On the 3rd information received was that there were some indications that enemy submarines were nearing the convoy. Anti-submarine weaponry was added in mid-1941 and under Executive Order of 11 September 1941, Bibb became eligible for transfer to the Navy by agreement between the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Coast Guard. Many had edema of the hands, which resulted, it is believed, from the tight fit these rubber suits have about the wrist. USCG Duane (Wreck) Stern Smoke Stack Bow She is a 327 foot Treasury class US Coast Guard cutter. The Casablanca section started joining the main convoy from Mediterranean ports. The vessel was identified as the Norwegian SS Mosdale bound for Liverpool. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. On the same day two vessels broke off for Europe Point and the convoy was joined by the Gibraltar section. 1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted. Contents 1 History At 0809, a large explosion was observed on a ship in the convoy. The Bibb also transited the Panama Canal and crossed the equator and the international date line, with appropriate ceremonies for her crew. New navigation and communication systems were also added. Bibbwas named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. The 5" battery expended seven rounds. Much credit was given to the smoke screen for warding off possible air torpedo attacks. 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. 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. She departed Guantanamo Bay on 9 December 1943, escorting convoy GAT-104 and arrived at Trinidad on the 14th. Nearby, a second Treasury-Class ship, the USCGC Duane (WPG-33) was also sunk as an artificial reef. 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. Regaining the contact ten minutes later she again attacked with a barrage of six charges. On the 24th she was underway out of the swept channel with Task Force 60, consisting of six Coast Guard-manned destroyer escorts and six Navy destroyer escorts, the escort oiler USS Mattaponi (AO-41) and two French escorts, escorting convoy UGS-46 to North African ports. >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 . In May 1965 she served on Ocean Station Charlie. Thirty-two preliminary designs of a modified Erie-class gunboat were drawn up before one was finally selected. A submarine periscope was reported close aboard. On the 22nd Task Force 60 was relieved of escort duty by British vessels and Bibb stood into Bizerte swept channel and moored. The other merchant ships who detached proceeded in groups, without escorts from the task force. 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. 1943: 2 x 5"/51 (single mount);4 x 3"/50 (single mounts); 2 x 20mm/80 (single); 1 x Hedgehog; 2 (?) 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. There were no seriously ill men among those brought aboard but all were weak and many required aid in going below deck. On 1 October the convoy was augmented by 30 merchant ships and three Navy vessels. On 3 August 1942, Bibb, with escort commander in the cutter Ingham (WPG-35), was again on convoy duty. Investigating a radar contact astern on the 26th it was found to be the USS SC-689 which had separated from the company during the night. Most recently, these ships-that-wouldn't-die have done duty in fisheries patrol and drug interdiction. At 2152 word was received that a vessel in the convoy had been torpedoed. The Ingham and two merchant vessels were missing. Because of the weather zigzagging was discontinued. He, like the other officers who commanded these cutters, knew his business. On the 16th all electric power on Bibb failed, the rudder jammed and the main turbines stopped. 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. Ten minutes later escort vessels of the inner screen dropped one depth charge each, followed at short intervals by two more sets of charges, by each escort vessel of the inner screen. 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. On the 27th Bibb departed for Boston and moored at the South Boston Navy Yard on the 28th. The Bibb made a full pattern attack on a sound contact at 0440 and ten hours later dropped three full patterns on three separate contacts. 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. The target was taken under fire by vessels in the anchorage but apparently escaped, damaged, and disappeared flying north toward Geruma Shima. The barometer dropped and the winds rose with a number five sea. On the 28th the main convoy was turned over to the British escort and the Casablanca section began breaking off and anchored at the breakwater at 1240. It had one 6 cylinder Ruston Stafford 6 CSRKM 4 Stoke diesel engine with a single shaft and one screw. Bibb, under the command of CAPT Paul D. Cronk, had picked up an aircraft on radar heading west at 0232 (GCT) on 14 October 1947. The Bibb undergoes conversion for combat as an anti-submarine warship and convoy escort in October, 1941. Bibb was underway on 9 November 1942 screening the right flank of a west bound convoy of eight ships. For three days we provided the men with food and shelter as we stood by the disabled ship. Four hours later the Bibb proceeded to the assistance of SS Rosewood, reported sinking, but could not locate her in the darkness and storm. Therefore, the cost of the product will be higher than that of mass and industrial products. She was sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of Florida in 1987. On the 25th a plane reported sighting a submarine diving 14 miles from the convoy and the Bibb increased speed to search the area. An hour later Spencer sighted a submarine dead ahead on the surface at about 2,000 yards and she proceeded to attack. When completed on the 15th the convoy formation consisted of 12 columns of ships. This standardization saved moneyalways paramount in the Coast Guards considerationsand the cutters were built in U.S. Navy shipbuilding yards. On 6 April 1943 Bibb got underway in company with USS Vulcan (AR-5) and Ingham and on the 8th moored at the naval anchorage at Moville, Ireland. Fire Control Radar: (1945) Mk-26; (1966) Mk-26 MOD 4. On the 14th three more destroyer escorts joined the task force. 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. At 0336 escorts on the convoy's port side began firing and two minutes later escorts on the starboard side began to open fire. On the 5th a friendly plane was sighted. 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. Sound contacts were attacked that day and the next and on the 16th four more destroyers of Task Group 21.3 joined the escort group. 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. On the 23rd the Bibb sounded the submarine alarm on receiving a sound contact and dropped one depth charge 600 yards ahead of one of the convoy columns. Next day, due to high seas, only four ships remained in the convoy while three had passed from the radar range and were scattered. 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. On the 3rd they stopped at Akueyre. Complement: 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted;
Radio Call Sign: NRDBCost: $2,468,460.00Keel Laid: 15 August 1935Launched: 14 January 1937Commissioned: 10 March 1937Decommissioned: 30 September 1985Disposition: Sunk as an artificial reef off the Florida Keys on 28 November 1987Builder: Charleston Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PADisplacement: 2,350 (1936)Length: 327 0Beam: 41 0Draft: 12 6 (max. The next day another ship was reported torpedoed. 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. In January of 1970 she served on Ocean Station Charlie, where she participated in a project to test for radioactive carbon dioxide in seawater. Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury George M. Bibb. The Duane was directed to stand by while repairs were made. 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. If you served in USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31), Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. 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. On 2 October all ships were inside Grotta Point, Iceland, maneuvering for anchorages. Shortly afterwards an American airplane, which had been patrolling over the main convoy reported two submarines each 24 miles distant on different bearings. Next day she identified convoy ON-176 and delivered the section from Iceland. 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 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 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. He moved to Lexington, Ky., in 1798 and soon achieved a position of distinction and leadership there, in politics and in his profession. Many of them were suffering from exposure and edema, but after treatment almost all recovered. 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. . During her ten-month deployment, she cruised approximately 68,680 miles and was underway for 75 percent of the time she was deployed. 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 . On the 24th, the New York section of 19 ships detached with four escorts. 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. During May-June 1949 she served on Ocean Station Able. She served on Ocean Station Hotel from 11 to 20 January 1973 and then on Ocean Station Delta from 26 January to 15 February. The Bibb assumed a new patrol station until the 15th, when she departed independently for Charleston, South Carolina. On 2 September 1944, Bibb stood down Chesapeake Bay channel and departed for North African ports as flagship of Task Force 60, escorting, convoy UGS-53. After maneuvering close to the Bibb to secure a mooring line, the flying boat lost control and collided with the cutter's hull, damaging the nose of the aircraft as well as both wings and their attached floats. On 1 May a radar picket at 0340 reported a "bogey" coming in 45 miles from Bibb's position. On 25 February the convoy dispersed in heavy weather with four escorts rounding up the stragglers. Various members of the Task Force departed as escorts for detachments and others joined for temporary duty. Description. Their primary task was to report meteorological information, which was used in weather forecasts for the burgeoning trans-Atlantic commercial air traffic as well as for surface vessels. 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. Oil was still rising in the area. The occupants of the lifeboats were in excellent condition when brought aboard. A warning of the presence of unidentified aircraft was received on the 12th. 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. ; 1 x 1-pounder.1941: 1 x 5/51 (single mount); 3 x 3/50 (single mounts);2 (?) 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. A few minutes later another raft was sighted dead ahead and two survivors of SS Bonneville were taken aboard. On the 26th, the escort duty completed, Bibb proceeded to South Boston Navy Yard Annex, mooring there on the 28th and remaining through the balance of October. Entering Reykjavik on the 23rd she proceeded to Hvalfjordur where she entered a floating drydock on the 27th and remained there until the 29th. Many of the Bibbs crewmen leapt into the water to assist the nearly frozen survivors, and the cutter Ingham assisted. 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. This page was last edited on 2 January 2023, at 19:17. 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. 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. Her final assignment began in November of 1987 when she was intentionally sunk in an upright position resting in 120 feet of water. No sounds of any kind were heard but the deduction, from visual impressions, was that both ships had been torpedoed. The Bibb , with Ingham , departed Boston on 8 September 1943, for area "R" off Block Island Sound for anti-submarine warfare practice, which consisted of simulated depth charging and head throw weapon runs on a submerged U.S. submarine and also acted as target for PT boats in combined destroyer and PTB exercises. 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. Later that afternoon Bibb dropped an eight charge barrage on a sound contact and whet appeared to be a torpedo wake. At 0115 Bibb, at general quarters, began making smoke to cover sector one of the convoy. USCGC George M. Bibb(WPG-31)was initially assigned to the Fifth Coast Guard District at Norfolk, VA. Later in the day she took station "one" in convoy UGS-39 forming off Norfolk swept chanced as flagship of Task Force 60, with six Coast Guard-manned, and six Navy-manned destroyer escorts. 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 confidence the crew had in their captain seemed to be reflected in his pride and confidence in his crew.. The Portent made a Hedgehog attack and dropped five depth charges on a sound contact one mile north of Bibb's attack. Those who did not make it into a life raft died from hypothermia. Aircraft: Curtiss SOC-4, USCG No. The contact was evaluated as probably non-submarine. At 0946 she set a course to rendezvous with convoy SC-118. A Coast Guard press release noted: "Bibb once again utilized its excellent boat operation capabilities to board and search over 40 vessels in the Caribbean Theater during a two month period." Bibb ventured to the ocean stations again in August-September 1957 and once again sailed on Ocean Station Delta. 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. 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. On the 18th Bibb dropped the escort of Vulcan and stood out of the swept channel in company with Ingham en route Boston, where she arrived on the 19th for ten days availability. 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. 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). Bibb,1955. Three ships in the area fired at the aircraft which was knocked down about 1,000 yards to the north of Bibb. Call Sokolove Law right now at (800) 647-3434 if you've been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. On 1 May 1965 the Treasury class vessels were re-designated as High Endurance Cutters or WHEC. On the morning of 6 May 1945, at 0846, SOPA warned that bogeys as well as many friendly planes were within four miles. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982. 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. When an enemy aircraft was sighted coming in from the northwest on 28 April 1945 Bibb commenced firing. 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. CG-71) was built at the Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina, and was launched in 1937. The next day at 0411 Bibb attacked a doubtful contact which was lost a few minutes later. That might at 2011 two bright red lights were sighted in the convoy and it was learned that the steering machinery on one of the vessels, the SS Orbis, had broken down. One more attempt was made with a pulling boat that night, but again the rough seas and darkness prevented their success and captains Cronk and Martin agreed to wait until the next morning to save the remaining passengers and crew. Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. Bibb saw service in World War II. V146 (1939-). On the 13th, sixteen merchant vessels detached for Algiers while 23 merchant vessels joined from that port. On 7 February 1943, the, Rescue operations continued throughout forenoon, 202 survivors being taken from three lifeboats and numerous rafts. 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. 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. Another merchant vessel from Casablanca joined the convoy. They then began paddling towards the cutter, but the seas were too great. With the advent of newer navigation and communication technology the Coast Guard soon discontinued ocean station patrols. On the 20th a Liberator was sighted screening the convoy. In 1844, Bibb became Secretary of the Treasury under President John Tyler. On the 14th the task force got under way escorting convoy UGA-8A for Casablanca. On the 27th two merchant vessels were detached for New York. V172 (1937-1938)Grumman JF-2, USCG No. Later on the same day Ingham and a destroyer, joined with the Casablanca section and two PC escorts later departed for Casablanca with four vessels from the main convoy. On the 30th, two merchant ships detached and 10 joined from Algiers. 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. 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) 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 next day, the 11th, Bibb sighted a ship on the horizon and proceeded toward it. Many of them were suffering from exposure and edema, but after treatment almost all recovered. On the 13th the Bibb set a course for Reykjavik and anchored there on the 25th, later that day proceeding to Hvalfjordur. The Iceland convoy was formed by 0900 and got underway, Bibb screening the rear. Bibb was moored at St. Helena Navy Yard in Berkley, Virginia, until 10 February 1944 undergoing overhaul. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. The cutters. It was a combination ocean station patrol and search and rescue operation that brought, With the waves cresting at 30 feet and the cutter rolling 30 to 35 degrees, getting the passengers and crew of the, Using that raft as a bridge between the flying boat and the motor surf boat, the Coast Guardsmen managed to save 28 persons in three trips and get them back to, The following morning the seas had abated somewhat and Cronk ordered a rescue attempt with his personal gig. In March-April 1956 she served on Ocean Station Bravo again and in June 1956 she served on Ocean Station Charlie. The temperature of the water was 50 degrees, so that the survivors who wore winter underclothing suffered less in the water. On 24-25 January 1966 Bibb escorted the disabled merchant vessel SS South African Victory to Boston. Soon after midnight on the 10th two more vessels in the convoy were torpedoed. Later she returned to the wreck and left it in a sinking condition from gun fire and depth charges. On the 16th Bibb attacked a doubtful sound contact with three starboard throwers without results. The search was unsuccessful but the cutter depth-charged another submarine contact. The Bibb then proceeded to assist Nanaste which was being escorted by USS Bowditch (AGS-21). Then she departed for Norfolk and moored there for the rest of August. Bibb,1955. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. She departed Manzanillo on the 3rd and reached Pearl Harbor on the 11th. 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