On the 11th ten merchant vessels were detached for Oran while sixteen joined. This standardization saved money--always paramount in the Coast Guard's considerations--and the cutters were built in U.S. Navy shipbuilding yards. Also, during the mid-1930s, narcotics smuggling, mostly opium, was on the increase, and long-legged, fairly fast cutters were needed to curtail it. The Bibb then proceeded to assist Nanaste which was being escorted by USS Bowditch (AGS-21). No lifeboats were believed to have gotten away from the starboard side of the vessel, which had 499 persons on board. On the 28th four merchant vessels and one destroyer detached, the vessels to be escorted to Oran by a British task force. 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. The next day at 0411 Bibb attacked a doubtful contact which was lost a few minutes later. He, like the other officers who commanded these cutters, knew his business. On the 22nd the Norfolk section of the convoy was detached, escorted by four destroyer escorts, and a little later the Delaware section left under escort of two destroyer escorts. Bibb,1955. 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. On the 12th she delivered the two submarines to a local Canadian escort unit off the Sambro Light vessel. 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. Made in 1940, this U.S. Coast Guard film shows the Cadet Cruise made by the USCG's class of 1940. On the 2nd five merchant vessels joined the convoy from Algerian ports. Formulates and enforces safety standards for U.S. commercial vessels and offshore structures. 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. That operation involved several different agencies including the Coast Guard, the Navy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and others. 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. 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. New navigation and communication systems were also added. Seventh Fleet as a part of Coast Guard Squadron Three. 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. Armament:1936:3 x 5/51 (single); 2 x 6-pounders. Call Sokolove Law right now at (800) 647-3434 if you've been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease. Also, on one of these occasions a working party laden with paint and brushes accompanied the medical team and assisted the villagers in painting a church. The Bibb departed Guantanamo Bay on 29 December 1943, escorting convoy GAT-108 and arrived at Trinidad 3 January 1944. At 0946 she set a course to rendezvous with convoy SC-118. An hour later Bibb was ordered to detach from the convoy and return to Iceland, with SS Toltec. 1, 35 38' N x 53 21' W and Station No. Lookouts aboard the Bibb sighted one of the Mallory's lifeboats at 1000 and, disobeying an order to return to the convoy, Bibb's commanding officer, CDR Roy Raney, ordered his cutter to begin rescuing survivors. 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. . 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. 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. In March-April 1956 she served on Ocean Station Bravo again and in June 1956 she served on Ocean Station Charlie. 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 convoy began break-off operations on the 7th. )Propulsion: 2 x Westinghouse double-reduction geared turbines; 2 x Babcock & Wilcox sectional express, air-encased, 400 psi, 200 superheatSHP: 5,250 (total)Maximum Speed: 19.5 knotsCruising: 13.0 knots, 7,000 mile rangeComplement: 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted;1941: 16 officers, 5 warrants, 202 enlisted;1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted. Bibb was moored at St. Helena Navy Yard in Berkley, Virginia, until 10 February 1944 undergoing overhaul. At 0336 escorts on the convoy's port side began firing and two minutes later escorts on the starboard side began to open fire. The, A few minutes later another raft was sighted dead ahead and two survivors of SS. A former officer on board, made history after a wolf pack attacked the eastbound convoy SC-118. Vessels joined the convoy at Gibraltar on the 10th. 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. The Bibb laid down an oil slick downwind of the Bermuda Sky Queen prior to crossing her bow to create a lee for the three men. Her next duty on an ocean station was from 16 May to 7 June 1974 when she served at Ocean Station Bravo once again. A U.S. Army liaison officer boarded Bibb and worked with a spotter aircraft in coordinating our fire in support of the troops." A place for old 327 BENO sailors to meet, swap sea stories and tall tales, and share photos. 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. Modifications included the removal of one of her 5-inch 50 caliber main batteries, the addition of a total of four 3-inch 50 caliber dual-purpose batteries, lighter anti-aircraft armament (including 20mm cannons and .50 caliber machine guns), Y gun depth charge projectors, two depth charge tracks at the stern and at some point in the coming months, a British-made high-frequency direction finder (known as HF/DF or Huff-Duff), and a surface search radar set. On the 11th she was underway proceeding to Norfolk and on the 12th was standing down Hampton Roads, anchoring in Lynnhaven Roads. She returned to Boston, where she was home-ported until October of 1973. The Duane was directed to stand by while repairs were made. On the 14th they observed a plane, which was providing air coverage, crash at sea. 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. The Oscar then took a course northward, climbed to about 1,000 feet, reversed course and began maneuvering for a crash dive, with her probable target Bibb, YMS-331, or USS Kenneth Whiting (AVP-14) all within close range of each other. On the 27th Bibb departed for Boston and moored at the South Boston Navy Yard on the 28th. The following year brought a number of notable seizures for drug and fisheries charges. The cutter assumed its duties of escort commander of convoy ONSJ-110, with 13 ships, on the 7th, in company with Babbitt. A fire which broke out on Bibb on the 21st proved to be rags burning in a bucket. Among those serving on Bibb was James A. Watson, a rear admiral who was the onsite ranking officer in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The next day she sighted the bow of the tanker and left it in sinking condition also. It lies on its side at a depth of about 130 feet (40m). For three days we provided the men with food and shelter as we stood by the disabled ship. On two occasions she sent a medical team ashore to the fishing village of Song Ong Doc in An Xuyen Province, approximately 150 miles southwest of Saigon. The New York section, with the commander Task Force 60 in, On 4 June 1944, CDR H. T. Diehl, USCG, relieved CDR C .A. 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. Those who did not make it into a life raft died from hypothermia. At the end of World War II, each Secretary Class cutter was returned to her peace-time makeup. 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. 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. Attempting various methods, including using a pulling boat and various rubber rafts from both the cutter and the flying boat, three passengers of the latter volunteered, only two hours before sunset, to attempt to make it to the cutter using one of the flying boat's small rafts. and her members who help to keep these memories alive. The Bibb assumed a new patrol station until the 15th, when she departed independently for Charleston, South Carolina. Well done.". The Bibb remained moored at Bizerte until 11 May 1944, and then was underway as flagship of Task Force 60 relieving HMS Pheasant of convoy GUS-39 in the vicinity of Bizerte swept channel. 13-21. On the 16th Bibb attacked a doubtful sound contact with three starboard throwers without results. The temperature of the water was 50 degrees, so that the survivors who wore winter underclothing suffered less in the water. Each of our products is invested with brains and time to create by the best designers, as well as a dedicated team of ideas. 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. The Bibb remained at anchor in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, during August, 1945, as flagship for Commander, Mine Craft, Pacific Fleet. Task Force 66 relieved course and began standing up the Straits of Gibraltar and on the 3rd entered Casablanca Harbor. 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 327s were an attempt to develop a 20-knot cutter capable of carrying an airplane in a hangar. The contact was analyzed as doubtful. On the 13th the Bibb set a course for Reykjavik and anchored there on the 25th, later that day proceeding to Hvalfjordur. Many had edema of the hands, which resulted, it is believed, from the tight fit these rubber suits have about the wrist. In May 1965 she served on Ocean Station Charlie. New navigation and communication systems were also added. 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. Two depth charges were dropped on a sound contact on the 7th and the search continued for two hours before rejoining the convoy. Thirty-two preliminary designs of a modified Erie-class gunboat were drawn up before one was finally selected. In 1944 Bibb provided convoy escort between the United States and North Africa mainly to Bizerte in Tunisia. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters& Craft of World War II. If you served in USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31), Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. Soon after midnight on the 10th two more vessels in the convoy were torpedoed. Meanwhile, one merchant had joined the convoy and another had detached for Bermuda on the 5th. At first light on 1 July, a rescue aircraft from Air Station Elizabeth City was on scene and assisting in the search. She returned to Kerama Retto, next morning and remained anchored there for the balance of June. 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. 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. Shortly afterwards the convoy was secured from general quarters as the contact proved to be negative. On the 18th Portent made a depth charge attack on the starboard quarter of the convoy. She anchored in Palermo outer harbor, moving next morning to the breakwater. At 0115. On 30 June 1981 Bibb sailed around Cape Hatteras and right into tropical storm Brett. On the 3rd information received was that there were some indications that enemy submarines were nearing the convoy. On the 12th three more merchant vessels joined. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1990. Sighting Narragansett 15 miles distant, Bibb came alongside and then proceeded to the floating drydock, two and one-half miles away, and took her in tow. 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. On 17 July 1982 Bibb seized the motor vessel SS Grimurkamban 270 miles southeast of Cape Cod with approximately 50 tons of marijuana on board. 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. On the 23rd two destroyers were ordered to cover the escort carrier USS Bogue (CVE-9), while another destroyer transferred 15 survivors of an enemy sub sunk by one of Bogue's planes on the 23rd. On three patrols she participated in amphibious assaults on Phu Quoc Island. 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. 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. On January 6th she left Port of Spain, Trinidad, escorting U. S. Army Transport S-17 to San Juan. The next day, the 11th, Bibb sighted a ship on the horizon and proceeded toward it. 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 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. 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. During November she served on Ocean Station Charlie. Bibb was decommissioned in 1985 and remained docked until it was transported to the Florida Keys for use as an artificial reef. All came in at low altitude and seemed to approach a target from the stern, going into a steep glide shout 800 yards on the quarter of their target. ; 1 x 1-pounder.1941: 1 x 5/51 (single mount); 3 x 3/50 (single mounts);2 (?) Nearby, a second Treasury-Class ship, the USCGC Duane (WPG-33) was also sunk as an artificial reef. From 1946 to 1973. 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. Bibb continued at anchor in Kerama Retto until 7 July 1945 when she proceeded to Buckner Bay, where she anchored remaining through the 16th. On the 13th she stood down Chesapeake Bay swept channel and maneuvered while awaiting the formation of the convoy. The target was taken under fire by vessels in the anchorage but apparently escaped, damaged, and disappeared flying north toward Geruma Shima. 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. On the 27th USS Chase (DE-158) departed for Gibraltar and on the 2nd the main convoy stood up the main channel through Gibraltar straits. On the 25th she proceeded to Argentia in company with USS SC-688 and USS SC-189. 1973-1973, USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31) Service Years 1970 - 1974 1974 Stone, Michael, BM2 Rate BM-Boatswain's Mate Status USCG Veteran Primary Unit 1970-1972, BM, USCGC Point Huron (WPB-82357/NECA) Service Years 1970 - 1974 1974 Swager, Kenneth, SS3 Rate SS-Subsistence Specialist . Grumman JF-2, USCG No. She transferred them to us as she had to depart to fulfill operational commitments. On 3 August 1942, Bibb, with escort commander in the cutter Ingham (WPG-35), was again on convoy duty. The occupants of the lifeboats were in excellent condition when brought aboard. 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 30th she departed Boston for Casco Bay, Maine. 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. The Bibb rescued 33 more people from the nearby torpedoed freighter S.S. Kalliopi before returning to the convoy. The Coast Guard at War V: Transports and Escorts. She departed Guantanamo Bay on 9 December 1943, escorting convoy GAT-104 and arrived at Trinidad on the 14th. 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 cutter Bibb was named for George Motier Bibb, a prominent lawyer and jurist in Kentucky. On the 21st Portent stood by to cover one of the convoy vessels that had steering trouble. She arrived at San Juan on 7 January 1944 and departed on the 8th for Guantanamo Bay where she arrived on the 9th. Later that year she sailed back to Ocean Station Echo, where she steamed from 10 June to 4 July. An hour later Spencer sighted a submarine dead ahead on the surface at about 2,000 yards and she proceeded to attack. Shortly afterwards, star shells, denoting a submarine attack, appeared in the same area. Share. On 2 October all ships were inside Grotta Point, Iceland, maneuvering for anchorages. As Bibb departed the western Pacific for her return to Boston, the commander of the Cruiser-Destroyer Group, U.S. 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. It was a clear night with a bright, full moon which made visibility very good. 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. On the 9th the Casablanca section, escorted by two destroyers, joined the main convoy. Dedicated also to the Bibb Shipmates Assc. Also on that day two British escorts detached. 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted; was under the command of Commander Roy L. Raney during the convoy battles to come. On the 9th Roselys sank a floating mine and later dropped one charge on a doubtful contact. Due to the prohibitive cost of maintaining the aging Bibb, she was decommissioned on 30 September 1984 after a career spanning over 48 years. The mid-1970s were a period of transition for the Coast Guard with the passage of the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act and the nation's shift towards increased interdiction of narcotics smugglers. Two hours later a white wake was sighted passing astern from port to starboard and Bibb maneuvered on various courses at 15 knots for a sound contact, resuming normal patrol speed an hour later. Proceeding to the area she searched with Modoc without results. Capt. On the 22nd the Norfolk section of the convoy was detached, escorted by four destroyer escorts, and a little later the Delaware section left under escort of two destroyer escorts. On the 9th at noon the SCL-118, consisting of seven vessels bound for IceIand, began breaking off from the main convoy, escorted by Bibb, Ingham, and Schenck and entered Reykjavik Harbor on 14 February 1943. The plane was in a slight glide, losing altitude, apparently picking out one of the ships in the anchorage as a suicide crash target. In April of 1966 she served on Ocean Station Delta and on Ocean Station Charlie in August-September 1967. The Ingham and two merchant vessels were missing. February 2023; S M T W T F S She anchored at Kerama Retto, Okinawa on 23 April. 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. The cutters Bibb and Ingham were temporarily attached to a British escort force for SC-118s trans-Atlantic journey. V172 (1937-1938)Grumman JF-2, USCG No. At 0330 various escorts reported bandit planes closing over the convoy. He left office on 4 March 1845 when President James K. Polk was inaugurated, but stayed in the national capital practicing law until he died there on 14 April 1859.=====================================================================. The broken blower crankshaft of one of the merchant vessels in convoy was repaired on Bibb and transferred to it by breeches buoy. 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. The Bibb joined convoy SC-121 and maneuvered to a position near the cutter Spencer (WPG-36). Standing down New York Harbor on 8 July 1943, in company with Task Force 63, consisting of four Navy destroyers, 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. Next day she sighted a merchant ship on the horizon and challenged her by blinker. 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. 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. Various vessels near the path of the plane opened fire. All escorts were given permission to open fire at will on unidentified aircraft. 1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted. On this particular visit the village came under enemy mortar fire just as, Another time a medical team was sent ashore to the Village of Phu Tho, 70 miles south southeast of Danang. Later she returned to the wreck and left it in a sinking condition from gun fire and depth charges. On the 15th USS. On March 2nd four merchant vessels detached for Gibraltar and Task Force 66 was relieved of escorting the convoy by a British task force. Naval Forces, Vietnam, said: "The outstanding naval gunfire support provided by officers and men of USCGC BIBB (WHEC-31) to Advisory team 93, Kien Hoa Province in indicative of your devotion to duty and exemplary professionalism. 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. 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. Also, on one of these occasions a working party laden with paint and brushes accompanied the medical team and assisted the villagers in painting a church. 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. At the same time she opened fire with her 20 mm cannons on a periscope reported ahead. Hellcat fighters were being vectored to intercept the raid. Every branch of the military used asbestos during the 20th century. She sailed to Ocean Station Charlie again in April of 1960 and in June and July of 1960 she served on Ocean Station Echo. After one successful trip, the gig's engine broke down and the Coast Guardsmen once again launched a pulling boat. Description. It was 61.33 m (201.2 ft) long, with a beam of 7.93 m (26.0 ft). Leaving Trinidad on 20 December, escorting convoy TAG-104, Bibb arrived at Guantanamo Bay on the 25th. 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. It is believed that the type of rubber suit worn by the survivors contributed greatly to their withstanding the exposure.
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