Twice during the next two hours, first two and then one ship in the convoy fired into the water, and one of the escorts, HMS Burnham proceeded alongside one of the ship. Bibb commenced making smoke at 0354, even before SOPA ordered it 14 minutes later. He moved to Lexington, Ky., in 1798 and soon achieved a position of distinction and leadership there, in politics and in his profession. 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. One merchant vessel was detached for St. John's. One merchant vessel detached for the Azores. 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted; In 1938 the ship made a special practice cruise with cadets from the Coast Guard Academy, and in 1939 spent about three months on temporary duty with the Navy, engaging in joint maneuvers. The Iceland convoy was formed by 0900 and got underway, Bibb screening the rear. The plane crashed into the starboard side of USS Pinkney (APH-2), a transport for the wounded. After she returned to service, Bibb undertook a cadet cruise to Bermuda and then to Europe. She underwent a major renovation at East Boston's Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in early 1975, including extensive repairs to her hull and machinery spaces. On the morning of 6 May 1945, at 0846, SOPA warned that bogeys as well as many friendly planes were within four miles. Mooring at Norfolk on the 11th three more destroyers reported to the task force and they departed the same day to escort convoy UGS-12 to North Africa ports. 1941: 16 officers, 5 warrants, 202 enlisted; Garret Conklin garretc@earthlink.net or vern@armory.com Please send stories to webmaster Garret E. Conklin 2525 Crist St Alameda, CA 94501-4623 510-523-1878 garretc@earthlink.net or vern@armory.com The Bibb also visited many foreign ports on her deployment, many of which she had sailed into during World War II. Dedicated also to the Bibb Shipmates Assc. The other merchant ships who detached proceeded in groups, without escorts from the task force. 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. The Bibb also transited the Panama Canal and crossed the equator and the international date line, with appropriate ceremonies for her crew. She passed through to canal and departed Balboa on the 23rd for Pearl Harbor. On 30 June 1981 Bibb sailed around Cape Hatteras and right into tropical storm Brett. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Winnebago (WHEC-40) had the Agenor's 17 crewmen on board. This standardization saved money--always paramount in the Coast Guard's considerations--and the cutters were built in U.S. Navy shipbuilding yards. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 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. Four hours later the Bibb proceeded to the assistance of SS Rosewood, reported sinking, but could not locate her in the darkness and storm. 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. Sonar: (1945) QC series; (1966) SQS-11. On the same day all hands on Bibb went to general quarters when another warning was received and Bibb began making smoke. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. On the 26th the Delaware section of the convoy departed under escort of Ingham and USS Threat (AM-124) and at 0935 the lead ships were ordered to follow Bibb to the swept channel of New York harbor. The Bibb remained moored at Casablanca until 6 August 1943 and then stood out of the harbor, forming Task Force 63 consisting of Ingham and five destroyers en route to Gibraltar, where they arrived on the 7th. The New York section of the convoy began breaking off on the 26th, with Ingham, as senior escort with four Navy destroyers, and the rest of the convoy stood into Chesapeake Bay entrance. The mid-1970s were a period of transition for the Coast Guard with the passage of the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act and the nation's shift towards increased interdiction of narcotics smugglers. Sunk as an artificial reef off the Florida Keys on 28 November 1987, 2 x Westinghouse double-reduction geared turbines; 2 x Babcock & Wilcox sectional express, air-encased, 400 psi, 200 superheat. She began the year 1971 by serving on Ocean Station Bravo, where she served from 3 to 26 of January. The Ingham and two merchant vessels were missing. The next year, in June-July, she served on Ocean Station How and in July of 1950 she and her sister Treasury-class cutters had Mark 10 projectors installed. On the 26th the escort carrier USS Card (CVE-11) reported a suspected submarine ten miles ahead. A training program for the personnel was in progress during this time. The passengers panicked and leapt overboard. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. He, like the other officers who commanded these cutters, knew his business. The Bibb now maneuvered near Coulmore and found her in good condition and floating on an even keel, even with the torpedo hole in her bow. One of Ingham's crew described the scene, a dreadfully common one along the North Atlantic that year: "I never saw anything like it, wood all over the place and bodies in life jackets never saw so many dead fellows in my whole life. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. The rescue ship failed to locate the raft and as the increasingly rough weather and impending snow squall made it imperative that the men not be lost sight of, Bibb rescued the three survivors from SS Coulmore. .Built for only $2.5 million each, in terms of cost effectiveness we may never see the likes of these cutters again.". On three patrols she participated in amphibious assaults on Phu Quoc Island. The plane received several visible hits on the left wing, close to the fuselage at the peak of the dive and began trailing black smoke, crashing into the water near the Kenneth Whiting. Next day she sighted a merchant ship on the horizon and challenged her by blinker. 1946: 1 x 5"/38 (single); 1 x 40mm;/60 (twin); 2 x 20mm/80 (single); 1 x Hedgehog. 1945: 2 x 5"/38 (single); 3 x 40mm/60 (twin); 4 x 20mm/80 (single). The night was dark throughout the action, though the moon was bright and cast a bright path. USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31) - Coast Guard Unit Directory - Together We Served TWS Login MENU U.S. Army U.S. MARINE CORPS U.S. Navy U.S. Air Force U.S. Coast Guard Veterans Network USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31) USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31) If You Served In This Unit, Reconnect With Your Service Friends Today Join Now The convoy began break-off operations on the 7th. Three hours later Bibb stood into the harbor and moored, remaining there until the 31st. The USCGC Bibb appeared in the 1952 film "Walk East on Beacon" at the film's climactic end. Cronk and Martin agreed that it was impossible to tow the Queen to safety and Cronk then ordered her sunk as a hazard to navigation. Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb . On 2 September 1944, Bibb stood down Chesapeake Bay channel and departed for North African ports as flagship of Task Force 60, escorting, convoy UGS-53. Various members of the Task Force departed as escorts for detachments and others joined for temporary duty. Departing the same day for Trinidad, she arrived at her destination and on the 11th left Trinidad for Guantanamo Bay, arriving on the 19th. Seventh Fleet, RADM Rudden, send her a message: "As you depart the Cruiser-Destroyer Group, Seventh Fleet, your performance is noted with pleasure. A place for old 327 BENO sailors to meet, swap sea stories and tall tales, and share photos. In the winter of 1939 she was part of the Grand Banks Patrol. The USCGC Bibb(WPG-31)was a 327-foot (100 m)Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. 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." Radar: (1945) SK, SG-1; (1966) AN/SPS-29D, AN/SPA-52. These men had been some 60 hours in rough seas in an open boat and on rafts and their condition was much better than would be expected. Made in 1940, this U.S. Coast Guard film shows the Cadet Cruise made by the USCG's class of 1940. The next day she had a sound contact and carried out an embarrassing attack, dropping two depth charges. Well done.". Bibb was underway again on 9 June 1943 as flagship of Task Force 66 in company with Ingham and six Navy destroyers and six French escort vessels. The cutters Bibb and Ingham were temporarily attached to a British escort force for SC-118s trans-Atlantic journey. Standing down New York Harbor on 8 July 1943, in company with Task Force 63, consisting of four Navy destroyers, Mooring at Norfolk on the 11th three more destroyers reported to the task force and they departed the same day to escort convoy UGS-12 to North Africa ports. The convoy consisted of 69 merchant ships, 19 LSTs and one British aircraft carrier. On 29 and 30 January 1945 she was depermed, degaussed and tested. On 28 September Bibb again departed Buckner Bay. Then she departed for Norfolk and moored there for the rest of August. He died in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., on 14 April 1859. Capt. The Bibb was underway on zig-zag courses at five knots at the time from Norfolk to Casco Day, Maine. On the 27th two merchant vessels were detached for New York. The Bibb was relieved of escort duty on 8 August and proceeded independently to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and moored. On two occasions she sent a medical team ashore to the fishing village of Song Ong Doc in An Xuyen Province, approximately 150 miles southwest of Saigon. The legendary Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. Each of our products is invested with brains and time to create by the best designers, as well as a dedicated team of ideas. Next day six merchant vessels detached for Casablanca while eight joined. Grumman JF-2, USCG No. The ship 327' and is laying on its starboard side, in 130' of water and it was a gr. In 1981 Bibb conducted a six-week patrol that included two training stops and several rescues. The next day, after an airplane had dropped a charge directly ahead, Bibb fired a Hedgehog barrage of depth charges on a sound contact. That evening Ingham made an embarrassing attack on what was reported to be a periscope. Pin it. Bibb stood out of Argentia Harbor on 7 December 1942 with MacLeish and USS Simpson (DD-221) and on the 11th made rendezvous with two Russian submarines, taking station on them to act as senior escort to Halifax, Nova Scotia. At 0115. Next day, due to high seas, only four ships remained in the convoy while three had passed from the radar range and were scattered. On 3 August 1942, Bibb, with escort commander in the cutter Ingham (WPG-35), was again on convoy duty. As they cleared the flying boat, Bibb drifted as close a practicable and threw lines to the men, bringing them safely aboard. Share. Books and Government Publications. The Bibb rests at .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}2459.71N 8022.77W / 24.99517N 80.37950W / 24.99517; -80.37950Coordinates: 2459.71N 8022.77W / 24.99517N 80.37950W / 24.99517; -80.37950. 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. 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. Those who did not make it into a life raft died from hypothermia. At 1340 on that date the smoke of the main body of Convoy ONS-169 was sighted and two of the escorted vessels joined that convoy. Later that year, When the Grand Banks cruises were discontinued on 27 January 1940. 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." The first assignment of George M. Bibb after her commissioning was to the Fifth Coast Guard District, with Norfolk as her home port. Vessels joined the convoy at Gibraltar on the 10th. Bibb, under the command of CAPT Paul D. Cronk, had picked up an aircraft on radar heading west at 0232 (GCT) on 14 October 1947. The Bibb located Collis P. Huntington and led her safely to anchorage at Reykjavik. On the 30th she departed Boston for Casco Bay, Maine. In May-June 1958 she served on Ocean Station Echo and in July-August 1958 it was back to Ocean Station Delta. Because the air passenger trade was expanding both at home and overseas, the Coast Guard believed that cutter-based aircraft would be essential for future high-seas search and rescue. At 0810 on the 13th they effected a rendezvous with the Simpson and the two Russian submarines and set a course for Halifax, delivering the submarines to the Canadian corvette HMCS Liscomb at noon on the 11th. 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 8th, with Skagie Point abeam to port, the Free French Corvette Roselys joined the task force. One convoyed vessel detached for Horta, Azores on the 20th and two joined. On 7 March 1943, Bibb got underway from Reykjavik to augment the escort of convoy SC-121. 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. By 0305 the rescue ships had completed operations and were underway to rejoin the convoy. Next day the Bibb fired her starboard thrower in an embarrassing attack on what was probably a non-submarine. On 27 February 1952 Bibb sustained minor damage when a Navy tug collided with her while maneuvering in Narragansett Bay. At 0330 various escorts reported bandit planes closing over the convoy. On the 15th USS. This convoy was part of an east bound trans-Atlantic convoy which had broken off and was headed for Iceland. Her propelling plant consisted of twin propellers powered by geared turbines supplied with steam from oil fired boilers. Two depth charges were fired on an undersea contact with no visible effects. RDML William G. Kelly The New York section, with the commander Task Force 60 in, On 4 June 1944, CDR H. T. Diehl, USCG, relieved CDR C .A. The Tony crash dived into the stern of the USS St. George (AV-16) causing only superficial damage. 1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted. In the Vietnam War, the Bibb transported John Kerry after he was shot on his Swift boat. 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. All these planes were suicide planes which chose medium sized and large ships at anchor as their targets, and used various tactics, some attacking at night, some at dusk and others during daylight. On the 16th all electric power on Bibb failed, the rudder jammed and the main turbines stopped. The convoy proceeded toward Bizerte, where, on the 18th, the Bibb was relieved as escort flagship by HMS Pheasant and moored until the 20th. It was 61.33 m (201.2 ft) long, with a beam of 7.93 m (26.0 ft). She then proceeded to Hvalfjordur, returning to Reykjavik on the 5th. The Bibb regained contact and slowed for a Hedgehog attack. The Coast Guard Health Services community will be fully apprised of this subject so that questions from Coast Guard veterans and retirees can be appropriately answered. An hour later Spencer sighted a submarine dead ahead on the surface at about 2,000 yards and she proceeded to attack. A minute later at 0359 an enemy aircraft was sighted at a range of about 5,000 yards and about 1,000 feet in altitude. On the 26th at 0710, after sighting a red flare, she proceeded to investigate and three hours later came upon a freshly broken spar, while passing through an area of oil slicks and debris. On 25 October the New York and Delaware sections broke off, escorted six vessels and the others continued to Norfolk. History Assigned, 5 September 1939, to joint Navy-Coast Guard neutrality patrol in the Atlantic Ocean Reassigned as to ocean weather patrol in the Atlantic in February 1940 Transferred, 11 September 1940, to US Navy jurisdiction 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. From October 1973 until she was decommissioned. The 5th was spent covering the rear of the convoy. As Bibb departed the western Pacific for her return to Boston, the commander of the Cruiser-Destroyer Group, U.S. Another joined on the 29th. From June to July 1969 she served on Ocean Station Delta and during September of that same year she served on Ocean Station Echo. After she returned to service, The following year brought a number of notable seizures for drug and fisheries charges. She participated in refresher training under the Fleet Training Group at Guantanamo Bay every two years to maintain her military readiness. After conversion to an AGC, done in the Charleston Navy Yard between 17 October 1944 and 29 January 1945, Bibb was assigned to duty in the Pacific. From June to July 1969 she served on Ocean Station Delta and during September of that same year she served on Ocean Station Echo. After more than a decade of comparative retirement from the national scene, Bibb returned to the United States Senate in 1828 as a strong supporter of Andrew Jackson. At 2152 word was received that a vessel in the convoy had been torpedoed. On 4 July 1944 there were detachments from the convoy for Horta, Azores and for Casablanca on the 9th and 11th. 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. On the 8th she stood out of Gibraltar Harbor in command of Task Force to meet convoy GUS-11 at the straits. V172 (1937-1938)Grumman JF-2, USCG No. On the 13th, sixteen merchant vessels detached for Algiers while 23 merchant vessels joined from that port. On 9 June 1942 Bibb was underway as escort commander for convoy SCL-85, consisting of 14 ships. Frequently one, two or three boats were alongside and on one occasion there were as many as nine boats alongside at the same time. Due to the prohibitive cost of maintaining the aging Bibb, she was decommissioned on 30 September 1984 after a career spanning over 48 years. that had fired and dropped three depth charges. Vessels joined the convoy at Gibraltar on the 10th. In January 1945 Bibb left Charleston, South Carolina for service in the Pacific theater where, as an AGC, she served temporarily as the flagship for Commander, Mine Craft, Pacific Fleet. On the 27th she went to the assistance of USS Narragansett (ATF-88) and floating drydock ARDC-12. In the words of one naval historian, John M. Waters, Jr., they were truly their nations maritime workhorses. Waters continued: the 327s battled, through the Bloody Winter of 1942-43 in the North Atlanticfighting off German U-boats and rescuing survivors from torpedoed convoy ships. She remained there only seven hours and at 1729 stood out of Loch Foyle in company with Ingham and Vulcan for a trip direct to Norfolk, Virginia. The planes drew away at 0440, the escorts ceased firing, and at 0448 the all clear was sounded and Bibb, ceasing to make smoke, was secured from general quarters. During these visits, Dr. John Bulette, the on-board medical officer assigned to Bibb by the U.S. Public Health Service, treated over 220 persons. All were experienced seamen who were prepared to carry the war directly to the U-boats although their training in fighting submarines was scarce to non-existent. Robert Scheina. The Bibb joined convoy SC-121 and maneuvered to a position near the cutter Spencer (WPG-36). Standing out of Casco Bay on that day, she moored at Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, on the 9th, moving to Lynnhaven Roads on the 12th. The convoy entered the Straits of Gibraltar on the 24th as six merchant vessels detached and seven joined the convoy. Later that year Bibb joined a destroyer squadron for the assistance of shipping in the North Atlantic. 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. Two minutes later lookouts on, On 10 September 1945, the Commander, Mine Craft, shifted his flag to, 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 Bibb returned on the 21st and proceeded to Buckner Bay, where she remained at anchor during the balance of July. Next day six merchant vessels detached for Casablanca while eight joined. The same could be said of the other Secretary Class cutters, their officers, and their crews. In March-April 1956 she served on Ocean Station Bravo again and in June 1956 she served on Ocean Station Charlie. On August 6th Bibb expended 11 depth charges on a sound contact which was later evaluated as non-submarine. A warning of the presence of unidentified aircraft was received on the 12th. On the 28th the main convoy was turned over to the British escort and the Casablanca section began breaking off and anchored at the breakwater at 1240. Shortly after this flames ware observed on a second ship, just ahead of the first one. In the fall she steamed to Ocean Station Bravo, where she served from 27 September to 17 October 1973. On the 19th she proceeded to Casco Bay, Maine, where she engaged in various drills and exercises until tie 28th. On the 17th Bibb was patrolling the southeast entrance to Vieques Sound, being relieved by submarine chasers and then escorted the French aircraft carrier Bearn departing San Juan on the 27th. Two hours later a white wake was sighted passing astern from port to starboard and Bibb maneuvered on various courses at 15 knots for a sound contact, resuming normal patrol speed an hour later. On one such occasion the commander of U.S. That might at 2011 two bright red lights were sighted in the convoy and it was learned that the steering machinery on one of the vessels, the SS Orbis, had broken down. >27,500 (10 days for 50 man crew using 50 gpd : Maximum Range: 4,000 NM @ 12 kts 9,000 NM @ 9 kts : Stopping Distance < 1,000 feet : Circumnavigate Beset 1000' Vessel in Heavy Ice (32" solid level) Yes - within 12 minutes : Sewage Treatment, Trash, & Hazmat Storage : Hold for 10 days (based on 50 person crew) All grey water, all black water . The New York section, with the commander Task Force 60 in Bibb, now consisted of 148 ships in 8 columns. From 1946 to 1973, Bibb was stationed at Boston. depth charge on a doubtful sound contact, a school of stunned fish appeared on the surface. Although a leader of the successful War Hawk faction in Congress, Bibb resigned from the Senate in 1814, before the end of the War of 1812, and returned to Kentucky. The Bibb made her first attack on an enemy submarine on 3 April 1942, firing five "Y" gun charges and dropping two depth charges on what proved to be a doubtful sound contact. Many of the Bibbs crewmen leapt into the water to assist the nearly frozen survivors, and the cutter Ingham assisted. At first light on 1 July, a rescue aircraft from Air Station Elizabeth City was on scene and assisting in the search. While circling the area to renew contact a whale and school of porpoises was also encountered. Meanwhile, one merchant had joined the convoy and another had detached for Bermuda on the 5th. She also caused 11 secondary fires and three secondary explosions. The 327-foot cutters were designed to meet changing missions of the service as it emerged from the Prohibition era. Between 5 and 29 August 1971. 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