The vessel's power was 410 kW (550 hp) and it had a speed of 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph). The convoy entered the Straits of Gibraltar on the 24th as six merchant vessels detached and seven joined the convoy. 1945: 2 x 5"/38 (single); 3 x 40mm/60 (twin); 4 x 20mm/80 (single). Lookouts aboard the Bibb sighted one of the Mallorys lifeboats and, disobeying an order to return to the convoy, the Bibbs commanding officer, CDR Roy Raney, ordered his cutter to begin rescuing survivors. At 0250 on the 7th she sighted four star shells in the vicinity of the convoy and a vessel was reported torpedoed. 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. Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. The Bibb was again underway on 31 August 1942 screening the port bow of the eastbound trans-Atlantic convoy SC-97. Alton, George. The night was dark throughout the action, though the moon was bright and cast a bright path. One merchant vessel was detached for St. John's. On the 15th Bibb sighted the west-bound trans-Atlantic convoy and delivered five ships, Ingham having delivered two earlier on the same date. The ship . The USS Johnson (DE-683) detached temporarily from the task force on the same day and proceeded to Bermuda for repairs, rejoining on the 6th. Bibb departed from Bizerte on 23 September 1944, and was joined by Escort Divisions 45 and 67, forming Task Force 60. At 0900 Bibb received word that Ingham had the missing ships in company. The barometer dropped and the winds rose with a number five sea. Then she proceeded towards Iceland and arrived at Reykjavik on the afternoon of the 5th. 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. Various members of the Task Force departed as escorts for detachments and others joined for temporary duty. On the 19th and 20th a number of ships were detached for Oran and Algiers, others joining from those ports. Many of the Bibbs crewmen leapt into the water to assist the nearly frozen survivors, and the cutter Ingham assisted. The first assignment of George M. Bibb after her commissioning was to the Fifth Coast Guard District, with Norfolk as her home port. The USCGC Bibb(WPG-31)was a 327-foot (100 m)Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. Once in South Vietnamese waters, she operated under the Cruiser-Destroyer Group of the U.S. Oil was still rising in the area. Just as the plane entered its steep glide, preparing to crash dive, two of Bibb's guns picked up the target and began firing. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. The U.S. Coast Guard cutter George M. Bibb (Builder's No. 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. On the 27th Bibb, in company with Ingham, searched for survivors of the torpedoed SS Athan Sultan, but being unable to sight anything, even though both vessels had a radar signal which was about 2 to 8 miles distant, they fired three star-shells. 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. Proceeding to the area she searched with Modoc without results. She received credit for the destruction of one Japanese aircraft. The convoy arrived at New York on the 30th and Bibb moored at Brooklyn Navy Yard with an availability period until 10 June 1944. By noon on the 3rd the convoy was standing up the swept channel towards Reykjavik, Iceland. On the 22nd she broke off from convoy HXL-229A and began screening ahead of convoy HXL-229. Later that year Bibb joined a destroyer squadron for the assistance of shipping in the North Atlantic. A U.S. Army liaison officer boarded Bibb and worked with a spotter aircraft in coordinating our fire in support of the troops." From 1946 to 1973, Bibb was stationed at Boston. At 0809, a large explosion was observed on a ship in the convoy. Many of Bibb's crewmen leapt into the water to assist the nearly frozen survivors, and the cutter Ingham assisted. Another time a medical team was sent ashore to the Village of Phu Tho, 70 miles south southeast of Danang. 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. At noon two boats were lowered and they began bringing 61 survivors aboard, including one naval officer and 23 enlisted men. She was relieved on 30 November by submarine chasers and arrived at Guantanamo Bay on 1 December 1943. 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. On the 14th three more destroyer escorts joined the task force. The next day another ship was reported torpedoed. He, like the other officers who commanded these cutters, knew his business. On the next morning, 1 September 1942 at 1110, Bibb made a sound contact and five minutes later dropped a barrage of six small and two large depth charges. Difficulty was experienced on the 12th in keeping formation due to high winds and heavy seas. Command Chief, MKC Austin R. Jennings. On 3 August 1942, Bibb, with escort commander in the cutter Ingham (WPG-35), was again on convoy duty. For three days we provided the men with food and shelter as we stood by the disabled ship. He died in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., on 14 April 1859. Later she returned to the wreck and left it in a sinking condition from gun fire and depth charges. 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. 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. She passed through to canal and departed Balboa on the 23rd for Pearl Harbor. The plane was in a slight glide, losing altitude, apparently picking out one of the ships in the anchorage as a suicide crash target. Then it was on to Guantanamo Bay for more intensive training with the Navy. V146 (1939-). The Tony crash dived into the stern of the USS St. George (AV-16) causing only superficial damage. On the 14th Bibb obtained two high frequency direction finder bearings and began running them down. The conversion to AGCs consisted of the removal of most of their heavy armament, the addition of more anti-aircraft weaponry, and the construction of enclosed rooms for the addition of 35 radio receivers and 25 radio transmitters. On the same day two vessels broke off for Europe Point and the convoy was joined by the Gibraltar section. The Bibb then set a course for Boston and moored at Pier 3, South Boston on the 15th. On the 13th, sixteen merchant vessels detached for Algiers while 23 merchant vessels joined from that port. On the 9th the Casablanca section, escorted by two destroyers, joined the main convoy. This convoy was part of an east bound trans-Atlantic convoy which had broken off and was headed for Iceland. On the 2nd five merchant vessels joined the convoy from Algerian ports. 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 relieved Duane. Then she departed for Norfolk and moored there for the rest of August. Two depth charges were dropped on a sound contact on the 7th and the search continued for two hours before rejoining the convoy. 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. In the U.S. Navy, asbestos was considered so important that the U.S. government once mandated its use in shipbuilding. At the same time eight merchant vessels under escort of PC vessels were detached for Casablanca, making the total number of ships in the convoy 82, plus the oiler. The bodies of the navigator and observer were recovered. On 1 February 1943, Bibb was underway from St. John's to join eastbound convoy SC-118 and reported to commander Task Unit 24.6.1 at 1005. USCGC Bibb (WHEC-31) - Steel Hip Flask - WI3. The cutters. On the 12th three more merchant vessels joined. On 2 June 1943, Bibb moored in Delpit Basin, Casablanca. The star shells marked the successful attack by a U-boat. In 1981 Bibb conducted a six-week patrol that included two training stops and several rescues. There were no seriously ill men among those brought aboard but all were weak and many required aid in going below deck. 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. 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 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. The convoy began break-off operations on the 7th. Each of our products is invested with brains and time to create by the best designers, as well as a dedicated team of ideas. 13-21. After maneuvering close to the Bibb to secure a mooring line, the flying boat lost control and collided with the cutter's hull, damaging the nose of the aircraft as well as both wings and their attached floats. In August, 1949 she served on Ocean Station Dog. The Babbitt was directed to join and try to bring her back to convoy. The vessel fell off to northward and commenced drifting toward the convoy. On 4 July 1944 there were detachments from the convoy for Horta, Azores and for Casablanca on the 9th and 11th. Much credit was given to the smoke screen for warding off possible air torpedo attacks. CG-71) was built at the Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina, and was launched in 1937. She departed Manzanillo on the 3rd and reached Pearl Harbor on the 11th. The passengers panicked and leapt overboard into the 50 water. Taking on ammunition at the Navy Yard until the 4th of February, when she departed for Hampton Roads, Virginia. The, The star shells marked the successful attack by a U-boat. On 1 May 1965 the Treasury class vessels were re-designated as High Endurance Cutters or WHEC. USCGC SPENCER (WMEC 905) Commanding Officer, CDR Corey M. Kerns. 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. 71 W. 31). Raney ignored the order to leave the survivors and went back and rescued 202 men from the icy waters. 1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted. 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. One more attempt was made with a pulling boat that night, but again the rough seas and darkness prevented their success and captains Cronk and Martin agreed to wait until the next morning to save the remaining passengers and crew. 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. The ship 327' and is laying on its starboard side, in 130' of water and it was a gr. Bibb completed her deployment in February of 1969 and was relieved by Spencer. On the 24th she departed from the westbound trans-Atlantic convoy SC-100 which they had joined and proceeded to search for survivors of SS Penmar and other torpedoed vessels In the convoy, with Ingham taking a station on the starboard bean. February 2023; S M T W T F S Bibb left Hvalfjordur for Reykjavik on 18 March 1943 and stood out to sea en route to join Iceland bound convoy HXL-229A. 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. $29.99. The Bibb was relieved of escort duty on 8 August and proceeded independently to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and moored. Because of the weather zigzagging was discontinued. Twenty minutes later she sighted a life raft with three men on it end she directed the rescue ship to pick them up. Nothing was found when the airplane, low on fuel, had to head back for land. Description [ edit] MV Hephaestus was a steel -built tanker with a tonnage of 595 GRT. Watson was an Engineering Officer/Student Engineer (1978-1980).[1][2]. On the 13th, sixteen merchant vessels detached for Algiers while 23 merchant vessels joined from that port. 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) On the 23rd the convoy entered New York Harbor and, On the 12th four merchant vessels were detached for Bone, Algeria, while three merchant vessels from that port joined. She served on Ocean Station Hotel from 11 to 20 January 1973 and then on Ocean Station Delta from 26 January to 15 February. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. The same could be said of the other Secretary Class cutters, their officers, and their crews. All escorts were given permission to open fire at will on unidentified aircraft. The, A few minutes later another raft was sighted dead ahead and two survivors of SS. On 25 October the New York and Delaware sections broke off, escorted six vessels and the others continued to Norfolk. Regaining the contact ten minutes later she again attacked with a barrage of six charges. Aircraft: Curtiss SOC-4, USCG No. Thirty-two preliminary designs of a modified Erie-class gunboat were drawn up before one was finally selected. Bibb commenced making smoke at 0354, even before SOPA ordered it 14 minutes later. 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 day, the 11th, Bibb sighted a ship on the horizon and proceeded toward it. On 24-25 January 1966 Bibb escorted the disabled merchant vessel SS South African Victory to Boston. Find USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. As raft after raft were brought alongside Bibb, it became necessary to leave dead bodies on the rafts, there being no time for the dead, when the living were clamoring to be saved. On the 3rd the convoy commenced standing up the Tunisian War Channel and six hours later Task Force 60 was relieved of convoy UGS-39 by HMS Dart at the entrance to Bizerte swept channel. The Bibb made a full pattern attack on a sound contact at 0440 and ten hours later dropped three full patterns on three separate contacts. On the 25th she proceeded to Argentia in company with USS SC-688 and USS SC-189. She began the year 1971 by serving on Ocean Station Bravo, where she served from 3 to 26 of January. Radar: (1945) SK, SG-1; (1966) AN/SPS-29D, AN/SPA-52. Bibb saw service in World War II. 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. 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 convoy consisted of 69 merchant ships, 19 LSTs and one British aircraft carrier. 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. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. 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. On 2 November 1969 Bibb towed to safety the disabled merchant vessel SS Caravan, which was located 150 miles southeast of Cape Fear. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. 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. 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. I hope I never see another drowned man as long as I live.". On 17 July 1982, In 1984 she participated in a multifaceted law enforcement operation code-named "Operation Wagon Wheel" in the Caribbean. Two merchant ships joined on the 21st; six detached and six joined on the 22nd; and nine detached and seven joined on the 23rd. On this particular visit the village came under enemy mortar fire just as Bibb's personnel were leaving. From October 1973 until she was decommissioned. 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. Later again that month and into August she seized the fishing vessel Shanti after the crew of the fishing vessel threw approximately three tons of marijuana overboard. Dropping a 600 lb. 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. 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. A training program for the personnel was in progress during this time. During November she served on Ocean Station Charlie. On the 13th the Bibb set a course for Reykjavik and anchored there on the 25th, later that day proceeding to Hvalfjordur. Bibb, 1955. On 27 February 1952 Bibb sustained minor damage when a Navy tug collided with her while maneuvering in Narragansett Bay. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. When completed on the 15th the convoy formation consisted of 12 columns of ships. 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. The Bibb, relieved of this arduous duty, continued carrying out law enforcement and search and rescue patrols. Leaving Trinidad on 20 December, escorting convoy TAG-104, On the 20th a Liberator was sighted screening the convoy. An official website of the United States government, 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. 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. It is believed that the type of rubber suit worn by the survivors contributed greatly to their withstanding the exposure. In October of 1950 she served on Ocean Station Dog and in December it was duty on Ocean Station Easy. 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. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. BIBB (C.G. Later that afternoon Bibb dropped an eight charge barrage on a sound contact and whet appeared to be a torpedo wake. Vessels joined the convoy at Gibraltar on the 10th. 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 Bibb. Many had edema of the hands, which resulted, it is believed, from the tight fit these rubber suits have about the wrist. Bibb was underway on 9 November 1942 screening the right flank of a west bound convoy of eight ships. The ship fought in the Battle of the Atlantic serving as a convoy escort. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982. Next day she intercepted a message from SS Vojvoda Putnik stating that the vessel had been torpedoed and was sinking. An hour later a Netherlands war vessel joined the task force as an anti-aircraft ship. The Bibb proceeded to the area and heard faint propeller beats but was unable to obtain a sound contact. On 25 February 1943, a convoy was formed with Bibb as escort commander, escorting seven vessels, with Babbitt in company. 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 30th Cossatot and four escorts detached for Oran and two destroyer escorts joined the task force. The Madil's crew of three had been forced to abandon ship and take to the life rafts, and they were then rescued by the motor vessel Salvatore. The cutters Bibb and Ingham were temporarily attached to a British escort force for SC-118s trans-Atlantic journey. After one successful trip, the gig's engine broke down and the Coast Guardsmen once again launched a pulling boat. 1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted. Early on the 30th and again on the 6th of May Bibb fired on enemy aircraft. On the 14th they observed a plane, which was providing air coverage, crash at sea. The New York section, with the commander Task Force 60 in, On 4 June 1944, CDR H. T. Diehl, USCG, relieved CDR C .A. 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. On the 19th she proceeded to Casco Bay, Maine, where she engaged in various drills and exercises until tie 28th. She was built in 1936 in the US Naval Yard in Philadelphia, PA. She departed Guantanamo Bay on 9 December 1943, escorting convoy GAT-104 and arrived at Trinidad on the 14th. Her deployment summary noted: "She met every operational commitment, never causing any delays and frequently being extended on patrols due to her high state of operational readiness. On 9 June 1942 Bibb was underway as escort commander for convoy SCL-85, consisting of 14 ships. She was sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of Florida in 1987. 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. If you served in USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31), Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. On the 23rd the convoy entered New York Harbor and Bibb moored at Brooklyn Navy Yard with availability expiring April 2nd. Rescue operations continued throughout forenoon, 202 survivors being taken from three lifeboats and numerous rafts. Standing out of Reykjavik harbor on 21 September 1942 Bibb awaited the assembly of a convoy of two columns of five ships each which was underway by 1600. 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. 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. Seventh Fleet as a part of Coast Guard Squadron Three. Many had edema of the hands, which resulted, it is believed, from the tight fit these rubber suits have about the wrist. On the 11th she stood down the Block Island swept channel for Norfolk and moored at the Naval Operating Base on the 12th. Between the 8th and 12th, Bibb took aboard crew members from three merchant vessels in convoy for medical treatment. On the 30th she departed Boston for Casco Bay, Maine. Radar: (1945) SK, SG-1; (1966) AN/SPS-29D, AN/SPA-52. The Navy then designated her as WPG-31. On the 3rd they stopped at Akueyre. A warning of the presence of unidentified aircraft was received on the 12th. She was commissioned on 10 March 1937. The final 327-foot design was based on the Erie-class Navy gunboats; the machinery plant and hull below the waterline were identical. After one successful trip, the gig's engine broke down and the Coast Guardsmen once again launched a pulling boat. 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