Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. He returned to his unit after treatment and we expect him to recover completely.". She was built in 1936 in the US Naval Yard in Philadelphia, PA. 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. The passengers panicked and leapt overboard. In 1844, Bibb became Secretary of the Treasury under President John Tyler. Seven hours later Bibb fired a barrage of depth charges on a sound contact and a few minutes later the McLeish reported a sound contact which was almost immediately lost. Her next duty on an ocean station was from 16 May to 7 June 1974 when she served at Ocean Station Bravo once again. On the 28th she moored at Argentia. On 2 October all ships were inside Grotta Point, Iceland, maneuvering for anchorages. 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. Next day she fired her port K-guns on a contact with negative results. Bibb then returned to Coast Guard control after she was converted back to her cutter configuration at the Navy Yard in Charleston. Share. FS's: The Little Ships That Could: A History of the Campaigns in the Pacific and the Personal Experiences of the Author on the U.S. Army FS-268. The ship 327' and is laying on its starboard side, in 130' of water and it was a gr. Between the 8th and 12th, Bibb took aboard crew members from three merchant vessels in convoy for medical treatment. 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. 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. USCGC Bibb (WHEC-31) - Steel Hip Flask - WI3. 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. The three vessels arrived off the entrance to Chesapeake Bay on the 17th. The next day at 0411 Bibb attacked a doubtful contact which was lost a few minutes later. Bibb served in the United States Senate from 1811 to 1814 and from 1829 to 1835. She underwent a major renovation at East Boston's Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in early 1975, including extensive repairs to her hull and machinery spaces. At 2152 word was received that a vessel in the convoy had been torpedoed. On this particular visit the village came under enemy mortar fire just as Bibb's personnel were leaving. that had fired and dropped three depth charges. 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. Quartermaster Third Class Bill Batson, of Quincy, Massachusetts, reported: "We arrived on scene late in the afternoon of 1 November. At 0250 on the 7th she sighted four star shells in the vicinity of the convoy and a vessel was reported torpedoed. Find USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. 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. The 327's were an attempt to develop a 20-knot cutter capable of carrying an airplane in a hangar. Soon after midnight on the 10th two more vessels in the convoy were torpedoed. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters& Craft, 1946-1990. The Bibb departed Boston on 8 November 1943 in company with Ingham en route San Juan, Puerto Rico, for duty with Task Group 26.4 and arrived there on the 13th. 1941: 1 x 5"/51 (single mount); 3 x 3"/50 (single mounts);2 (?) On the 27th Bibb departed for Boston and moored at the South Boston Navy Yard on the 28th. George M. Bibb (WPG-31), a twin-screw, steel-hulled Coast Guard cutter, was laid down on 15 August 1935 by the Charleston (S.C.) Navy Yard; launched on 14 January 1936; sponsored by Mrs. Byron. 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. On 23 of May 1983 Bibb seized a fishing vessel 50 miles southeast of Cape Cod for fisheries violations. The Bibb departed Guantanamo Bay on 29 December 1943, escorting convoy GAT-108 and arrived at Trinidad 3 January 1944. Another merchant vessel from Casablanca joined the convoy. The ship fought in the Battle of the Atlantic serving as a convoy escort. Fire Control Radar: (1945) Mk-26; (1966) Mk-26 MOD 4 She departed Guantanamo Bay on 9 December 1943, escorting convoy GAT-104 and arrived at Trinidad on the 14th. On the 26th the escort carrier USS Card (CVE-11) reported a suspected submarine ten miles ahead. On the same day two vessels broke off for Europe Point and the convoy was joined by the Gibraltar section. Several hours later she again encountered the abandoned Coulmore. The vessel fell off to northward and commenced drifting toward the convoy. Various vessels near the path of the plane opened fire. On the 23rd the convoy entered New York Harbor and Bibb moored at Brooklyn Navy Yard with availability expiring April 2nd. On the 12th three more merchant vessels joined. Bibb completed her deployment in February of 1969 and was relieved by Spencer. 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. Twenty minutes later she sighted a life raft with three men on it end she directed the rescue ship to pick them up. 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. She remained underway except for three days, until 11 October, carrying out typhoon plan X-RAY. 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. She underwent a major renovation at East Boston's Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in early 1975, including extensive repairs to her hull and machinery spaces. Style: Quantity. The rafts were of the doughnut type and, due to the height of the sea, it was rarely possible to see more than two or three rafts at a time. On the 2nd Bibb received a report from a ship with call letters KFFL that she had been torpedoed. Aircraft: Curtiss SOC-4, USCG No. The USCGC Bibb appeared in the 1952 film "Walk East on Beacon" at the film's climactic end. On 25 February the convoy dispersed in heavy weather with four escorts rounding up the stragglers. I hope I never see another drowned man as long as I live.. Anti-submarine weaponry was added in mid-1941 and under Executive Order of 11 September 1941, Bibb became eligible for transfer to the Navy by agreement between the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Coast Guard. In May 1965 she served on Ocean Station Charlie. Notable events involving Bibb include: 7 Feb 1943 USCGC Bibb picks up 202 survivors from the American troop transport Henry R. Mallory and 33 survivors from the Greek merchant Kalliopi that were torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-402 in convoy SC-118 about 600 nautical miles south-southwest of Iceland. In May-June 1958 she served on Ocean Station Echo and in July-August 1958 it was back to Ocean Station Delta. The Bibb launched a motor life boat to recover the men in the raft while Bibb was rolling up to 40-degrees in the heavy seas. A training program for the personnel was in progress during this time. In the fall she steamed to Ocean Station Bravo, where she served from 27 September to 17 October 1973. At first light on 1 July, a rescue aircraft from Air Station Elizabeth City was on scene and assisting in the search. 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. Just as the plane entered its steep glide, preparing to crash dive, two of Bibb's guns picked up the target and began firing. Bibbwas named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. It was a combination ocean station patrol and search and rescue operation that brought, With the waves cresting at 30 feet and the cutter rolling 30 to 35 degrees, getting the passengers and crew of the, 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, The following morning the seas had abated somewhat and Cronk ordered a rescue attempt with his personal gig. The Bibb also visited many foreign ports on her deployment, many of which she had sailed into during World War II. 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. Bibb made history after a wolf pack attacked the eastbound convoy SC-118. The rescue demonstrated the utility and importance of the ocean station program and historian Robert E. Johnson noted that "The Bermuda Sky Queen incident must rank with the Coast Guard's outstanding rescue feats.". That evening 11 ships of the convoy bound for Iceland departed the main convoy with Bibb, Ingham and Schenck as escorts. Price: $ 18.00 (Price Includes Shipping & Handling) AssociationOfficers2021. The barometer dropped and the winds rose with a number five sea. 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 USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. On 1 May 1965 the Treasury class vessels were re-designated as High Endurance Cutters or WHEC. One of the destroyer escorts was damaged in collision and returned to Norfolk Navy Yard for repair. V146 (1939-). Four hours later Orbis was underway to rejoin. Later that month she seized the motor vessel SS Rio Panuco with 50 tons of marijuana on board. 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. USCG Duane (Wreck) Stern Smoke Stack Bow She is a 327 foot Treasury class US Coast Guard cutter. Nothing was found when the airplane, low on fuel, had to head back for land. A few minutes later another raft was sighted dead ahead and two survivors of SS Bonneville were taken aboard. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. 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. On the 14th they observed a plane, which was providing air coverage, crash at sea. Investigating a radar contact astern on the 26th it was found to be the USS SC-689 which had separated from the company during the night. Next day the Bibb fired her starboard thrower in an embarrassing attack on what was probably a non-submarine. 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. It was a clear night with a bright, full moon which made visibility very good. 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. The Bibb returned to Reykjavik Harbor, Iceland on the 10th where she remained until the 25th. Bibb continued at anchor in Kerama Retto until 7 July 1945 when she proceeded to Buckner Bay, where she anchored remaining through the 16th. One convoyed vessel detached for Horta, Azores on the 20th and two joined. 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. Dropping a 600 lb. 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. 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. Made in 1940, this U.S. Coast Guard film shows the Cadet Cruise made by the USCG's class of 1940. On 10 November 1984 she seized the Turkish motor vessel SS, Due to the prohibitive cost of maintaining the aging, LOGBOOKS - Revenue and Coast Guard Cutters: An Overview, Revenue Cutter and Coast Guard Logbooks 1791-1991, Revenue Cutter and Coast Guard Muster Rolls 1831 - 1949, Revenue Cutter and Coast Guard Muster Rolls 1833-1932, Unbound US Revenue Cutter and CG Muster Rolls 1831-1915, Shipping Articles of the Revenue Cutter Service 1867 - 1916, Payroll of Officers & Enlisted Forces of USCG Cutters (1916 1935), Battle of the Atlantic & Greenland Patrol, SPAR Lillian Vasilas' Oral History Interview, Significant Dates in Coast Guard Aviation, Life-Saving Service and Coast Guard Units, Master Chief Petty Officers of the Coast Guard, Two Standards of Judgement - Michael Healy, Women in Coast Guard: Historical Chronology, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982. 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. 1943: 2 x 5"/51 (single mount);4 x 3"/50 (single mounts); 2 x 20mm/80 (single); 1 x Hedgehog; 2 (?) 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 left Toltec at the swept channel buoy No. On 1 May seven merchant vessels were detached under escort of a destroyer escort for Algiers. The convoy arrived at New York on the 30th and Bibb moored at Brooklyn Navy Yard with an availability period until 10 June 1944. 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. Eight merchant vessels were detached for Gibraltar on the 15th. She then sailed to Mayport, Florida, for a week of training at the Navy Fleet Training Center. 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. At the same time one of the convoyed vessels, SS Elizabeth Massey, gradually lost position due to heavy seas and light condition and begun to fall behind. On the 27th two merchant vessels were detached for New York. 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. She anchored at Kerama Retto, Okinawa on 23 April. All escorts were given permission to open fire at will on unidentified aircraft. The search was unsuccessful but the cutter depth-charged another submarine contact. For three days we provided the men with food and shelter as we stood by the disabled ship. One ship was reported later to have returned to Reykjavik safely. From April to August of 1945 she participated in the assault on Okinawa, surviving numerous kamikaze attacks. On the 27th friendly aircraft were sighted screening the convoy. On several occasions she was praised for her gunfire support. The night was dark throughout the action, though the moon was bright and cast a bright path. 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. On the 15th USS. The convoy consisted of 102 merchant ships. On the 20th Bibb investigated a sound contact, which proved to be non-submarine and was probably due to fish. At 0809, a large explosion was observed on a ship in the convoy. The ship was 327 feet in length, with a draft of 12 and a half feet. 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 0730 on 1 October a plane arrived to provide air coverage. 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. 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. 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. 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. In October of 1950 she served on Ocean Station Dog and in December it was duty on Ocean Station Easy. Much credit was given to the smoke screen for warding off possible air torpedo attacks. The contact was evaluated as probably non-submarine. The ship saw service in World War II. On 7 February 1943, the U-402 torpedoed the Mallory as it straggled behind the convoy. It is believed that the type of rubber suit worn by the survivors contributed greatly to their withstanding the exposure. Vessels joined the convoy at Gibraltar on the 10th. 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. During November 1944 through 29 January 1945, When an enemy aircraft was sighted coming in from the northwest on 28 April 1945, The plane disappeared in a smoke screen. On the 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 the 13th the commander of Task Force 60 was transferred aboard USS Merrill (DE-392) relieving the Bibb as flagship. Two merchant ships joined on the 21st; six detached and six joined on the 22nd; and nine detached and seven joined on the 23rd. The 5" battery expended seven rounds. 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 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. 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. There were no persons aboard. In October of 1950 she served on Ocean Station Dog and in December it was duty on Ocean Station Easy. Bibb is credited with destroying one Japanese kamikaze aircraft in action at Karema Retto. Ten minutes later the second ship sank, stern first. He, like the other officers who commanded these cutters, knew his business. 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. USCGC George M. Bibb(WPG-31)was initially assigned to the Fifth Coast Guard District at Norfolk, VA. Ten other destroyers dropped charges on doubtful contacts and Bibb made an embarrassing attack on a contact at 600 yards at 1430. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. There were no seriously ill men among those brought aboard but all were weak and many required aid in going below deck. Formulates and enforces safety standards for U.S. commercial vessels and offshore structures. 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 convoy entered the Straits of Gibraltar on the 24th as six merchant vessels detached and seven joined the convoy. The Vigilant was first located by a Coast Guard aircraft from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and this aircraft directed Bibb onto the scene. By 0305 the rescue ships had completed operations and were underway to rejoin the convoy. At 0448 on the 21st she attacked a sound contact with a barrage of depth charges with undetermined results, due to darkness and haze. Command Chief, MKC Austin R. Jennings. At the end of World War II, each Secretary Class cutter was returned to her peace-time makeup. 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. 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