U.S. Coast Guard Cutters& Craft, 1946-1990. Meanwhile, one merchant had joined the convoy and another had detached for Bermuda on the 5th. During May-June 1949 she served on Ocean Station Able. 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. Watson was an Engineering Officer/Student Engineer (1978-1980).[1][2]. On 1 March 1945 she released the drydock to Tug ATA-225 and proceeded to Manzanillo, Mexico. The barometer dropped and the winds rose with a number five sea. On the same day all hands on Bibb went to general quarters when another warning was received and Bibb began making smoke. New navigation and communication systems were also added. Dedicated also to the Bibb Shipmates Assc. Two depth charges were dropped on a sound contact on the 7th and the search continued for two hours before rejoining the convoy. . >27,500 (10 days for 50 man crew using 50 gpd : Maximum Range: 4,000 NM @ 12 kts 9,000 NM @ 9 kts : Stopping Distance < 1,000 feet : Circumnavigate Beset 1000' Vessel in Heavy Ice (32" solid level) Yes - within 12 minutes : Sewage Treatment, Trash, & Hazmat Storage : Hold for 10 days (based on 50 person crew) All grey water, all black water . At 2152 word was received that a vessel in the convoy had been torpedoed. It was 61.33 m (201.2 ft) long, with a beam of 7.93 m (26.0 ft). 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. During these missions she fired 2,760 rounds from her 5"/38 main battery, destroying 30 structures, 11 sampans, and four bunkers, while damaging 145 structures, 11 sampans and four bunkers--killing three and wounding 30 of the enemy. 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. 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 (?) CGC Bibb in her post-war configuration and paint. Next day she sighted a merchant ship on the horizon and challenged her by blinker. There she served as the flagship for Commander, Mine Craft, Pacific Fleet. On the next day she departed the convoy in company with Schenck and arrived at Hvalfjordur that evening, proceeding to Reykjavik next day. A warning of the presence of unidentified aircraft was received on the 12th. Price: $ 18.00 (Price Includes Shipping & Handling) AssociationOfficers2021. 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. 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. and her members who help to keep these memories alive. At the same time she opened fire with her 20 mm cannons on a periscope reported ahead. Departing Guantanamo on the 23rd she arrived at Norfolk on the 26 January 1944. On 4 July 1944 there were detachments from the convoy for Horta, Azores and for Casablanca on the 9th and 11th. The cutter Bibb was named for George Motier Bibb, a prominent lawyer and jurist in Kentucky. 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. He was born on 30 October 1776 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. 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. Then it was on to Guantanamo Bay for more intensive training with the Navy. 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. It was the Boeing 314 flying boat Bermuda Sky Queen (NC-18612), on a trans-Atlantic flight from Foynes, Ireland to Gander, Newfoundland with 62 passengers and 7 crew on board. On the 16th she got underway in the van of a number of Navy craft who stood out of Buckner Bay and proceeded independently in accordance with the typhoon plan. 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 Ingham and two merchant vessels were missing. Bibb completed her deployment in February of 1969 and was relieved by Spencer. The healthy sheer forward and the high slope in the deck in the wardrooms was known as the "Hunnewell Hump." Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury George M. Bibb. 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. Armament:1936:3 x 5/51 (single); 2 x 6-pounders. The Task Force was escorting convoy UGS-33, consisting of 78 merchant vessels to North African ports and also USS Brant (ARS-32) and six LCIs to the Azores. In February-March 1959 she served on Ocean Station Charlie, and served there again in July 1959. The Bibb began searching for survivors and lookouts sighted large quantities of debris, including a swamped lifeboat. 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. On 24-25 January 1966 Bibb escorted the disabled merchant vessel SS South African Victory to Boston. 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. The contact was evaluated as probably non-submarine. Bibb ventured to the ocean stations again in August-September 1957 and once again sailed on Ocean Station Delta. On 10 November 1984 she seized the Turkish motor vessel SS Captain Joe 100 miles east of Honduras for carrying 11.5 tons of marijuana. She remained in South Boston Navy Yard until 16 January 1943 undergoing repairs to her hull and machinery. 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. 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. In February 1953 she served on Ocean Station Coca and in July it was duty on Ocean Station Delta. A distress message from the disabled SS Agenor gave the Bibb an opportunity to resume its customary peace-time job of search and rescue. Another time a medical team was sent ashore to the Village of Phu Tho, 70 miles south southeast of Danang. She served on Ocean Station Hotel from 11 to 20 January 1973 and then on Ocean Station Delta from 26 January to 15 February. 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. In March-April 1954 she served on Ocean Station Bravo. On the 3rd information received was that there were some indications that enemy submarines were nearing the convoy. that had fired and dropped three depth charges. Vessels joined the convoy at Gibraltar on the 10th. On the 14th three more destroyer escorts joined the task force. The attack took place at 36 23' N x 00 26.5' E. No planes came within range of Bibb during the entire action. An hour later the Iceland bound section of the convoy departed the main convoy. They rejoined the convoy on the 28th. Later that year Bibb joined a destroyer squadron for the assistance of shipping in the North Atlantic. MK-2 Browning MG, 2 x MK-13 high altitude parachute flare mortars. On the 22nd, two merchant vessels joined from Bone, Algeria. The Bibb also visited many foreign ports on her deployment, many of which she had sailed into during World War II. 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. Twenty minutes later she sighted a life raft with three men on it end she directed the rescue ship to pick them up. Command Chief, MKC Austin R. Jennings. That evening Ingham made an embarrassing attack on what was reported to be a periscope. This PAGE is dedicated to the memory and preservation of the USCGC George M. Bibb WHEC-31 (W-31, WPG-31) that served from 1937 till 1985 and presently lies as an artificial reef of the coast of Key West, Fl. Bibb commenced making smoke at 0354, even before SOPA ordered it 14 minutes later. A U.S. Army liaison officer boarded Bibb and worked with a spotter aircraft in coordinating our fire in support of the troops." Robert Scheina. One convoyed vessel detached for Horta, Azores on the 20th and two joined. The Bibb then set a course for Boston and moored at Pier 3, South Boston on the 15th. The Bibb returned on the 21st and proceeded to Buckner Bay, where she remained at anchor during the balance of July. 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. At 0250 on the 7th she sighted four star shells in the vicinity of the convoy and a vessel was reported torpedoed. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Winnebago (WHEC-40) had the Agenor's 17 crewmen on board. x .50 caliber Browning MG; 2 x depth charge racks; 1 x "Y" gun depth charge projector. She then proceeded with the two Navy destroyers to point "COLD" to rendezvous with two more Russian submarines. A submarine periscope was reported close aboard. Eight merchant vessels were detached for Gibraltar on the 15th. The convoy consisted of 102 merchant ships. Most of the armament was removed, except for the addition of a 40mm anti-aircraft battery, a 5-inch 38 caliber main battery and mousetrap anti-submarine armament. USCGC Bibb (WHEC-31) - Steel Hip Flask - WI3. On 3 April 1943 Bibb left for Reykjavik and later got underway standing out of the harbor to form convoy ONJ-176, consisting of three vessels with USS Symbol (AM-123) in company as escort. No other enemy action took place in Bibb's vicinity during the rest of May and she remained anchored, continuing as flagship of COMINPAC. It lies on its side at a depth of about 130 feet (40m). Additional star shells were fired an hour later, indicating another torpedoing. On 7 March 1943, Bibb got underway from Reykjavik to augment the escort of convoy SC-121. A fire which broke out on Bibb on the 21st proved to be rags burning in a bucket. 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) 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. The 327's were an attempt to develop a 20-knot cutter capable of carrying an airplane in a hangar. The healthy sheer forward and the high slope in the deck in the wardrooms was known as the Hunnewell Hump. Commander (Constructor) F. G. Hunnewell, USCG, was the head of the Coast Guards Construction and Repair Department at that time. An hour later a Netherlands war vessel joined the task force as an anti-aircraft ship. She arrived Argentia on 19 January and stood by the hull of the Army transport Joseph V. Connolly and assisted in towing her to port. Aircraft: Curtiss SOC-4, USCG No. Since the war had stopped the flow of weather data from merchant ships, the Coast Guard drew the duty of maintaining a continuous weather patrol consisting of 327-foot cutters at two stations in the mid-Atlantic located as follows: Station No. Well done.". Description [ edit] MV Hephaestus was a steel -built tanker with a tonnage of 595 GRT. Find USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. The vessel's power was 410 kW (550 hp) and it had a speed of 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph). 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. On 17 July 1982, In 1984 she participated in a multifaceted law enforcement operation code-named "Operation Wagon Wheel" in the Caribbean. 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. On the 25th she proceeded to Argentia in company with USS SC-688 and USS SC-189. Four hours later the Bibb proceeded to the assistance of SS Rosewood, reported sinking, but could not locate her in the darkness and storm. The convoy proceeded toward Bizerte, where, on the 18th, the Bibb was relieved as escort flagship by HMS Pheasant and moored until the 20th. From 1946 to 1973, Bibb was stationed at Boston. The Bibb was relieved of escort duty on 8 August and proceeded independently to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and moored. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Three hours later Bibb stood into the harbor and moored, remaining there until the 31st. Once the conversion was completed she was again classified as WPG-31. 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. The convoy arrived at New York on the 30th and Bibb moored at Brooklyn Navy Yard with an availability period until 10 June 1944. On the 23rd the convoy entered New York Harbor and Bibb moored at Brooklyn Navy Yard with availability expiring April 2nd. The 5" battery expended seven rounds. Among those serving on Bibb was James A. Watson, a rear admiral who was the onsite ranking officer in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 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 vessel was identified as the Norwegian SS Mosdale bound for Liverpool. A U.S. Army liaison officer boarded, In another significant action on 13 September 1968, In addition to her patrol duties this cutter also performed civic action functions in the form of medical assistance and search and rescue. In the winter of 1939 she was part of the Grand Banks Patrol. On 28 April some of these planes, undetected and unreported by any unit, approached the southern anchorage, flying at high speed about 100 feet above the water. The Portent made a Hedgehog attack and dropped five depth charges on a sound contact one mile north of Bibb's attack. The confidence the crew had in their captain seemed to be reflected in his pride and confidence in his crew.. On the morning of 6 May 1945, at 0846, SOPA warned that bogeys as well as many friendly planes were within four miles. 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. 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. One convoyed vessel detached for Horta, Azores on the 20th and two joined. There were no seriously ill men among those brought aboard but all were weak and many required aid in going below deck. 1936:3 x 5"/51 (single); 2 x 6-pounders. Four merchant ships were detached for Gibraltar and one joined just before the convoy changed course to stand through the Straits. 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 returned to Kerama Retto, next morning and remained anchored there for the balance of June. Bibbwas named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. Bibb was moored at St. Helena Navy Yard in Berkley, Virginia, until 10 February 1944 undergoing overhaul. 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. At the end of World War II, each Secretary Class cutter was returned to her peace-time makeup. It turned out to be the stern of a torpedoed tanker, with no signs of life on board, though one boat and one raft remained on board. From October 1973 until she was decommissioned. At 1521 she relieved HMS Fleetwood as Task Force Commander. The star shells marked the successful attack by a U-boat. 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. It is believed that the type of rubber suit worn by the survivors contributed greatly to their withstanding the exposure. 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. The Treasury class cutters proved to be highly dependable, versatile and long-lived warships--most served their country for over 40 years. The legendary Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. Tweet. On the 24th Bibb changed course to effect a rendezvous with convoy SC-105, joining the convoy on the 26th. Bibb was under the command of Commander Roy L. Raney during the convoy battles to come. The same could be said of the other Secretary Class cutters, their officers, and their crews. She then proceeded to Hvalfjordur, returning to Reykjavik on the 5th. On 1 May 1965 the Treasury class vessels were re-designated as High Endurance Cutters or WHEC. Executive Officer, LCDR Nicholas A. Forni. 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. The Bibb's fire was thought to be directly responsible for causing the attack to be frustrated and the plane splashing harmlessly into the water. 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. On the 27th two merchant vessels were detached for New York. During her ten-month deployment, she cruised approximately 68,680 miles and was underway for 75 percent of the time she was deployed. The next day another ship was reported torpedoed. On three patrols she participated in amphibious assaults on Phu Quoc Island. 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