One ship was reported later to have returned to Reykjavik safely. The Bibb undergoes conversion for combat as an anti-submarine warship and convoy escort in October, 1941. Very few ships were able to fire on it as it passed. 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. The Bibb located Collis P. Huntington and led her safely to anchorage at Reykjavik. The Bibb departed Guantanamo Bay on 29 December 1943, escorting convoy GAT-108 and arrived at Trinidad 3 January 1944. The vessel was identified as the Norwegian SS Mosdale bound for Liverpool. On the 28 May 37 ships detached for Hampton Roads. The Bibb laid down an oil slick downwind of the Bermuda Sky Queen prior to crossing her bow to create a lee for the three men. On the 25th a plane reported sighting a submarine diving 14 miles from the convoy and the Bibb increased speed to search the area. 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. 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. The passengers panicked and leapt overboard. Aircraft: Curtiss SOC-4, USCG No. 13-21. 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted; was under the command of Commander Roy L. Raney during the convoy battles to come. On one such occasion the commander of U.S. In 1981 Bibb conducted a six-week patrol that included two training stops and several rescues. 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. The convoy arrived at New York on the 30th and Bibb moored at Brooklyn Navy Yard with an availability period until 10 June 1944. 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. The Portent made a Hedgehog attack and dropped five depth charges on a sound contact one mile north of Bibb's attack. Vessels joined the convoy at Gibraltar on the 10th. The star shells marked the successful attack by a U-boat. 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. On the 13th she stood down Chesapeake Bay swept channel and maneuvered while awaiting the formation of the convoy. She was joined by the Ingham. On 9 May, 1943 Bibb proceeded to New York and anchored in Sandy Hook Bay on the 13th in company with Task Force 66 consisting of Bibb, as flagship, Ingham and seven Navy destroyers. V172 (1937-1938)Grumman JF-2, USCG No. 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. She served on Ocean Station Hotel from 11 to 20 January 1973 and then on Ocean Station Delta from 26 January to 15 February. After establishing communications with Bibb, Martin made a successful landing in the 30-foot seas at 1004 (GCT) near the cutter. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. Part I [Escorts]. February 2023; S M T W T F S 4, Reykjavik, on the 3rd and proceeded out of the channel under orders to locate SS Collis P. Huntington, which was in the vicinity of Sangerdi Light and without navigational information on Iceland. On 31 October 1942 Bibb was again underway escorting SS Nova along the southern coast of Iceland. The cutters. 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. That afternoon she had an underwater sound contact and made an embarrassing depth charge attack 5,000 yards ahead of the convoy with no visible damage. 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. Departing the same day for Trinidad, she arrived at her destination and on the 11th left Trinidad for Guantanamo Bay, arriving on the 19th. The contact was not regained after the last attack. Nothing was found when the airplane, low on fuel, had to head back for land. Then she increased to full speed and dropped a full pattern of depth charges. The cutter reported to the escort commander on the 20th and was assigned a station. On the 2nd five merchant vessels joined the convoy from Algerian ports. Three hours later smoke was sighted on the horizon and Bibb advanced speed to investigate, but friendly aircraft in the vicinity, for air coverage, identified the smoke as coming from friendly vessels. 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. This convoy was part of an east bound trans-Atlantic convoy which had broken off and was headed for Iceland. 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. A few minutes later a vessel in the convoy fired a machine gun at a reported visual contact. The Bibb also transited the Panama Canal and crossed the equator and the international date line, with appropriate ceremonies for her crew. Alton, George. On the 9th Roselys sank a floating mine and later dropped one charge on a doubtful contact. On 25 February the convoy dispersed in heavy weather with four escorts rounding up the stragglers. 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. 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. The cutter, 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. On the 18th Portent made a depth charge attack on the starboard quarter of the convoy. 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. A former officer on board Bibb, Captain Henry C. Keene, Jr., noted: Raney was a leader. On the 3rd information received was that there were some indications that enemy submarines were nearing the convoy. On the 25th she proceeded to Argentia in company with USS SC-688 and USS SC-189. The, A few minutes later another raft was sighted dead ahead and two survivors of SS. He returned to his unit after treatment and we expect him to recover completely.". Saw lots of mail bags, boxes, wood, wood splinters, empty life jackets, oars, upturned boats, empty life rafts, bodies, parts of bodies, clothes, cork, and a million other things that ships have in them. $29.99. On the 22nd Bibb had a sound contact and fired a pattern of nine depth charges with no apparent results. As Bibb departed the western Pacific for her return to Boston, the commander of the Cruiser-Destroyer Group, U.S. Every branch of the military used asbestos during the 20th century. CG-71) was built at the Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina, and was launched in 1937. On several occasions she was praised for her gunfire support. On the 6th two other destroyers, USS Schenk (DD-159) and USS Babbitt (DD-128) were relieved, and USS Decatur (DD-341) and cutter Duane (WPG-33) joined the escort, which had met the 13-ship convoy ONSJ-94 on a southerly course to Iceland. The occupants of the lifeboats were in excellent condition when brought aboard. Next day six merchant vessels detached for Casablanca while eight joined. 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. On the 16th all electric power on Bibb failed, the rudder jammed and the main turbines stopped. Ten minutes later escort vessels of the inner screen dropped one depth charge each, followed at short intervals by two more sets of charges, by each escort vessel of the inner screen. 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. 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. Sound contacts were attacked that day and the next and on the 16th four more destroyers of Task Group 21.3 joined the escort group. 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. . In February 1953 she served on Ocean Station Coca and in July it was duty on Ocean Station Delta. Two depth charges were dropped on a sound contact on the 7th and the search continued for two hours before rejoining the convoy. Later that month she seized the motor vessel SS Rio Panuco with 50 tons of marijuana on board. Sighting Narragansett 15 miles distant, Bibb came alongside and then proceeded to the floating drydock, two and one-half miles away, and took her in tow. This method would prove impossible for the women and children on board, so the cutter launched her motor surfboat that towed a 15-man raft to the Queen. At the end of World War II, each Secretary Class cutter was returned to her peace-time makeup. On the 27th USS Chase (DE-158) departed for Gibraltar and on the 2nd the main convoy stood up the main channel through Gibraltar straits. Eight merchant vessels were detached for Gibraltar on the 15th. Proceeding to the area she searched with Modoc without results. Most recently, these ships-that-wouldn't-die have done duty in fisheries patrol and drug interdiction. At 0946 she set a course to rendezvous with convoy SC-118. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters& Craft of World War II. Soon after, a streak of heavy oil, 30 yards long, was sighted. Bibb was moored at St. Helena Navy Yard in Berkley, Virginia, until 10 February 1944 undergoing overhaul. On 29 and 30 January 1945 she was depermed, degaussed and tested. She participated in refresher training under the Fleet Training Group at Guantanamo Bay every two years to maintain her military readiness. The U.S. Coast Guard cutter George M. Bibb (Builder's No. The Vigilant capsized and sank one hour later. The Bibb returned to Reykjavik Harbor, Iceland on the 10th where she remained until the 25th. 1, 35 38' N x 53 21' W and Station No. Many of the Bibbs crewmen leapt into the water to assist the nearly frozen survivors, and the cutter Ingham assisted. No lifeboats were believed to have gotten away from the starboard side of the vessel, which had 499 persons on board. Robert Scheina. The cutter Bibb was named for George Motier Bibb, a prominent lawyer and jurist in Kentucky. 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. The ocean station vessels also provided communications and navigation assistance and were always standing by for and search and rescue emergencies. In the fall she steamed to Ocean Station Bravo, where she served from 27 September to 17 October 1973. It was fortunate for the passengers and crew of the troopship SS Henry Mallory that the Bibb and Ingham were there. The search was unsuccessful but the cutter depth-charged another submarine contact. Four hours later Orbis was underway to rejoin. With the advent of newer navigation and communication technology the Coast Guard soon discontinued ocean station patrols. 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 14 June 1945 Bibb stood out of Kerama Retto, in company with two other Navy vessels, and escorted by three destroyers, to ride out a reported storm at sea. At 0330 various escorts reported bandit planes closing over the convoy. 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. On the 14th they observed a plane, which was providing air coverage, crash at sea. Bibb served in the United States Senate from 1811 to 1814 and from 1829 to 1835. After conversion to an AGC, done in the Charleston Navy Yard between 17 October 1944 and 29 January 1945. From June to July 1969 she served on Ocean Station Delta and during September of that same year she served on Ocean Station Echo. Another Val, taken under fire by naval units, westward of Geruma Shim was brought down. On the 12th three more merchant vessels joined. The plane was in a slight glide, losing altitude, apparently picking out one of the ships in the anchorage as a suicide crash target. The ship fought in the Battle of the Atlantic serving as a convoy escort. The same could be said of the other Secretary Class cutters, their officers, and their crews. From 5 to 27 December of 1975 she served on Ocean Station Hotel. On the 8th she stood out of Gibraltar Harbor in command of Task Force to meet convoy GUS-11 at the straits. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Next day six merchant vessels detached for Casablanca while eight joined. The confidence the crew had in their captain seemed to be reflected in his pride and confidence in his crew.. In a Coast Guard press release, Radarman Second Class Richard Nielsen of New Bedford, described the mission that took place on 24 November 1968: "South Vietnamese junks landed Regional Force troops and their U.S. Army advisors on the west side of the island while other troops came up from An Thoi. Many of Bibb's crewmen leapt into the water to assist the nearly frozen survivors, and the cutter Ingham assisted. On 25 November 1942, Bibb stood out of Reykjavik Harbor to screen in the van of west bound convoy ONS-148 consisting of eight ships. 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 (?) The Bibb , with Ingham , departed Boston on 8 September 1943, for area "R" off Block Island Sound for anti-submarine warfare practice, which consisted of simulated depth charging and head throw weapon runs on a submerged U.S. submarine and also acted as target for PT boats in combined destroyer and PTB exercises. 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. On the 8th, with Skagie Point abeam to port, the Free French Corvette Roselys joined the task force. In the Vietnam War, the Bibb transported John Kerry after he was shot on his Swift boat. She remained underway except for three days, until 11 October, carrying out typhoon plan X-RAY. At noon two boats were lowered and they began bringing 61 survivors aboard, including one naval officer and 23 enlisted men. On 4 June 1944, CDR H. T. Diehl, USCG, relieved CDR C .A. During November she served on Ocean Station Charlie. Most recently, these ships-that-wouldnt-die have done duty in fisheries patrol and drug interdiction. On the 7th she stood up Chesapeake Bay and carried out various exercises and then proceeded to Norfolk, mooring at the Navy Yard there on 12 February 1945. On 9 June 1942 Bibb was underway as escort commander for convoy SCL-85, consisting of 14 ships. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters& Craft, 1946-1990. Sometime in May or June of 1937 her named was shortened to Bibb. The next day another ship was reported torpedoed. 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. In a Coast Guard press release, Radarman Second Class Richard Nielsen of New Bedford, described the mission that took place on 24 November 1968: "South Vietnamese junks landed Regional Force troops and their U.S. Army advisors on the west side of the island while other troops came up from An Thoi. She underwent a major renovation at East Boston's Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in early 1975, including extensive repairs to her hull and machinery spaces. Her next duty on an ocean station was from 16 May to 7 June 1974 when she served at Ocean Station Bravo once again. After one successful trip, the gig's engine broke down and the Coast Guardsmen once again launched a pulling boat. 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. Early on the 30th and again on the 6th of May Bibb fired on enemy aircraft. At the end of World War II, each Secretary Class cutter was returned to her peace-time makeup. It is believed that the type of rubber suit worn by the survivors contributed greatly to their withstanding the exposure. She departed Manzanillo on the 3rd and reached Pearl Harbor on the 11th. 1943: 2 x 5"/51 (single mount);4 x 3"/50 (single mounts); 2 x 20mm/80 (single); 1 x Hedgehog; 2 (?) On the 28th she moored at Argentia. Various members of the Task Force departed as escorts for detachments and others joined for temporary duty. Nearby, a second Treasury-Class ship, the USCGC Duane (WPG-33) was also sunk as an artificial reef. She also caused 11 secondary fires and three secondary explosions. The next day at 0411 Bibb attacked a doubtful contact which was lost a few minutes later. .Built for only $2.5 million each, in terms of cost effectiveness we may never see the likes of these cutters again.". On the 2nd Bibb received a report from a ship with call letters KFFL that she had been torpedoed. The plane crashed into the starboard side of USS Pinkney (APH-2), a transport for the wounded. Complement: 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted; She returned to Kerama Retto, next morning and remained anchored there for the balance of June. 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 Bibb was unable to regain contact and rejoined the convoy. On the 29th a general alarm was sounded on receiving a radar contact at a range of 11 miles, thought to be a possible aircraft. 1941: 1 x 5"/51 (single mount); 3 x 3"/50 (single mounts);2 (?) Two minutes later lookouts on Bibb sighted one aircraft identified as an Aichi D4A "Val" dive-bomber at a range of 8,000 yards appearing just over Hokaji Island, at an altitude of about 1,000 feet. The Bibb picked up oil samples and ordering USS Portent (AM-106) to remain in the vicinity, rejoined the convoy. The broken blower crankshaft of one of the merchant vessels in convoy was repaired on Bibb and transferred to it by breeches buoy. Once the conversion was completed she was again classified as WPG-31. On the 13th Task Group 21.13 joined, departing the next day. On the 13th Task Group 21.13 joined, departing the next day. On the 22nd Task Force 60 was relieved of escort duty by British vessels and Bibb stood into Bizerte swept channel and moored. The New York section, with the commander Task Force 60 in Bibb, now consisted of 148 ships in 8 columns. The legendary Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. This page is for the crew of the USCGC Taney 3 Bells: Copies from publications related to the Taney. In 1844, Bibb became Secretary of the Treasury under President John Tyler. Find USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. On 3 August 1942, Bibb, with escort commander in the cutter Ingham (WPG-35), was again on convoy duty. 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. Thirty-two preliminary designs of a modified Erie-class gunboat were drawn up before one was finally selected. The breakdown had been caused by the tripping of circuit breakers on the main switchboard and within 35 minutes Bibb had again shifted to power steering. From 1946 to 1973. On the 14th three more destroyer escorts joined the task force. 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. At 0809, a large explosion was observed on a ship in the convoy. 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. Armament:1936:3 x 5/51 (single); 2 x 6-pounders. During this mission she destroyed eight structures and seven sampans and damaged 21 structures and 16 sampans. Although many of the Mallorys 498 passengers and crew died from hypothermia, the Bibbs crew pulled 202 survivors from the frigid water, while the Inghams crew saved 33. In peacetime the Bibb spent time on ocean station providing weather information and beacons to trans-Atlantic traffic. In March-April 1954 she served on Ocean Station Bravo. On the same day two vessels broke off for Europe Point and the convoy was joined by the Gibraltar section. Hellcat fighters were being vectored to intercept the raid. On 3 November we transferred them to the commercial tug Neptunia for further transfer to the tug Turmoil which then took them to Singapore.". ; 1 x 1-pounder.1941: 1 x 5/51 (single mount); 3 x 3/50 (single mounts);2 (?) 71 W. 31). Those who did not make it into a life raft died from hypothermia. Oil was still rising in the area. The 327-foot cutters were designed to meet changing missions of the service as it emerged from the Prohibition era. On the 12th four merchant vessels were detached for Bone, Algeria, while three merchant vessels from that port joined. 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. Four merchant ships were detached for Gibraltar and one joined just before the convoy changed course to stand through the Straits. Because of the weather zigzagging was discontinued. On the 27th she stood out of Palermo and on the 28th, following gunnery and tactical exercises, the task force relieved HMS Shield as escort for convoy GUS-53. At 1840 on 21 June Bibb sighted one Nakajima Ki-44 "Tojo" fighter aircraft and one Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar" fighter aircraft closing rapidly at about 800 feet altitude. This standardization saved money--always paramount in the Coast Guard's considerations--and the cutters were built in U.S. Navy shipbuilding yards. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Winnebago (WHEC-40) had the Agenor's 17 crewmen on board. 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. 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. The ship was 327 feet in length, with a draft of 12 and a half feet. 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. Aircraft: Curtiss SOC-4, USCG No. In August 1956 Bibb was on Ocean Station Delta and served there again in December of 1956. .The U.S. Coast Guard Gunboat Bibb (WPG-31) departs Pearl Harbor.; The Bibb departs for duty in Vietnamese waters, where she served from 4 July 1968 to 28 February, 1969 with Coast Guard Squadron One. British ships took over escorting the convoy on the 3rd and Bibb with four Navy destroyers proceeded toward Casablanca where they arrived on the 14th. The next day she had a sound contact and carried out an embarrassing attack, dropping two depth charges. In the various areas of Coast Guard Cutter operations which included Market Time Patrol and Naval Gunfire Support, you leave behind an impressive record of operational excellence. That afternoon Bibb attacked a sound contact with a full nine-charge pattern and some heavy oil and light bits of debris resulted. 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). The 327's were an attempt to develop a 20-knot cutter capable of carrying an airplane in a hangar. At 1521 she relieved HMS Fleetwood as Task Force Commander. Crew of the USCGC Hamilton Home Browse by Topic Assets Water All Cutters (65 ft or greater) Cutter Resources Cutter Listing by Class Collapse All Expand All 420' Healy Class Icebreaker (WAGB) 399' Polar Class Icebreaker (WAGB) 378' High Endurance Cutter (WHEC) 338' Alamosa Class Cutter (WAK) 327' Treasury Class Cutter (WPG) That operation involved several different agencies including the Coast Guard, the Navy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and others. The Bibb assumed a new patrol station until the 15th, when she departed independently for Charleston, South Carolina. Style: Quantity. From 1946 to 1973, Bibb was stationed at Boston. At 2152 word was received that a vessel in the convoy had been torpedoed. On the 20th Bibb investigated a sound contact, which proved to be non-submarine and was probably due to fish. 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