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. USCG Duane (Wreck) Stern Smoke Stack Bow She is a 327 foot Treasury class US Coast Guard cutter. The Coast Guard Health Services community will be fully apprised of this subject so that questions from Coast Guard veterans and retirees can be appropriately answered. At 0900 Bibb received word that Ingham had the missing ships in company. In April of 1966 she served on Ocean Station Delta and on Ocean Station Charlie in August-September 1967. One merchant vessel detached for the Azores. 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. No other enemy action took place in Bibb's vicinity during the rest of May and she remained anchored, continuing as flagship of COMINPAC. Each of our products is invested with brains and time to create by the best designers, as well as a dedicated team of ideas. On the 2nd Bibb received a report from a ship with call letters KFFL that she had been torpedoed. On the 9th the Casablanca section, escorted by two destroyers, joined the main convoy. The, A few minutes later another raft was sighted dead ahead and two survivors of SS. 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). 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. She passed through to canal and departed Balboa on the 23rd for Pearl Harbor. The night was dark throughout the action, though the moon was bright and cast a bright path. 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. All these planes were suicide planes which chose medium sized and large ships at anchor as their targets, and used various tactics, some attacking at night, some at dusk and others during daylight. On 1 May 1965 the Treasury class vessels were re-designated as High Endurance Cutters or WHEC. A few minutes later another raft was sighted dead ahead and two survivors of SS Bonneville were taken aboard. The Bibb was underway on zig-zag courses at five knots at the time from Norfolk to Casco Day, Maine. The Bibb's gun fired one round at the target when it was dead astern but did not fire again because the crew had lost sight of the target. On 30 June 1981 Bibb sailed around Cape Hatteras and right into tropical storm Brett. The USCGC Bibb was a 327-foot Secretary-Class Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. 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. Meanwhile, one merchant had joined the convoy and another had detached for Bermuda on the 5th. First Class Hospitalman James Jones of South Portsmouth, Kentucky, added: "After the fighting we treated one of the South Vietnamese soldiers for wounds in the right arm and leg. Alton, George. 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. x .50 caliber Browning MG; 2 x depth charge racks; 1 x "Y" gun depth charge projector. 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 28 May 37 ships detached for Hampton Roads. On the 15th USS. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. 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. Bibb,1955. In February 1953 she served on Ocean Station Coca and in July it was duty on Ocean Station Delta. In 1981 Bibb conducted a six-week patrol that included two training stops and several rescues. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. V146 (1939-). 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. 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. On the 12th three more merchant vessels joined. From October 1973 until she was decommissioned. At the same time she opened fire with her 20 mm cannons on a periscope reported ahead. Ten minutes later a kawasaki Ki-61 "Tony" fighter aircraft was sighted at about 5,000 yards, and Bibb commenced firing, but the firing was checked as the bearing became foul. 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. 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 the 13th Task Group 21.13 joined, departing the next day. On August 6th Bibb expended 11 depth charges on a sound contact which was later evaluated as non-submarine. Early on the 30th and again on the 6th of May Bibb fired on enemy aircraft. Contents 1 History In the Vietnam War, the Bibb transported John Kerry after he was shot on his Swift boat. The barometer dropped and the winds rose with a number five sea. During the conversion, her wartime armament was removed, structural modifications were made, and towing equipment was installed, preparatory to resuming her peacetime Coast Guard duties. Dropping a 600 lb. 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. . Made in 1940, this U.S. Coast Guard film shows the Cadet Cruise made by the USCG's class of 1940. Ten other destroyers dropped charges on doubtful contacts and Bibb made an embarrassing attack on a contact at 600 yards at 1430. Eight merchant vessels were detached for Gibraltar on the 15th. 2, 37 44' N x 41 13' W. Here the cutters steamed continuously within a 100 square mile area from the center of the station with each patrol lasting approximately 21 days. On 14 December two British escort vessels departed with some of the ships of the convoy for St. John's, Newfoundland. In the U.S. Navy, asbestos was considered so important that the U.S. government once mandated its use in shipbuilding. Price: $ 18.00 (Price Includes Shipping & Handling) AssociationOfficers2021. 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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 ship 327' and is laying on its starboard side, in 130' of water and it was a gr. On 14 April she departed for Guam where she arrived on the 15th and on the 19th rendezvoused with USS Aaron Ward (DD-132) which acted as her escort to Okinawa. Many of them were suffering from exposure and edema, but after treatment almost all recovered. Nothing was found when the airplane, low on fuel, had to head back for land. The convoy began break-off operations on the 7th. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Grumman JF-2, USCG No. The Bibb opened fire on the Oscar before it began reversing and maintained fire until it was in the last phase of the crash dive. 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. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. High winds and rough seas from the unexpected storm had put several vessels in distress and Bibb was first directed to assist the motor vessel Madil. 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. The Bibb also transited the Panama Canal and crossed the equator and the international date line, with appropriate ceremonies for her crew. On several occasions she was praised for her gunfire support. On 24 July 1960 she departed on a Reserve Cruise. The Duane was directed to stand by while repairs were made. The Portent made a Hedgehog attack and dropped five depth charges on a sound contact one mile north of Bibb's attack. 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 U.S. Coast Guard cutter George M. Bibb (Builder's No. On the same day two vessels broke off for Europe Point and the convoy was joined by the Gibraltar section. Those who did not make it into a life raft died from hypothermia. There was also an unoccupied lifeboat awash and two unoccupied rafts. Again on the 13th, off Skagie Point, Iceland, a charge was dropped on a doubtful contact. Fire Control Radar: (1945) Mk-26; (1966) Mk-26 MOD 4 Soon after, a streak of heavy oil, 30 yards long, was sighted. On the 28th one merchant vessel returned to Norfolk unescorted due to machinery failure. It had one 6 cylinder Ruston Stafford 6 CSRKM 4 Stoke diesel engine with a single shaft and one screw. On the 21st Portent stood by to cover one of the convoy vessels that had steering trouble. On January 6th she left Port of Spain, Trinidad, escorting U. S. Army Transport S-17 to San Juan. The Navy then designated her as WPG-31. Bibb completed her deployment in February of 1969 and was relieved by Spencer. 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. He died in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., on 14 April 1859. On the 26th the Delaware section of the convoy departed under escort of Ingham and USS Threat (AM-124) and at 0935 the lead ships were ordered to follow Bibb to the swept channel of New York harbor. 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 nearby cutter was able to repel the attack with five-inch gunfire while coming close inshore in relatively shallow water to retrieve her Medical Civil Action Program team. A second message followed an hour later adding that the vessel was now on fire. 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. 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. 2 x MK-13 high altitude parachute flare mortars. At 0336 escorts on the convoy's port side began firing and two minutes later escorts on the starboard side began to open fire. Next day the Bibb fired her starboard thrower in an embarrassing attack on what was probably a non-submarine. Next day, due to high seas, only four ships remained in the convoy while three had passed from the radar range and were scattered. She participated in refresher training under the Fleet Training Group at Guantanamo Bay every two years to maintain her military readiness. She was sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of Florida in 1987. From 14 August to 6 September of that same year she served on Ocean Station Echo. 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 One ship was reported later to have returned to Reykjavik safely. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. After conversion to an AGC, done in the Charleston Navy Yard between 17 October 1944 and 29 January 1945. The cutters Bibb and Ingham were temporarily attached to a British escort force for SC-118s trans-Atlantic journey. Vessels joined the convoy at Gibraltar on the 10th. On the 13th she stood down Chesapeake Bay swept channel and maneuvered while awaiting the formation of the convoy. 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. It was a clear night with a bright, full moon which made visibility very good. On the 31st, the Casablanca section of the convoy, consisting of 27 ships, began breaking off. Bibb was under the command of Commander Roy L. Raney during the convoy battles to come. A few minutes later a vessel in the convoy fired a machine gun at a reported visual contact. History The ship fought in the Battle of the Atlantic serving as a convoy escort. The next day she had a sound contact and carried out an embarrassing attack, dropping two depth charges. She began the year 1971 by serving on Ocean Station Bravo, where she served from 3 to 26 of January. During November 1944 through 29 January 1945, Bibb remained at the Charleston Navy Yard, undergoing conversion to an AGC [Amphibious Command & Control] vessel, her designation being then changed to WAGC-31. It was 61.33 m (201.2 ft) long, with a beam of 7.93 m (26.0 ft). Soon afterwards she got underway to join Trillium and relieved her of escort of SS Empire Bunting. Armament:1936:3 x 5/51 (single); 2 x 6-pounders. She had barely arrived at Casco Bay on 3 April when she was underway again searching for a Navy plane that had been forced down at sea. Later that year Bibb joined a destroyer squadron for the assistance of shipping in the North Atlantic. The 327-foot cutters were designed to meet changing missions of the service as it emerged from the Prohibition era. During these visits, Dr. John Bulette, the on-board medical officer assigned to, She returned to Boston, where she was home-ported until October of 1973. Anderson, USCG, as commanding officer of Bibb. 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. Frequently one, two or three boats were alongside and on one occasion there were as many as nine boats alongside at the same time. .Built for only $2.5 million each, in terms of cost effectiveness we may never see the likes of these cutters again.". 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. The 327's were an attempt to develop a 20-knot cutter capable of carrying an airplane in a hangar. 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. USCGC George M. Bibb(WPG-31)was initially assigned to the Fifth Coast Guard District at Norfolk, VA. 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. Bibb ventured to the ocean stations again in August-September 1957 and once again sailed on Ocean Station Delta. 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. In the winter of 1939 she was part of the Grand Banks Patrol. The weather patrols (later termed "ocean station patrols") consisted of sailing for three weeks on one of four assigned stations in the North Atlantic, and each cutter assigned performed four or five such patrols each year. Commander (Constructor) F. G. Hunnewell, USCG, was the head of the Coast Guard's Construction and Repair Department at that time. This standardization saved moneyalways paramount in the Coast Guards considerationsand the cutters were built in U.S. Navy shipbuilding yards. 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) During her patrols she undertook 31 naval gunfire support missions in support of Vietnamese Regional Forces amphibious assaults, U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Army and Marine Corps operations primarily into enemy controlled areas of the Mekong Delta. On the 20th a Liberator was sighted screening the convoy. 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. The Bibb picked up oil samples and ordering USS Portent (AM-106) to remain in the vicinity, rejoined the convoy. The target was taken under fire by vessels in the anchorage but apparently escaped, damaged, and disappeared flying north toward Geruma Shima. 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. 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. She underwent a major renovation at East Boston's Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in early 1975, including extensive repairs to her hull and machinery spaces. Later that afternoon Bibb dropped an eight charge barrage on a sound contact and whet appeared to be a torpedo wake. Fourteen minutes later a bogey consisting of probably two planes at low altitude, was reported as closing rapidly. 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. The next day she sighted the bow of the tanker and left it in sinking condition also. 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 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. Seventh Fleet, RADM Rudden, send her a message: "As you depart the Cruiser-Destroyer Group, Seventh Fleet, your performance is noted with pleasure. On the 27th she went to the assistance of USS Narragansett (ATF-88) and floating drydock ARDC-12. The Bibb returned on the 21st and proceeded to Buckner Bay, where she remained at anchor during the balance of July. On three patrols she participated in amphibious assaults on Phu Quoc Island. Her next ocean station assignment was during March-April 1952 when the Bibb served on Ocean Station Charlie and then in November-December 1952 she served on Ocean Station Echo. 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted; In 1938 the ship made a special practice cruise with cadets from the Coast Guard Academy, and in 1939 spent about three months on temporary duty with the Navy, engaging in joint maneuvers. On the 6th Bibb, together with USS MacLeish (DD-220) was relieved of further escort duty and departed the convoy setting a course for Argentia, where she arrived on the 7th. Fortunately Bibb was able to pull all 21 survivors and Coast Guardsmen on board the surfboat and in the raft to safety, leaving 22 on board the Queen. Bibb was then directed to coordinate the search efforts for the missing sailing vessel Patriot with six crewmen aboard. Bibbwas named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. The Bibb then returned to New Bedford. One convoyed vessel detached for Horta, Azores on the 20th and two joined. Ten minutes later the second ship sank, stern first. 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. It is believed that the type of rubber suit worn by the survivors contributed greatly to their withstanding the exposure. On 25 February 1943, a convoy was formed with Bibb as escort commander, escorting seven vessels, with Babbitt in company. At noon two boats were lowered and they began bringing 61 survivors aboard, including one naval officer and 23 enlisted men. 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. Later she returned to the wreck and left it in a sinking condition from gun fire and depth charges. She relieved Duane. 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. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. She first underwent an equipment test by the Naval Underwater Systems Center in Long Island Sound. The Vigilant capsized and sank one hour later. 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. Radar: (1945) SK, SG-1; (1966) AN/SPS-29D, AN/SPA-52. The Casablanca section started joining the main convoy from Mediterranean ports. On the 3rd they stopped at Akueyre. From 1946 to 1973, Bibb was stationed at Boston. Ordered to Boston Navy Yard for repairs, she searched en route for a Coast Guard plane reported down in the vicinity of White Island. From April to August of 1945 she participated in the assault on Okinawa, surviving numerous kamikaze attacks. 1, 35 38' N x 53 21' W and Station No. 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. . She remained there only seven hours and at 1729 stood out of Loch Foyle in company with Ingham and Vulcan for a trip direct to Norfolk, Virginia. The 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. The tow was taken over by the commercial tug Curb and Bibb then proceeded to Boston. She then proceeded with the two Navy destroyers to point "COLD" to rendezvous with two more Russian submarines. The Bibb rescued 33 more people from the nearby torpedoed freighter S.S. Kalliopi before returning to the convoy. She sailed to Ocean Station Charlie again in April of 1960 and in June and July of 1960 she served on Ocean Station Echo. At 2152 word was received that a vessel in the convoy had been torpedoed. Taking on ammunition at the Navy Yard until the 4th of February, when she departed for Hampton Roads, Virginia. The passengers panicked and leapt overboard into the 50 water. With these modifications, she was well suited to assume the additional tasks to be performed on weather patrols as well as routing search and rescue work. 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. Entering Reykjavik on the 23rd she proceeded to Hvalfjordur where she entered a floating drydock on the 27th and remained there until the 29th. 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.
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