Another time a medical team was sent ashore to the Village of Phu Tho, 70 miles south southeast of Danang. 2 x MK-13 high altitude parachute flare mortars. She transferred them to us as she had to depart to fulfill operational commitments. The Bibb spent much of 1940 and 1941 on weather patrol. 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 vessel fell off to northward and commenced drifting toward the convoy. Four hours later the Bibb proceeded to the assistance of SS Rosewood, reported sinking, but could not locate her in the darkness and storm. At noon two boats were lowered and they began bringing 61 survivors aboard, including one naval officer and 23 enlisted men. 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. On 1 March 1945 she released the drydock to Tug ATA-225 and proceeded to Manzanillo, Mexico. At the end of World War II, each Secretary Class cutter was returned to her peace-time makeup. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. The Bibb launched a motor life boat to recover the men in the raft while Bibb was rolling up to 40-degrees in the heavy seas. On the next day she departed the convoy in company with Schenck and arrived at Hvalfjordur that evening, proceeding to Reykjavik next day. By noon on the 3rd the convoy was standing up the swept channel towards Reykjavik, Iceland. The Bibb continued searching until sunset when she was relieved by CGC Dallas (WHEC-716) which had sailed from New York. The cutter Bibb was named for George Motier Bibb, a prominent lawyer and jurist in Kentucky. A few minutes later a vessel in the convoy fired a machine gun at a reported visual contact. A training program for the personnel was in progress during this time. 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. Sometime in May or June of 1937 her named was shortened to Bibb. The, The star shells marked the successful attack by a U-boat. On the 27th Bibb, in company with Ingham, searched for survivors of the torpedoed SS Athan Sultan, but being unable to sight anything, even though both vessels had a radar signal which was about 2 to 8 miles distant, they fired three star-shells. Find USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. )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. The final 327-foot design was based on the Erie-class Navy gunboats; the machinery plant and hull below the waterline were identical. At 0448 on the 21st she attacked a sound contact with a barrage of depth charges with undetermined results, due to darkness and haze. A distress message from the disabled SS Agenor gave the Bibb an opportunity to resume its customary peace-time job of search and rescue. On 2 November 1969, She began the year 1971 by serving on Ocean Station Bravo, where she served from 3 to 26 of January. In peacetime the Bibb spent time on ocean station providing weather information and beacons to trans-Atlantic traffic. On this particular visit the village came under enemy mortar fire just as Bibb's personnel were leaving. Bibb commenced making smoke at 0354, even before SOPA ordered it 14 minutes later. When completed on the 15th the convoy formation consisted of 12 columns of ships. 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. That operation involved several different agencies including the Coast Guard, the Navy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and others. Another joined on the 29th. Those who did not make it into a life raft died from hypothermia. On the 25th she proceeded to Argentia in company with USS SC-688 and USS SC-189. She was joined by the Ingham. On the 7th she stood up Chesapeake Bay and carried out various exercises and then proceeded to Norfolk, mooring at the Navy Yard there on 12 February 1945. He, like the other officers who commanded these cutters, knew his business. On the 8th, with Skagie Point abeam to port, the Free French Corvette Roselys joined the task force. The Penmar had been torpedoed about 2200 on 22 September 1942 and had sunk in about 10 minutes. On the 22nd Bibb had a sound contact and fired a pattern of nine depth charges with no apparent results. 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 (?) While circling the area to renew contact a whale and school of porpoises was also encountered. A submarine periscope was reported close aboard. In May 1965 she served on Ocean Station Charlie. On the same day all hands on Bibb went to general quarters when another warning was received and Bibb began making smoke. The Portent made a Hedgehog attack and dropped five depth charges on a sound contact one mile north of Bibb's attack. Bibb was underway again on 9 June 1943 as flagship of Task Force 66 in company with Ingham and six Navy destroyers and six French escort vessels. 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. The Bibb proceeded to the area and screened SS Melrose Abbey, the convoy's appointed rescue ship, as she picked up survivors. 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) She served again on Ocean Station Charlie from 23 October to 17 November 1972. CG-71) was built at the Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina, and was launched in 1937. The Tony crash dived into the stern of the USS St. George (AV-16) causing only superficial damage. Various members of the Task Force departed as escorts for detachments and others joined for temporary duty. In August 1956 Bibb was on Ocean Station Delta and served there again in December of 1956. On the 26th at 0710, after sighting a red flare, she proceeded to investigate and three hours later came upon a freshly broken spar, while passing through an area of oil slicks and debris. The New York section, with the commander Task Force 60 in, On 4 June 1944, CDR H. T. Diehl, USCG, relieved CDR C .A. Then she departed for Norfolk and moored there for the rest of August. 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 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. Bibb remained at South Boston Navy Yard until 16 January 1943, and then stood out of Boston Harbor for Casco Bay, Maine, where on the 18th she went into battle practice with the cutter Comanche (WPG 76), making practice runs and simulated attacks on a U. S. submarine. Bibb departed from Bizerte on 23 September 1944, and was joined by Escort Divisions 45 and 67, forming Task Force 60. Standing out of Casco Bay on that day, she moored at Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, on the 9th, moving to Lynnhaven Roads on the 12th. One merchant vessel was detached for St. John's. Several hours later she again encountered the abandoned Coulmore. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters& Craft of World War II. The Bibb returned on the 21st and proceeded to Buckner Bay, where she remained at anchor during the balance of July. 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. On the 12th three more merchant vessels joined. Most recently, these ships-that-wouldn't-die have done duty in fisheries patrol and drug interdiction. Task Force 63 also included Ingham and seven destroyers. Next day six merchant vessels detached for Casablanca while eight joined. The attack took place at 36 23' N x 00 26.5' E. No planes came within range of Bibb during the entire action. 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. 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. V172 (1937-1938)Grumman JF-2, USCG No. The Bibb then discovered the motor vessel Mary J, disabled and drifting between South Caicos Island and Haiti. At first light on 1 July, a rescue aircraft from Air Station Elizabeth City was on scene and assisting in the search. At 0809, a large explosion was observed on a ship in the convoy. .Built for only $2.5 million each, in terms of cost effectiveness we may never see the likes of these cutters again.. This standardization saved money--always paramount in the Coast Guard's considerations--and the cutters were built in U.S. Navy shipbuilding yards. The Bibb opened fire on the Oscar before it began reversing and maintained fire until it was in the last phase of the crash dive. Aircraft: Curtiss SOC-4, USCG No. The plane disappeared in a smoke screen. 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. Formulates and enforces safety standards for U.S. commercial vessels and offshore structures. New navigation and communication systems were also added. Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb . USCGC George M. Bibb(WPG-31)was initially assigned to the Fifth Coast Guard District at Norfolk, VA. Bibb was under the command of Commander Roy L. Raney during the convoy battles to come. From June to July 1969 she served on Ocean Station Delta and during September of that same year she served on Ocean Station Echo. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. .Built for only $2.5 million each, in terms of cost effectiveness we may never see the likes of these cutters again.". 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. Soon after, a streak of heavy oil, 30 yards long, was sighted. 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 March-April 1956 she served on Ocean Station Bravo again and in June 1956 she served on Ocean Station Charlie. On the 12th four merchant vessels were detached for Bone, Algeria, while three merchant vessels from that port joined. Complement: 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted; An hour later Bibb was ordered to detach from the convoy and return to Iceland, with SS Toltec. Two merchant ships joined on the 21st; six detached and six joined on the 22nd; and nine detached and seven joined on the 23rd. Escorted by USS Barry (APD-29) Bibb departed Norfolk on the 15th of February and arrived at Panama on the 22nd. By the 28th the ships were widely scattered and seldom in contact with each other. 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. 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 conversion to AGCs consisted of the removal of most of their heavy armament, the addition of more anti-aircraft weaponry, and the construction of enclosed rooms for the addition of 35 radio receivers and 25 radio transmitters. At the end of World War II, each Secretary Class cutter was returned to her peace-time makeup. When the cutter arrived, nine of the Vigilant's 12 crewmen had abandoned ship in the heavy seas of tropical storm Brett, with the remaining three attempting to save the vessel. Hellcat fighters were being vectored to intercept the raid. Next day the Bibb fired her starboard thrower in an embarrassing attack on what was probably a non-submarine. 1941: 16 officers, 5 warrants, 202 enlisted; 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. This standardization saved moneyalways paramount in the Coast Guards considerationsand the cutters were built in U.S. Navy shipbuilding yards. A former officer on board Bibb, Captain Henry C. Keene, Jr., noted: Raney was a leader. The rescue ship failed to locate the raft and as the increasingly rough weather and impending snow squall made it imperative that the men not be lost sight of, Bibb rescued the three survivors from SS Coulmore. HF/DF: (1943) Many of them were suffering from exposure and edema, but after treatment almost all recovered. Dropping a 600 lb. Another Val, taken under fire by naval units, westward of Geruma Shim was brought down. She departed Boston on 20 December 1947, en route to Ocean Station Charlie via Argentia, relieving CGC Androscoggin (WPG-68) on 26 December 1947. The legendary Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. The Duane was directed to stand by while repairs were made. The next day at 0411 Bibb attacked a doubtful contact which was lost a few minutes later. After providing her crew of seven with provisions, Bibb towed Mary J to Mathew Town, Great Inagua Island. It is believed that the type of rubber suit worn by the survivors contributed greatly to their withstanding the exposure. The passengers panicked and leapt overboard. On the 28th one merchant vessel returned to Norfolk unescorted due to machinery failure. 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. The Bibb departed Guantanamo Bay on 29 December 1943, escorting convoy GAT-108 and arrived at Trinidad 3 January 1944. One convoyed vessel detached for Horta, Azores on the 20th and two joined. The 327-foot cutters were designed to meet changing missions of the service as it emerged from the Prohibition era. 4 of us did the Florida Keys Wreck Trek and the Bibb was our first dive. 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. 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. 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