes later. She sailed to Ocean Station Charlie again in April of 1960 and in June and July of 1960 she served on Ocean Station Echo. Next day she identified convoy ON-176 and delivered the section from Iceland. No other enemy action took place in Bibb's vicinity during the rest of May and she remained anchored, continuing as flagship of COMINPAC. USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83) 282' Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC) [ edit] USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39) USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39) 270' Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC) [ edit] Main article: Famous-class cutter USCGC Thetis (WMEC-910), a Famous-class cutter USCGC Bear (WMEC-901) USCGC Tampa (WMEC-902) USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC-903) USCGC Northland (WMEC-904) The Bibb then discovered the motor vessel Mary J, disabled and drifting between South Caicos Island and Haiti. x .50 caliber Browning MG; 2 x depth charge racks; 1 x Y gun depth charge projector.1943: 2 x 5/51 (single mount);4 x 3/50 (single mounts); 2 x 20mm/80 (single); 1 x Hedgehog; 2 (?) On the 26th the escort carrier USS Card (CVE-11) reported a suspected submarine ten miles ahead. Bibb was underway on 9 November 1942 screening the right flank of a west bound convoy of eight ships. The New York section, with the commander Task Force 60 in Bibb, now consisted of 148 ships in 8 columns. Most of the armament was removed, except for the addition of a 40mm anti-aircraft battery, a 5-inch 38 caliber main battery and "mousetrap" anti-submarine armament. Watson was an Engineering Officer/Student Engineer (1978-1980).[1][2]. If you have specific questions, please contact our Chief of Operational Medicine, CAPT Jerry Taylor at (202) 475-5211 or Gerald.N.Taylor@uscg.mil. After the conversion was completed, she was ordered to Boston, which remained her home port through October of 1973. She had barely arrived at Casco Bay on 3 April when she was underway again searching for a Navy plane that had been forced down at sea. Radar: (1945) SK, SG-1; (1966) AN/SPS-29D, AN/SPA-52. Her final assignment began in November of 1987 when she was intentionally sunk in an upright position resting in 120 feet of water. Electronics:HF/DF: (1943)Radar: (1945) SK, SG-1; (1966) AN/SPS-29D, AN/SPA-52.Fire Control Radar: (1945) Mk-26; (1966) Mk-26 MOD 4Sonar: (1945) QC series; (1966) SQS-11. The Bibb returned on the 21st and proceeded to Buckner Bay, where she remained at anchor during the balance of July. New navigation and communication systems were also added. In October of 1950 she served on Ocean Station Dog and in December it was duty on Ocean Station Easy. On 17 July 1982 Bibb seized the motor vessel SS Grimurkamban 270 miles southeast of Cape Cod with approximately 50 tons of marijuana on board. On the 22nd Bibb had a sound contact and fired a pattern of nine depth charges with no apparent results. At 0330 various escorts reported bandit planes closing over the convoy. A warning of the presence of unidentified aircraft was received on the 12th. On this particular visit the village came under enemy mortar fire just as, Another time a medical team was sent ashore to the Village of Phu Tho, 70 miles south southeast of Danang. On the 21st Portent stood by to cover one of the convoy vessels that had steering trouble. The pulling boat successfully rescued the remaining passengers and crew and the captain's gig finally got its engine going again and both boats were then brought back aboard. On 6 July 1942 the Bibb was moored in Hvalfjordur, Iceland, while part of the officers and soundmen received training on the anti-submarine attack teacher aboard HMS Blenheim. In 1981 Bibb conducted a six-week patrol that included two training stops and several rescues. Bibb,1955. She then proceeded with the two Navy destroyers to point "COLD" to rendezvous with two more Russian submarines. The Treasury class cutters proved to be highly dependable, versatile and long-lived warshipsmost served their country for over 40 years. x K gun depth charge projectors; 2 x depth charge racks.1945: 2 x 5/38 (single); 3 x 40mm/60 (twin); 4 x 20mm/80 (single).1946: 1 x 5/38 (single); 1 x 40mm;/60 (twin); 2 x 20mm/80 (single); 1 x Hedgehog.1966: 1 x 5/38 (single); MK 52 MOD 3 director; 1 x 10-1 Hedgehog; 2 x (P&S) Mk 32 MOD 5 TT, 4 x MK 44 MOD 1 torpedoes; 2 x .50 cal. USCGC George M. Bibb(WPG-31)was initially assigned to the Fifth Coast Guard District at Norfolk, VA. Pin it. It was a combination ocean station patrol and search and rescue operation that brought Bibb and her crew international recognition when, while operating on Ocean Station Charlie on 14 October 1947, the transoceanic airliner Bermuda Sky Queen was forced to make a landing during a gale with high winds and in rough seas when the flying boat ran low on fuel. Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb . The convoy consisted of 69 merchant ships, 19 LSTs and one British aircraft carrier. The, The star shells marked the successful attack by a U-boat. Shortly afterwards the convoy was secured from general quarters as the contact proved to be negative. x "K" gun depth charge projectors; 2 x depth charge racks. At noon two boats were lowered and they began bringing 61 survivors aboard, including one naval officer and 23 enlisted men. Next day she fired her port K-guns on a contact with negative results. On the 16th she got underway in the van of a number of Navy craft who stood out of Buckner Bay and proceeded independently in accordance with the typhoon plan. Leaving Trinidad on 20 December, escorting convoy TAG-104, Bibb arrived at Guantanamo Bay on the 25th. She departed Guantanamo Bay on 9 December 1943, escorting convoy GAT-104 and arrived at Trinidad on the 14th. The Bibb remained moored at Bizerte until 11 May 1944, and then was underway as flagship of Task Force 60 relieving HMS Pheasant of convoy GUS-39 in the vicinity of Bizerte swept channel. Through your actions, you have significantly contributed to the United States efforts in countering communist aggression in the Republic of Vietnam." Appointed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1808, he became its chief justice in the following year but resigned in 1810 and was sent to the United States Senate in 1811. From 1946 to 1973. 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted; was under the command of Commander Roy L. Raney during the convoy battles to come. The final 327-foot design was based on the Erie-class Navy gunboats; the machinery plant and hull below the waterline were identical. Next day she sighted a merchant ship on the horizon and challenged her by blinker. Her next ocean station assignment was during March-April 1952 when the Bibb served on Ocean Station Charlie and then in November-December 1952 she served on Ocean Station Echo. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. USCG Duane (Wreck) Stern Smoke Stack Bow She is a 327 foot Treasury class US Coast Guard cutter. It had one 6 cylinder Ruston Stafford 6 CSRKM 4 Stoke diesel engine with a single shaft and one screw. Many had edema of the hands, which resulted, it is believed, from the tight fit these rubber suits have about the wrist. A place for old 327 BENO sailors to meet, swap sea stories and tall tales, and share photos. During November 1944 through 29 January 1945, When an enemy aircraft was sighted coming in from the northwest on 28 April 1945, The plane disappeared in a smoke screen. On the 15th a destroyer escort fired across the bow of a fishing boat to keep it clear of the convoy after the fisherman had refused to follow orders. There was also an unoccupied lifeboat awash and two unoccupied rafts. The plane was in a slight glide, losing altitude, apparently picking out one of the ships in the anchorage as a suicide crash target. I hope I never see another drowned man as long as I live.. On the 10th the cutter stood out for Casco Bay, Maine, where she held exercises and drills until the 18th, when she departed for Hampton Roads. On the 30th she departed Boston for Casco Bay, Maine. 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Fortunately Bibb was able to pull all 21 survivors and Coast Guardsmen on board the surfboat and in the raft to safety, leaving 22 on board the Queen. On 1 October the convoy was augmented by 30 merchant ships and three Navy vessels. The Oscar then took a course northward, climbed to about 1,000 feet, reversed course and began maneuvering for a crash dive, with her probable target Bibb, YMS-331, or USS Kenneth Whiting (AVP-14) all within close range of each other. Other duties besides conducting weather patrols included search and rescue standby and other patrols for the First Coast Guard District, making reserve training cruises, and occasional search and rescue details at Bermuda and Argentia. The USCGC Bibb was a 327-foot Secretary-Class Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. On 7 February 1943, the U-402 torpedoed SS Henry S. Mallory, a troop transport, bound for Iceland, after the Mallory straggled behind the convoy. On 7 February 1943, the U-402 torpedoed the Mallory as it straggled behind the convoy. On the 31st, the Casablanca section of the convoy, consisting of 27 ships, began breaking off. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. The search was unsuccessful but the cutter depth-charged another submarine contact. She returned to Buckner Bay on the 18th and anchored, acting as supply and provision ship for YMS type of vessels. On the 14th several high frequency direction finder bearings were reported and on the 19th the convoy made an emergency turn on a contact which later proved to be non-submarine. The final 327-foot design was based on the Erie-class Navy gunboats; the machinery plant and hull below the waterline were identical. Many had edema of the hands, which resulted, it is believed, from the tight fit these rubber suits have about the wrist. 71 W. 31). In the fall she steamed to Ocean Station Bravo, where she served from 27 September to 17 October 1973. One merchant vessel was detached for St. John's. A few minutes later another raft was sighted dead ahead and two survivors of SS Bonneville were taken aboard. x .50 caliber Browning MG; 2 x depth charge racks; 1 x "Y" gun depth charge projector. Later that year Bibb joined a destroyer squadron for the assistance of shipping in the North Atlantic. A Coast Guard press release noted: "Bibb once again utilized its excellent boat operation capabilities to board and search over 40 vessels in the Caribbean Theater during a two month period." Because of the weather zigzagging was discontinued. Made in 1940, this U.S. Coast Guard film shows the Cadet Cruise made by the USCG's class of 1940. 1942 Bibb was underway on 9 November 1942 screening the right flank of a west bound convoy of ships... 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