Eight merchant vessels were detached for Gibraltar on the 15th. MK-2 Browning MG, 2 x MK-13 high altitude parachute flare mortars. That afternoon Bibb attacked a sound contact with a full nine-charge pattern and some heavy oil and light bits of debris resulted. An hour later Bibb was ordered to detach from the convoy and return to Iceland, with SS Toltec. Being unable to re-establish the contact the vessels returned to their former course. Task Force 66 relieved course and began standing up the Straits of Gibraltar and on the 3rd entered Casablanca Harbor. On the 24th Bibb changed course to effect a rendezvous with convoy SC-105, joining the convoy on the 26th. 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 Vigilant capsized and sank one hour later. Add to cart Buy Now. 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. Before Bibb could reach Nanaste, she received an "SOS " from the 200-foot motor vessel SS Vigilant, which was taking on water rapidly. 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 22nd, two merchant vessels joined from Bone, Algeria. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. 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). The rescue demonstrated the utility and importance of the ocean station program and historian Robert E. Johnson noted that "The Bermuda Sky Queen incident must rank with the Coast Guard's outstanding rescue feats.". Many had edema of the hands, which resulted, it is believed, from the tight fit these rubber suits have about the wrist. In the Vietnam War, the Bibb transported John Kerry after he was shot on his Swift boat. 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. 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 Bibb was unable to regain contact and rejoined the convoy. Bibb was decommissioned in 1985 and remained docked until it was transported to the Florida Keys for use as an artificial reef. The plane was in a slight glide, losing altitude, apparently picking out one of the ships in the anchorage as a suicide crash target. She was soon assigned to duty with Coast Guard Squadron Three in Vietnam which had been established to support the Navy's Operation Market Time. During November she served on Ocean Station Charlie. On the 30th she departed Boston for Casco Bay, Maine. Meanwhile, one merchant had joined the convoy and another had detached for Bermuda on the 5th. Thirty-two preliminary designs of a modified Erie-class gunboat were drawn up before one was finally selected. If a type of glove had been incorporated in the suit instead of the tight fitting wrist bands, this edema, it is believed, would not have occurred. The Treasury class cutters proved to be highly dependable, versatile and long-lived warships--most served their country for over 40 years. The plane received several visible hits on the left wing, close to the fuselage at the peak of the dive and began trailing black smoke, crashing into the water near the Kenneth Whiting. 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. During May-June 1949 she served on Ocean Station Able. She transferred them to us as she had to depart to fulfill operational commitments. On the 16th all electric power on Bibb failed, the rudder jammed and the main turbines stopped. Anderson, USCG, as commanding officer of, On 4 July 1944 there were detachments from the convoy for Horta, Azores and for Casablanca on the 9th and 11th. It lies on its side at a depth of about 130 feet (40m). On the 19th she proceeded to Casco Bay, Maine, where she engaged in various drills and exercises until tie 28th. The Bibb then proceeded to assist Nanaste which was being escorted by USS Bowditch (AGS-21). Seventh Fleet, RADM Rudden, send her a message: "As you depart the Cruiser-Destroyer Group, Seventh Fleet, your performance is noted with pleasure. He moved to Lexington, Ky., in 1798 and soon achieved a position of distinction and leadership there, in politics and in his profession. On the 14th several high frequency direction finder bearings were reported and on the 19th the convoy made an emergency turn on a contact which later proved to be non-submarine. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Next day she fired her port K-guns on a contact with negative results. On the 2nd five merchant vessels joined the convoy from Algerian ports. In 1981 Bibb conducted a six-week patrol that included two training stops and several rescues. On 9 June 1942 Bibb was underway as escort commander for convoy SCL-85, consisting of 14 ships. On 1 May 1965 the Treasury class vessels were re-designated as High Endurance Cutters or WHEC. When completed on the 15th the convoy formation consisted of 12 columns of ships. Robert Scheina. Due to the prohibitive cost of maintaining the aging Bibb, she was decommissioned on 30 September 1984 after a career spanning over 48 years. 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. Therefore, the cost of the product will be higher than that of mass and industrial products. 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. Because of the weather zigzagging was discontinued. Two merchant ships joined on the 21st; six detached and six joined on the 22nd; and nine detached and seven joined on the 23rd. It was a combination ocean station patrol and search and rescue operation that brought Bibb and her crew international recognition when, while operating on Ocean Station Charlie on 14 October 1947, the transoceanic airliner Bermuda Sky Queen was forced to make a landing during a gale with high winds and in rough seas when the flying boat ran low on fuel. Standing down New York Harbor on 8 July 1943, in company with Task Force 63, consisting of four Navy destroyers, Bibb reported at Buoy 'BW' and the force stood out to sea on the 9th, covering a section of convoy UGS-12 to Norfolk. 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. A warning of the presence of unidentified aircraft was received on the 12th. On the 27th two merchant vessels were detached for New York. Although a leader of the successful War Hawk faction in Congress, Bibb resigned from the Senate in 1814, before the end of the War of 1812, and returned to Kentucky. 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 Bibb. 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. On the 30th, two merchant ships detached and 10 joined from Algiers. On the 21st a doctor from Babbitt was transferred to Bibb to treat that ship's doctor who had been stricken with pneumonia. The Coast Guard at War V: Transports and Escorts. In August, 1949 she served on Ocean Station Dog. Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. On 7 February 1943, the, Rescue operations continued throughout forenoon, 202 survivors being taken from three lifeboats and numerous rafts. On 24 July 1960 she departed on a Reserve Cruise. She received credit for the destruction of one Japanese aircraft. George M. Bibb (WPG-31), a twin-screw, steel-hulled Coast Guard cutter, was laid down on 15 August 1935 by the Charleston (S.C.) Navy Yard; launched on 14 January 1936; sponsored by Mrs. Byron. 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. 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. A submarine periscope was reported close aboard. After conversion to an AGC, done in the Charleston Navy Yard between 17 October 1944 and 29 January 1945. The broken blower crankshaft of one of the merchant vessels in convoy was repaired on Bibb and transferred to it by breeches buoy. 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. 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. That operation involved several different agencies including the Coast Guard, the Navy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and others. The Mallory had been torpedoed at 0600. 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. New navigation and communication systems were also added. The convoy arrived at New York on the 30th and Bibb moored at Brooklyn Navy Yard with an availability period until 10 June 1944. .Built for only $2.5 million each, in terms of cost effectiveness we may never see the likes of these cutters again.. Bibb commenced making smoke at 0354, even before SOPA ordered it 14 minutes later. Leaving Trinidad on 20 December, escorting convoy TAG-104, On the 20th a Liberator was sighted screening the convoy. Again on the 29th Bibb opened fire on an enemy aircraft identified as a Japanese bomber. Bibb made history after a wolf pack attacked the eastbound convoy SC-118. This convoy was part of an east bound trans-Atlantic convoy which had broken off and was headed for Iceland. On the 13th the Bibb set a course for Reykjavik and anchored there on the 25th, later that day proceeding to Hvalfjordur. When the Grand Banks cruises were discontinued on 27 January 1940 Bibb was then assigned duty with on the weather stations. That evening 11 ships of the convoy bound for Iceland departed the main convoy with Bibb, Ingham and Schenck as escorts. I hope I never see another drowned man as long as I live.". 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. 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. At 2210 Bibb received a challenge on bearing 340 degrees and answering it, the challenge was identified as the submarine HMS Seawolf on the surface below the horizon. Next day six merchant vessels detached for Casablanca while eight joined. 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 convoy consisted of 102 merchant ships. The plane crashed into the starboard side of USS Pinkney (APH-2), a transport for the wounded. Proceeding to the area she searched with Modoc without results. This standardization saved moneyalways paramount in the Coast Guards considerationsand the cutters were built in U.S. Navy shipbuilding yards. 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. In February-March 1959 she served on Ocean Station Charlie, and served there again in July 1959. 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 final 327-foot design was based on the Erie-class Navy gunboats; the machinery plant and hull below the waterline were identical. By March 1st the Azores group had departed and on the same day the Casablanca section of the convoy, consisting of seven merchant vessels and USS Cossatot (AO-77), with three escorts detached. 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. From April to August of 1945 she participated in the assault on Okinawa, surviving numerous kamikaze attacks. There she served as the flagship for Commander, Mine Craft, Pacific Fleet. On 25 February the convoy dispersed in heavy weather with four escorts rounding up the stragglers. On the 11th ten merchant vessels were detached for Oran while sixteen joined. Call Sokolove Law right now at (800) 647-3434 if you've been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease. Commander (Constructor) F. G. Hunnewell, USCG, was the head of the Coast Guard's Construction and Repair Department at that time. The planes drew away at 0440, the escorts ceased firing, and at 0448 the all clear was sounded and Bibb, ceasing to make smoke, was secured from general quarters. The Duane was directed to stand by while repairs were made. 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. The ship 327' and is laying on its starboard side, in 130' of water and it was a gr. The ship . As they cleared the flying boat, Bibb drifted as close a practicable and threw lines to the men, bringing them safely aboard. On the 2nd Bibb received a report from a ship with call letters KFFL that she had been torpedoed. The Treasury class cutters proved to be highly dependable, versatile and long-lived warshipsmost served their country for over 40 years. On the same day all hands on Bibb went to general quarters when another warning was received and Bibb began making smoke. At 0115 Bibb, at general quarters, began making smoke to cover sector one of the convoy. At the end of World War II, each Secretary Class cutter was returned to her peace-time makeup. 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. 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. If you served in USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31), Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. A warning of the presence of unidentified aircraft was received on the 12th. 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. Next day the Bibb fired her starboard thrower in an embarrassing attack on what was probably a non-submarine. The Coast Guard Health Services community will be fully apprised of this subject so that questions from Coast Guard veterans and retirees can be appropriately answered. On the 14th the task force got under way escorting convoy UGA-8A for Casablanca. Again on the 13th, off Skagie Point, Iceland, a charge was dropped on a doubtful contact. On 1 May seven merchant vessels were detached under escort of a destroyer escort for Algiers. 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. In October of 1950 she served on Ocean Station Dog and in December it was duty on Ocean Station Easy. Next day she sighted a merchant ship on the horizon and challenged her by blinker. He, like the other officers who commanded these cutters, knew his business. From 5 to 27 December of 1975 she served on Ocean Station Hotel. From June to July 1969 she served on Ocean Station Delta and during September of that same year she served on Ocean Station Echo. 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. From 26 November to 16 December she served on Ocean Station Bravo. Fire Control Radar: (1945) Mk-26; (1966) Mk-26 MOD 4 Fortunately Bibb was able to pull all 21 survivors and Coast Guardsmen on board the surfboat and in the raft to safety, leaving 22 on board the Queen. 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. On 30 June 1981 Bibb sailed around Cape Hatteras and right into tropical storm Brett. Grumman JF-2, USCG No. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. Ten minutes later the second ship sank, stern first. Three destroyer escorts left to escort three of these detached ships, two of the escorts returning on the 20th and 21st. USCG Duane (Wreck) Stern Smoke Stack Bow She is a 327 foot Treasury class US Coast Guard cutter. 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. In May 1965 she served on Ocean Station Charlie. During May-June 1949 she served on Ocean Station Able. Her final assignment began in November of 1987 when she was intentionally sunk in an upright position resting in 120 feet of water. The confidence the crew had in their captain seemed to be reflected in his pride and confidence in his crew.. Thirteen merchant ships under escort of Bibb and ComCorDiv 45, consisting of six Coast Guard-manned destroyer escorts, proceeded to New York, while the remainder, under the Navy manned-destroyer escorts of ComCorDiv 67, detached for New York. The Bibb also transited the Panama Canal and crossed the equator and the international date line, with appropriate ceremonies for her crew. The next day another ship was reported torpedoed. On the 28 May 37 ships detached for Hampton Roads. The Bibb, relieved of this arduous duty, continued carrying out law enforcement and search and rescue patrols. This photo provides a good view of her forward 5-inch 51-caliber main batterythe one in the foreground, mounted on the main deck, was removed and replaced with a 3-inch 50 caliber dual-purpose battery. The occupants of the lifeboats were in excellent condition when brought aboard. The next day, after an airplane had dropped a charge directly ahead, Bibb fired a Hedgehog barrage of depth charges on a sound contact. Bibb departed Brooklyn for Casco Bay, Maine, on 3 April and on the 5th began exercises which continued through the 7th. She was sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of Florida in 1987. The convoy began break-off operations on the 7th. The Bibb changed course to join convoy HX-227. 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. On the 12th three more merchant vessels joined. Shortly afterwards the convoy was secured from general quarters as the contact proved to be negative. USS Bibb, CG (WAGC-31); U.S.C.G.C. On the 3rd the convoy commenced standing up the Tunisian War Channel and six hours later Task Force 60 was relieved of convoy UGS-39 by HMS Dart at the entrance to Bizerte swept channel. On the 11th she was underway proceeding to Norfolk and on the 12th was standing down Hampton Roads, anchoring in Lynnhaven Roads. The 327-foot cutters were designed to meet changing missions of the service as it emerged from the Prohibition era. At 0730 on 1 October a plane arrived to provide air coverage. She had a sound contact at 900 yards and dropped a full pattern with negative results. On 10 November 1984 she seized the Turkish motor vessel SS, Due to the prohibitive cost of maintaining the aging, LOGBOOKS - Revenue and Coast Guard Cutters: An Overview, Revenue Cutter and Coast Guard Logbooks 1791-1991, Revenue Cutter and Coast Guard Muster Rolls 1831 - 1949, Revenue Cutter and Coast Guard Muster Rolls 1833-1932, Unbound US Revenue Cutter and CG Muster Rolls 1831-1915, Shipping Articles of the Revenue Cutter Service 1867 - 1916, Payroll of Officers & Enlisted Forces of USCG Cutters (1916 1935), Battle of the Atlantic & Greenland Patrol, SPAR Lillian Vasilas' Oral History Interview, Significant Dates in Coast Guard Aviation, Life-Saving Service and Coast Guard Units, Master Chief Petty Officers of the Coast Guard, Two Standards of Judgement - Michael Healy, Women in Coast Guard: Historical Chronology, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. USCGC George M. Bibb(WPG-31)was initially assigned to the Fifth Coast Guard District at Norfolk, VA. Style: Quantity. The same could be said of the other Secretary Class cutters, their officers, and their crews. 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. 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. On 4 July 1944 there were detachments from the convoy for Horta, Azores and for Casablanca on the 9th and 11th. On the 9th Roselys sank a floating mine and later dropped one charge on a doubtful contact. One merchant vessel detached for the Azores. The Bibb was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her participation in "Operation Sea Lords" from October to December 1968. History The next day, the 11th, Bibb sighted a ship on the horizon and proceeded toward it. 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