Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb . On 1 May 1965 the Treasury class vessels were re-designated as High Endurance Cutters or WHEC. 13-21. Six hours later while returning to the convoy Bibb picked up 33 survivors from the Greek SS Kalliopi. Various members of the Task Force departed as escorts for detachments and others joined for temporary duty. V146 (1939-). On 10 September 1945, the Commander, Mine Craft, shifted his flag to Terror, and the Bibb became relief flagship for RADM Arthur D. Struble, USN, newly appointed Commander, Mine Craft. 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. Raney ignored the order to leave the survivors and went back and rescued 202 men from the icy waters. 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. On the 13th she stood down the Norfolk swept channel and than reversed courses and stood up to the Naval Operating Bases for imperative repairs. The target was taken under fire by vessels in the anchorage but apparently escaped, damaged, and disappeared flying north toward Geruma Shima. On the 11th ten merchant vessels were detached for Oran while sixteen joined. On the 23rd the Bibb sounded the submarine alarm on receiving a sound contact and dropped one depth charge 600 yards ahead of one of the convoy columns. She was joined by the Ingham. An hour later the Iceland bound section of the convoy departed the main convoy. The Bibb left Toltec at the swept channel buoy No. With the waves cresting at 30 feet and the cutter rolling 30 to 35 degrees, getting the passengers and crew of the Bermuda Sky Queen aboard Bibb proved to be a tremendous challenge. On 4 June 1944, CDR H. T. Diehl, USCG, relieved CDR C .A. He was born on 30 October 1776 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Just as the plane entered its steep glide, preparing to crash dive, two of Bibb's guns picked up the target and began firing. On the 18th Bibb dropped the escort of Vulcan and stood out of the swept channel in company with Ingham en route Boston, where she arrived on the 19th for ten days availability. In the U.S. Navy, asbestos was considered so important that the U.S. government once mandated its use in shipbuilding. 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. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters& Craft of World War II. Then she began firing on an apparent target on the port beam, but was stopped a minute later because the target could be neither seen nor heard. There she served as the flagship for Commander, Mine Craft, Pacific Fleet. Later that month she seized the motor vessel SS Rio Panuco with 50 tons of marijuana on board. Most recently, these ships-that-wouldnt-die have done duty in fisheries patrol and drug interdiction. This convoy was part of an east bound trans-Atlantic convoy which had broken off and was headed for Iceland. There was also an unoccupied lifeboat awash and two unoccupied rafts. The passengers panicked and leapt overboard into the 50 water. The Coast Guard at War V: Transports and Escorts. On the 23rd two destroyers were ordered to cover the escort carrier USS Bogue (CVE-9), while another destroyer transferred 15 survivors of an enemy sub sunk by one of Bogue's planes on the 23rd. 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. The Bibb returned on the 21st and proceeded to Buckner Bay, where she remained at anchor during the balance of July. The USCGC Bibb appeared in the 1952 film "Walk East on Beacon" at the film's climactic end. 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. When completed on the 15th the convoy formation consisted of 12 columns of ships. Washington, DC: U.S. Coast Guard, 1 March 1949. pp. It was the Boeing 314 flying boat Bermuda Sky Queen (NC-18612), on a trans-Atlantic flight from Foynes, Ireland to Gander, Newfoundland with 62 passengers and 7 crew on board. On the 11th the convoy became scattered about noon by winds of gale force and heavy seas but was reformed six hours later. depth charge on a doubtful sound contact, a school of stunned fish appeared on the surface. It is believed that the type of rubber suit worn by the survivors contributed greatly to their withstanding the exposure. 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. On one such occasion the commander of U.S. Another merchant vessel from Casablanca joined the convoy. 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. 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. Dropping a 600 lb. The 327-foot cutters were designed to meet changing missions of the service as it emerged from the Prohibition era. On the 16th Bibb attacked a doubtful sound contact with three starboard throwers without results. The Bibb was unable to regain contact and rejoined the convoy. Sonar: (1945) QC series; (1966) SQS-11. He, like the other officers who commanded these cutters, knew his business. On 10 November 1984 she seized the Turkish motor vessel SS Captain Joe 100 miles east of Honduras for carrying 11.5 tons of marijuana. A second message followed an hour later adding that the vessel was now on fire. 71 W. 31). 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. RDML William G. Kelly Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1990. There were no persons aboard. Hellcat fighters were being vectored to intercept the raid. The next day at 0411 Bibb attacked a doubtful contact which was lost a few minutes later. Dedicated also to the Bibb Shipmates Assc. 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. 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. They went on to serve as amphibious task force flagships, as search-and-rescue (SAR) ships during the Korean War, on weather patrol, and as naval gunfire support ships during Vietnam. Later that year Bibb joined a destroyer squadron for the assistance of shipping in the North Atlantic. New navigation and communication systems were also added. 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted; was under the command of Commander Roy L. Raney during the convoy battles to come. She was commissioned on 10 March 1937. Anti-submarine weaponry was added in mid-1941 and under Executive Order of 11 September 1941, 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, Standing out of Reykjavik harbor on 21 September 1942, Within two hours after being brought aboard, all survivors had been fed, showered, wrapped in blankets and placed on mattresses on the mess deck and in the engineer's passageway. Robert Scheina. An hour later three merchant vessels detached for Casablanca under escort of two USPC vessels and a French destroyer. The Vigilant capsized and sank one hour later. History At 0330 various escorts reported bandit planes closing over the convoy. On the 11th she was underway proceeding to Norfolk and on the 12th was standing down Hampton Roads, anchoring in Lynnhaven Roads. Capt. On 24 July 1960 she departed on a Reserve Cruise. In 1981 Bibb conducted a six-week patrol that included two training stops and several rescues. On August 6th Bibb expended 11 depth charges on a sound contact which was later evaluated as non-submarine. On this particular visit the village came under enemy mortar fire just as Bibb's personnel were leaving. Command Chief, MKC Austin R. Jennings. At 0730 on 1 October a plane arrived to provide air coverage. He, like the other officers who commanded these cutters, knew his business. In March-April 1954 she served on Ocean Station Bravo. V172 (1937-1938)Grumman JF-2, USCG No. 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. CGC Bibb & an 83-foot PB PRINT | E-MAIL 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. The Bibb also transited the Panama Canal and crossed the equator and the international date line, with appropriate ceremonies for her crew. that had fired and dropped three depth charges. The passage across the Atlantic continued without incident. 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 Later that year she sailed back to Ocean Station Echo, where she steamed from 10 June to 4 July. The Task Force was escorting convoy UGS-33, consisting of 78 merchant vessels to North African ports and also USS Brant (ARS-32) and six LCIs to the Azores. The same could be said of the other Secretary Class cutters, their officers, and their crews. Next day the Bibb fired her starboard thrower in an embarrassing attack on what was probably a non-submarine. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. The Bibb's fire was thought to be directly responsible for causing the attack to be frustrated and the plane splashing harmlessly into the water. On 7 March 1943, Bibb got underway from Reykjavik to augment the escort of convoy SC-121. They rejoined the convoy on the 28th. Then she departed for Norfolk and moored there for the rest of August. 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 . On 30 June 1981 Bibb sailed around Cape Hatteras and right into tropical storm Brett. A fire which broke out on Bibb on the 21st proved to be rags burning in a bucket. Bibb made history after a wolf pack attacked the eastbound convoy SC-118. However, since this six year stint in Congress left him disenchanted with Old Hickorys leadership, he did not stand for reelection, but returned to Kentucky at the end of his term to become Chancellor of the Louisville Court of Chancery. Again on the 13th, off Skagie Point, Iceland, a charge was dropped on a doubtful contact. The Bibb undergoes conversion for combat as an anti-submarine warship and convoy escort in October, 1941. At 1521 she relieved HMS Fleetwood as Task Force Commander. The final 327-foot design was based on the Erie-class Navy gunboats; the machinery plant and hull below the waterline were identical. In October of 1950 she served on Ocean Station Dog and in December it was duty on Ocean Station Easy. The next day, the 11th, Bibb sighted a ship on the horizon and proceeded toward it. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters& Craft, 1946-1990. . The vessel fell off to northward and commenced drifting toward the convoy. The other merchant ships who detached proceeded in groups, without escorts from the task force. Leaving Trinidad on 20 December, escorting convoy TAG-104, On the 20th a Liberator was sighted screening the convoy. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. In the Vietnam War, the Bibb transported John Kerry after he was shot on his Swift boat. From time to time on the voyage Bibb rendered medical assistance to crew members and to one German prisoner of war aboard the various convoyed ships. Before Bibb could reach Nanaste, she received an "SOS " from the 200-foot motor vessel SS Vigilant, which was taking on water rapidly. On 25 February the convoy dispersed in heavy weather with four escorts rounding up the stragglers. On 2 November 1969, She began the year 1971 by serving on Ocean Station Bravo, where she served from 3 to 26 of January. In the fall she steamed to Ocean Station Bravo, where she served from 27 September to 17 October 1973. Her task was to prevent the infiltration of arms, ammunition, and supplies to communist forces in South Vietnam by stopping, boarding and searching vessels in her area of operation. On the 13th Bogue reported an attack by her aircraft four miles astern of the convoy and two destroyers were detached to assist the plane, who rejoined later reporting negative results. Again on the 29th Bibb opened fire on an enemy aircraft identified as a Japanese bomber. On the 13th, sixteen merchant vessels detached for Algiers while 23 merchant vessels joined from that port. The Bibb departed Pearl Harbor on 25 March and arrived at Eniwetok on 3 April 1945. Entering Reykjavik on the 23rd she proceeded to Hvalfjordur where she entered a floating drydock on the 27th and remained there until the 29th. USCGC SPENCER (WMEC 905) Commanding Officer, CDR Corey M. Kerns. 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. The contact was evaluated as probably non-submarine. On the 2nd five merchant vessels joined the convoy from Algerian ports. After providing her crew of seven with provisions, Bibb towed Mary J to Mathew Town, Great Inagua Island. In August 1956 Bibb was on Ocean Station Delta and served there again in December of 1956. The three vessels arrived off the entrance to Chesapeake Bay on the 17th. She returned to Boston, where she was home-ported until October of 1973. Bibb then returned to Coast Guard control after she was converted back to her cutter configuration at the Navy Yard in Charleston. The Bibb picked up oil samples and ordering USS Portent (AM-106) to remain in the vicinity, rejoined the convoy. In January of 1970 she served on Ocean Station Charlie, where she participated in a project to test for radioactive carbon dioxide in seawater. She sailed to Ocean Station Charlie again in April of 1960 and in June and July of 1960 she served on Ocean Station Echo. She participated in refresher training under the Fleet Training Group at Guantanamo Bay every two years to maintain her military readiness. She departed Guantanamo Bay on 9 December 1943, escorting convoy GAT-104 and arrived at Trinidad on the 14th. The legendary Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. On 1 October the convoy was augmented by 30 merchant ships and three Navy vessels. On 7 October 1943, Bibb with the four Navy destroyers departed Casablanca for Gibraltar and on the 9th began escorting the Gibraltar section of convoy GUS-17. The Nova discharged and took on U. S. Army personnel at Bay dar Fjord on the 1st of November and then proceeded to Seydis Fjord where she remained overnight. On 2 October all ships were inside Grotta Point, Iceland, maneuvering for anchorages. On the 13th she stood down Chesapeake Bay swept channel and maneuvered while awaiting the formation of the convoy. On the 22nd she broke off from convoy HXL-229A and began screening ahead of convoy HXL-229. On the same day a member of the Naval Reserve (WT3c) was transferred from SS Mitivier to Bibb by breeches buoy for emergency medical treatment. 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. 1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted. 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 vessel was identified as the Norwegian SS Mosdale bound for Liverpool. On the 20th a Liberator was sighted screening the convoy. She anchored at Kerama Retto, Okinawa on 23 April. The next day she had a sound contact and carried out an embarrassing attack, dropping two depth charges. Bibb left Hvalfjordur for Reykjavik on 18 March 1943 and stood out to sea en route to join Iceland bound convoy HXL-229A. $29.99. Also, on one of these occasions a working party laden with paint and brushes accompanied the medical team and assisted the villagers in painting a church. HF/DF: (1943) On 28 April some of these planes, undetected and unreported by any unit, approached the southern anchorage, flying at high speed about 100 feet above the water. Later on the same day Ingham and a destroyer, joined with the Casablanca section and two PC escorts later departed for Casablanca with four vessels from the main convoy. ; 1 x 1-pounder.1941: 1 x 5/51 (single mount); 3 x 3/50 (single mounts);2 (?) After she returned to service, The following year brought a number of notable seizures for drug and fisheries charges. Anderson, USCG, as commanding officer of, On 4 July 1944 there were detachments from the convoy for Horta, Azores and for Casablanca on the 9th and 11th. The plane was in a slight glide, losing altitude, apparently picking out one of the ships in the anchorage as a suicide crash target. She remained in South Boston Navy Yard until 16 January 1943 undergoing repairs to her hull and machinery. Standing out from Boston, after repairs, Bibb received a message from the cutter Modoc (WPG-46) on 13 April that a plane had reported a periscope in her vicinity. Later she returned to the wreck and left it in a sinking condition from gun fire and depth charges. This designation indicated a multi-mission ship able to operate at sea for 30-45 days without support and Bibb was then re classified as WHEC-31. On the 14th the task force got under way escorting convoy UGA-8A for Casablanca. A warning of the presence of unidentified aircraft was received on the 12th. The convoy arrived at New York on the 30th and Bibb moored at Brooklyn Navy Yard with an availability period until 10 June 1944. Those who did not make it into a life raft died from hypothermia. On the 28th four merchant vessels and one destroyer detached, the vessels to be escorted to Oran by a British task force. The confidence the crew had in their captain seemed to be reflected in his pride and confidence in his crew.. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. There were no seriously ill men among those brought aboard but all were weak and many required aid in going below deck. 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. Books and Government Publications. The legendary Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. Residing at Frankfort, he turned his attention back to law and state politics. An hour later, another ship in convoy fired at an unidentified object and soon afterwards the lookout on Bibb reported a wake crossing the bow from port to starboard at a distance of about 500 yards, which faded. Sometime in May or June of 1937 her named was shortened to Bibb. 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. This page was last edited on 2 January 2023, at 19:17. 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. 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. 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. Two depth charges were dropped on a sound contact on the 7th and the search continued for two hours before rejoining the convoy. Because of the weather zigzagging was discontinued. In March-April 1956 she served on Ocean Station Bravo again and in June 1956 she served on Ocean Station Charlie. She received credit for the destruction of one Japanese aircraft. x .50 caliber Browning MG; 2 x depth charge racks; 1 x "Y" gun depth charge projector. The USCGC Bibb was a 327-foot Secretary-Class Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. That evening Ingham made an embarrassing attack on what was reported to be a periscope. Again on the 29th, On the morning of 6 May 1945, at 0846, SOPA warned that bogeys as well as many friendly planes were within four miles. Between 5 and 29 August 1971. The ship fought in the Battle of the Atlantic serving as a convoy escort. The Bibb continued searching until sunset when she was relieved by CGC Dallas (WHEC-716) which had sailed from New York. Enforces maritime and other laws pertaining to protection of life and property at sea, suppression of smuggling and illicit drug trafficking, and protection of the marine environment. Each of our products is invested with brains and time to create by the best designers, as well as a dedicated team of ideas. In September 1972 she medevaced crewman from the Greek merchant vessel SS Christia midway between Bermuda and the Azores. Thirteen merchant ships under escort of Bibb and ComCorDiv 45, consisting of six Coast Guard-manned destroyer escorts, proceeded to New York, while the remainder, under the Navy manned-destroyer escorts of ComCorDiv 67, detached for New York. This PAGE is dedicated to the memory and preservation of the USCGC George M. Bibb WHEC-31 (W-31, WPG-31) that served from 1937 till 1985 and presently lies as an artificial reef of the coast of Key West, Fl. On the 11th she anchored in Buckner Bay and acted as flagship for Task Group 52.9 until 1 December 1945, when she departed for the United States. In February 1953 she served on Ocean Station Coca and in July it was duty on Ocean Station Delta. On the 20th a destroyer escort reported picking up Morse Code signals on their underwater sound gear, and an hour later Bibb picked up the same signals. Two depth charges were fired on an undersea contact with no visible effects. 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 Obtaining permission to leave the ocean station and return to Boston with all of the souls who had been on board the Queen, the cutter arrived to a hero's welcome. On 25 February 1943, a convoy was formed with Bibb as escort commander, escorting seven vessels, with Babbitt in company. 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. The USCG cutter Bibb was deployed to South America with th. Armament:1936:3 x 5/51 (single); 2 x 6-pounders. Twenty minutes later she sighted a life raft with three men on it end she directed the rescue ship to pick them up. She departed Manzanillo on the 3rd and reached Pearl Harbor on the 11th. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. 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 (?) She was relieved on 30 November by submarine chasers and arrived at Guantanamo Bay on 1 December 1943. On the 3rd information received was that there were some indications that enemy submarines were nearing the convoy. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. Standing down New York Harbor on 8 July 1943, in company with Task Force 63, consisting of four Navy destroyers, Bibb reported at Buoy 'BW' and the force stood out to sea on the 9th, covering a section of convoy UGS-12 to Norfolk. On the 2nd Bibb made a sweep astern and on the 3 September dropped a large depth charge on a doubtful sound contact. The cutter Bibb was named for George Motier Bibb, a prominent lawyer and jurist in Kentucky. In the winter of 1939 she was part of the Grand Banks Patrol. They went on to serve as amphibious task force flagships, as search-and-rescue (SAR) ships during the Korean War, on weather patrol, and as naval gunfire support ships during Vietnam. 1941: 16 officers, 5 warrants, 202 enlisted; From 5 to 27 December of 1975 she served on Ocean Station Hotel. I hope I never see another drowned man as long as I live.. When the cutter arrived, nine of the Vigilant's 12 crewmen had abandoned ship in the heavy seas of tropical storm Brett, with the remaining three attempting to save the vessel. 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. 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. 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