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Quartermaster Third Class Bill Batson, of Quincy, Massachusetts, reported: "We arrived on scene late in the afternoon of 1 November. Pin it. 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. The plane crashed into the starboard side of USS Pinkney (APH-2), a transport for the wounded. 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. CG-71) was built at the Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina, and was launched in 1937. All escorts were given permission to open fire at will on unidentified aircraft. Many of Bibb's crewmen leapt into the water to assist the nearly frozen survivors, and the cutter Ingham assisted. She returned to Kerama Retto, next morning and remained anchored there for the balance of June. 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. Again on the 13th, off Skagie Point, Iceland, a charge was dropped on a doubtful contact. The USCGC Bibb appeared in the 1952 film "Walk East on Beacon" at the film's climactic end. The bodies of the navigator and observer were recovered. 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. The Navy then designated her as WPG-31. The attack took place at 36 23' N x 00 26.5' E. No planes came within range of Bibb during the entire action. At 0448 on the 21st she attacked a sound contact with a barrage of depth charges with undetermined results, due to darkness and haze. 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. She sailed to Ocean Station Charlie again in April of 1960 and in June and July of 1960 she served on Ocean Station Echo. USCGC Bibb (WHEC-31) - Steel Hip Flask - WI3. Bibb remained anchored in Reykjavik Harbor, Iceland until 19 October 1942, and then got underway escorting a convoy of five ships westward. On the 22nd Bibb had a sound contact and fired a pattern of nine depth charges with no apparent results. George Mortimer Bibb, born on 30 October 1776 in Prince Edward County, Va., graduated from both Hampden-Sidney and Willian and Mary Colleges and then, after studying law in the office of Richard Venable, was admitted to the Virginia Bar. On one such occasion the commander of U.S. An hour later a Netherlands war vessel joined the task force as an anti-aircraft ship. Those who did not make it into a life raft died from hypothermia. Task Force 66 relieved course and began standing up the Straits of Gibraltar and on the 3rd entered Casablanca Harbor. ; 1 x 1-pounder. 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. Just as the plane entered its steep glide, preparing to crash dive, two of Bibb's guns picked up the target and began firing. On the 27th Bibb was en route to New York where she anchored in Gravesend Bay, moving over to Brooklyn on the 28th to moor. On 23 of May 1983 Bibb seized a fishing vessel 50 miles southeast of Cape Cod for fisheries violations. On 7 March 1943, Bibb got underway from Reykjavik to augment the escort of convoy SC-121. On the 27th friendly aircraft were sighted screening the convoy. Seventh Fleet, RADM Rudden, send her a message: "As you depart the Cruiser-Destroyer Group, Seventh Fleet, your performance is noted with pleasure. Bibb also provided logistical support to U.S. Navy "Swift" boats and Coast Guard 82-foot patrol boats of Coast Guard Squadron One. Another emergency turn was made on the 21st on a radar contact at 300 yards and at 0512 Bibb dropped one depth charge on an underwater sound contact that disappeared at 700 yards. From 11 April to 2 May 1973 she served on Ocean Station Echo, serving there again from 12 June to 3 July that same year. Next day the Bibb fired her starboard thrower in an embarrassing attack on what was probably a non-submarine. On the 11th she was underway proceeding to Norfolk and on the 12th was standing down Hampton Roads, anchoring in Lynnhaven Roads. .Built for only $2.5 million each, in terms of cost effectiveness we may never see the likes of these cutters again.. The support included providing fuel, food, water, ammunition, maintenance repair, battle damage repair, and medical services. Next day she intercepted a message from SS Vojvoda Putnik stating that the vessel had been torpedoed and was sinking. On 7 February 1943, the U-402 torpedoed SS Henry S. Mallory, a troop transport, bound for Iceland, after the Mallory straggled behind the convoy. 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 22nd, two merchant vessels joined from Bone, Algeria. On the 13th the Bibb set a course for Reykjavik and anchored there on the 25th, later that day proceeding to Hvalfjordur. Bibbwas named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. A warning of the presence of unidentified aircraft was received on the 12th. Books and Government Publications. 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. 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. On the 20th Bibb investigated a sound contact, which proved to be non-submarine and was probably due to fish. The vessel was identified as the Norwegian SS Mosdale bound for Liverpool. The Bibb joined convoy SC-121 and maneuvered to a position near the cutter Spencer (WPG-36). Most recently, these ships-that-wouldn't-die have done duty in fisheries patrol and drug interdiction. The Bibb then set a course for Boston and moored at Pier 3, South Boston on the 15th. Bibb commenced making smoke at 0354, even before SOPA ordered it 14 minutes later. Ten other destroyers dropped charges on doubtful contacts and Bibb made an embarrassing attack on a contact at 600 yards at 1430. She was relieved on 30 November by submarine chasers and arrived at Guantanamo Bay on 1 December 1943. An hour later three merchant vessels detached for Casablanca under escort of two USPC vessels and a French destroyer. In 1844, Bibb became Secretary of the Treasury under President John Tyler. The Bibb joined the convoy on the 19th. On the 12th four merchant vessels were detached for Bone, Algeria, while three merchant vessels from that port joined. On the 14th she stood out of Norfolk preparatory to acting as escort commander of convoy UGS-18 en route to North African and Mediterranean ports. During November she served on Ocean Station Charlie. A warning of the presence of unidentified aircraft was received on the 12th. On the 22nd she broke off from convoy HXL-229A and began screening ahead of convoy HXL-229. 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. 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. Various vessels near the path of the plane opened fire. 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 ship was 327 feet in length, with a draft of 12 and a half feet. 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 cutters Bibb and Ingham were temporarily attached to a British escort force for SC-118s trans-Atlantic journey. The Bibb was underway on zig-zag courses at five knots at the time from Norfolk to Casco Day, Maine. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. After the conversion was completed, she was ordered to Boston, which remained her home port through October of 1973. 1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted. All hands can be justifiably proud of this accomplishment and of the fact that they have contributed significantly to the mission of the Seventh Fleet and to the United States efforts in Southeast Asia. Dedicated also to the Bibb Shipmates Assc. 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. 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. 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. The commander of Task Force 66 was in the Bibb, while ComCortDiv 45, consisted of six Coast Guard-manned destroyer escorts and one Navy-manned destroyer escort. That operation involved several different agencies including the Coast Guard, the Navy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and others. Because of the weather zigzagging was discontinued. At 0250 on the 7th she sighted four star shells in the vicinity of the convoy and a vessel was reported torpedoed. 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. Bibb, 1955. This standardization saved moneyalways paramount in the Coast Guards considerationsand the cutters were built in U.S. Navy shipbuilding yards. Electronics:HF/DF: (1943)Radar: (1945) SK, SG-1; (1966) AN/SPS-29D, AN/SPA-52.Fire Control Radar: (1945) Mk-26; (1966) Mk-26 MOD 4Sonar: (1945) QC series; (1966) SQS-11. 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. She received credit for the destruction of one Japanese aircraft. Another merchant vessel from Casablanca joined the convoy. At 2152 word was received that a vessel in the convoy had been torpedoed. Part I [Escorts]. In another significant action on 13 September 1968 Bibb fired on an enemy supply route in Khanh Lam Province. On the 15th USS. On the 31st, the Casablanca section of the convoy, consisting of 27 ships, began breaking off. A few seconds later the plane crashed in to the USS Terror (CM-5) starboard amidships. CGC Bibb & an 83-foot PB PRINT | E-MAIL 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. A submarine periscope was reported close aboard. The torpedo struck in a hold occupied by Marines, which probably accounted for the relatively small number of Marines rescued. They then began paddling towards the cutter, but the seas were too great. One of the Inghams 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. Many had edema of the hands, which resulted, it is believed, from the tight fit these rubber suits have about the wrist. The night was dark throughout the action, though the moon was bright and cast a bright path. Seventh Fleet as a part of Coast Guard Squadron Three. 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. 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. 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. Departing for Palau on the 5th her destination was changed for Ulithi Islands on the 9th and she arrived there next day. On 4 July 1944 there were detachments from the convoy for Horta, Azores and for Casablanca on the 9th and 11th. They rejoined the convoy on the 28th. The passengers panicked and leapt overboard into the 50 water. She arrived on the 17th, remaining there for the rest of October. From April to August of 1945 she participated in the assault on Okinawa, surviving numerous kamikaze attacks. Ordered to Boston Navy Yard for repairs, she searched en route for a Coast Guard plane reported down in the vicinity of White Island. The USCG cutter Bibb was deployed to South America with th. The Bibb left Toltec at the swept channel buoy No. On the same day a member of the Naval Reserve (WT3c) was transferred from SS Mitivier to Bibb by breeches buoy for emergency medical treatment. Aircraft: Curtiss SOC-4, USCG No. One ship was reported later to have returned to Reykjavik safely. On the 19th she proceeded to Casco Bay, Maine, where she engaged in various drills and exercises until tie 28th. x .50 caliber Browning MG; 2 x depth charge racks; 1 x "Y" gun depth charge projector. He returned to his unit after treatment and we expect him to recover completely.". Later that year Bibb joined a destroyer squadron for the assistance of shipping in the North Atlantic. On the 15th USS Edwards (DD-619) departed for Bermuda, her sound gear inoperative. On the 14th three more destroyer escorts joined the task force. Well done.". On the 28th one merchant vessel returned to Norfolk unescorted due to machinery failure. Bibb,1955. The next day she sighted the bow of the tanker and left it in sinking condition also. Many of them were suffering from exposure and edema, but after treatment almost all recovered. Formulates and enforces safety standards for U.S. commercial vessels and offshore structures. On 7 March 1944, Bibb departed Casablanca with Task Force 66 and on the 8th relieved the senior British escort in HMS Bittersweet of convoy GUS-32. 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 ship . Six hours later while returning to the convoy, As raft after raft were brought alongside, On 25 February 1943, a convoy was formed with, At 2152 word was received that a vessel in the convoy had been torpedoed. Bibb,1955. 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. 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. At noon two boats were lowered and they began bringing 61 survivors aboard, including one naval officer and 23 enlisted men. The Bibb located Collis P. Huntington and led her safely to anchorage at Reykjavik. The Bibb returned to Reykjavik Harbor, Iceland on the 10th where she remained until the 25th. It is believed that the type of rubber suit worn by the survivors contributed greatly to their withstanding the exposure. Also on that day two British escorts detached. The vessel fell off to northward and commenced drifting toward the convoy. Fire Control Radar: (1945) Mk-26; (1966) Mk-26 MOD 4. 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. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. After providing her crew of seven with provisions, Bibb towed Mary J to Mathew Town, Great Inagua Island. 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. 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. 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. ALCOAST 090/18: Medical Documentation of Asbestos and Lead Exposures on Coast Guard Cutters Update; ALCOAST 364/17: Medical Documentation of Asbestos and Lead Exposures on Coast Guard Cutters; SF180: Request Pertaining to Military Records; Coast Guard Cutters Constructed Prior to 1991 and In Service from 1990 to 2017; Information for CG Veterans/Retirees Filing for VA Disability Compensation . She was commissioned on 10 March 1937. Bibb was moored at St. Helena Navy Yard in Berkley, Virginia, until 10 February 1944 undergoing overhaul. One merchant vessel detached for the Azores. 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. Being unable to re-establish the contact the vessels returned to their former course. . 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. 1946: 1 x 5"/38 (single); 1 x 40mm;/60 (twin); 2 x 20mm/80 (single); 1 x Hedgehog. 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. Frequently one, two or three boats were alongside and on one occasion there were as many as nine boats alongside at the same time. That evening Ingham made an embarrassing attack on what was reported to be a periscope. Also, during the mid-1930's, narcotics smuggling, mostly opium, was on the increase, and long-legged, fairly fast cutters were needed to curtail it. The vessel's power was 410 kW (550 hp) and it had a speed of 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph). A distress message from the disabled SS Agenor gave the Bibb an opportunity to resume its customary peace-time job of search and rescue. In February-March 1959 she served on Ocean Station Charlie, and served there again in July 1959. She arrived at San Juan on 7 January 1944 and departed on the 8th for Guantanamo Bay where she arrived on the 9th. Many had edema of the hands, which resulted, it is believed, from the tight fit these rubber suits have about the wrist. .The U.S. Coast Guard Gunboat Bibb (WPG-31) departs Pearl Harbor.; The Bibb departs for duty in Vietnamese waters, where she served from 4 July 1968 to 28 February, 1969 with Coast Guard Squadron One. On the 30th she departed Boston for Casco Bay, Maine. 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. At first light on 1 July, a rescue aircraft from Air Station Elizabeth City was on scene and assisting in the search. Radar: (1945) SK, SG-1; (1966) AN/SPS-29D, AN/SPA-52. Next day she identified convoy ON-176 and delivered the section from Iceland. 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. British ships took over escorting the convoy on the 3rd and Bibb with four Navy destroyers proceeded toward Casablanca where they arrived on the 14th. The same could be said of the other Secretary Class cutters, their officers, and their crews. 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) There were no persons aboard. The Bibb continued searching until sunset when she was relieved by CGC Dallas (WHEC-716) which had sailed from New York. 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. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. 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