The Navy then designated her as WPG-31. The convoy arrived at New York on the 30th and Bibb moored at Brooklyn Navy Yard with an availability period until 10 June 1944. On the 13th, sixteen merchant vessels detached for Algiers while 23 merchant vessels joined from that port. At 0900 Bibb received word that Ingham had the missing ships in company. The Bibb proceeded to the area and screened SS Melrose Abbey, the convoy's appointed rescue ship, as she picked up survivors. An hour later a Netherlands war vessel joined the task force as an anti-aircraft ship. The Bibb, relieved of this arduous duty, continued carrying out law enforcement and search and rescue patrols. In August 1956 Bibb was on Ocean Station Delta and served there again in December of 1956. On the 14th three more destroyer escorts joined the task force. The Bibb departed Pearl Harbor on 25 March and arrived at Eniwetok on 3 April 1945. Bibb, 1955. Quartermaster Third Class Bill Batson, of Quincy, Massachusetts, reported: "We arrived on scene late in the afternoon of 1 November. Then she proceeded towards Iceland and arrived at Reykjavik on the afternoon of the 5th. The next day at 0411 Bibb attacked a doubtful contact which was lost a few minutes later. Difficulty was experienced on the 12th in keeping formation due to high winds and heavy seas. At 0330 various escorts reported bandit planes closing over the convoy. In August, 1949 she served on Ocean Station Dog. After the conversion was completed, she was ordered to Boston, which remained her home port through October of 1973. She underwent a major renovation at East Boston's Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in early 1975, including extensive repairs to her hull and machinery spaces. 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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. The passage across the Atlantic continued without incident. On the 19th and 20th a number of ships were detached for Oran and Algiers, others joining from those ports. 2 x MK-13 high altitude parachute flare mortars. 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. 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. 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 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. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. CG-71) was built at the Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina, and was launched in 1937. On 1 May 1965 the Treasury class vessels were re-designated as High Endurance Cutters or WHEC. 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. 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. 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. In January 1945 Bibb left Charleston, South Carolina for service in the Pacific theater where, as an AGC, she served temporarily as the flagship for Commander, Mine Craft, Pacific Fleet. USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) The Bibbwas a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. 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. 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. All were experienced seamen who were prepared to carry the war directly to the U-boats although their training in fighting submarines was scarce to non-existent. Anti-submarine weaponry was added in mid-1941 and under Executive Order of 11 September 1941, Twice during the next two hours, first two and then one ship in the convoy fired into the water, and one of the escorts, HMS, Standing out of Reykjavik harbor on 21 September 1942, Within two hours after being brought aboard, all survivors had been fed, showered, wrapped in blankets and placed on mattresses on the mess deck and in the engineer's passageway. Three ships in the area fired at the aircraft which was knocked down about 1,000 yards to the north of Bibb. 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 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. 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. In April of 1966 she served on Ocean Station Delta and on Ocean Station Charlie in August-September 1967. On the 13th, sixteen merchant vessels detached for Algiers while 23 merchant vessels joined from that port. On 2 November 1969 Bibb towed to safety the disabled merchant vessel SS Caravan, which was located 150 miles southeast of Cape Fear. V146 (1939-). Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. Next day she identified convoy ON-176 and delivered the section from Iceland. A few minutes later another raft was sighted dead ahead and two survivors of SS Bonneville were taken aboard. On the 19th she proceeded to Casco Bay, Maine, where she engaged in various drills and exercises until tie 28th. On 17 July 1982, In 1984 she participated in a multifaceted law enforcement operation code-named "Operation Wagon Wheel" in the Caribbean. On the 27th she went to the assistance of USS Narragansett (ATF-88) and floating drydock ARDC-12. The final 327-foot design was based on the Erie-class Navy gunboats; the machinery plant and hull below the waterline were identical. On the 26th the Delaware section of the convoy departed under escort of Ingham and USS Threat (AM-124) and at 0935 the lead ships were ordered to follow Bibb to the swept channel of New York harbor. The Bibb proceeded to the area and heard faint propeller beats but was unable to obtain a sound contact. At 0336 escorts on the convoy's port side began firing and two minutes later escorts on the starboard side began to open fire. 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. 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. On the 27th friendly aircraft were sighted screening the convoy. On 6 July 1942 the Bibb was moored in Hvalfjordur, Iceland, while part of the officers and soundmen received training on the anti-submarine attack teacher aboard HMS Blenheim. On 27 February 1952 Bibb sustained minor damage when a Navy tug collided with her while maneuvering in Narragansett Bay. On the 28 May 37 ships detached for Hampton Roads. After she returned to service, Bibb undertook a cadet cruise to Bermuda and then to Europe. The 327-foot cutters were designed to meet changing missions of the service as it emerged from the Prohibition era. On 7 February 1943, the, Rescue operations continued throughout forenoon, 202 survivors being taken from three lifeboats and numerous rafts. On the 3rd information received was that there were some indications that enemy submarines were nearing the convoy. 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. Another time a medical team was sent ashore to the Village of Phu Tho, 70 miles south southeast of Danang. 1, 35 38' N x 53 21' W and Station No. An hour later the Iceland bound section of the convoy departed the main convoy. Vessels joined the convoy at Gibraltar on the 10th. The Iceland convoy was formed by 0900 and got underway, Bibb screening the rear. Next day she fired her port K-guns on a contact with negative results. In the various areas of Coast Guard Cutter operations which included Market Time Patrol and Naval Gunfire Support, you leave behind an impressive record of operational excellence. The Bibb left Toltec at the swept channel buoy No. There was also an unoccupied lifeboat awash and two unoccupied rafts. History From June to July 1969 she served on Ocean Station Delta and during September of that same year she served on Ocean Station Echo. On the 31st, the Casablanca section of the convoy, consisting of 27 ships, began breaking off. On the 26th the escort carrier USS Card (CVE-11) reported a suspected submarine ten miles ahead. Due to the prohibitive cost of maintaining the aging Bibb, she was decommissioned on 30 September 1984 after a career spanning over 48 years. USCG Duane (Wreck) Stern Smoke Stack Bow She is a 327 foot Treasury class US Coast Guard cutter. The USCGC Bibb appeared in the 1952 film "Walk East on Beacon" at the film's climactic end. Bibb is credited with destroying one Japanese kamikaze aircraft in action at Karema Retto. The following morning the seas had abated somewhat and Cronk ordered a rescue attempt with his personal gig. All these planes were suicide planes which chose medium sized and large ships at anchor as their targets, and used various tactics, some attacking at night, some at dusk and others during daylight. 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. On 2 June 1943, Bibb moored in Delpit Basin, Casablanca. On 10 September 1945, the Commander, Mine Craft, shifted his flag to Terror, and the Bibb became relief flagship for RADM Arthur D. Struble, USN, newly appointed Commander, Mine Craft. 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. New navigation and communication systems were also added. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 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. After one successful trip, the gig's engine broke down and the Coast Guardsmen once again launched a pulling boat. The Bibb was unable to regain contact and rejoined the convoy. The convoy began break-off operations on the 7th. She underwent a major renovation at East Boston's Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in early 1975, including extensive repairs to her hull and machinery spaces. During November 1944 through 29 January 1945, Bibb remained at the Charleston Navy Yard, undergoing conversion to an AGC [Amphibious Command & Control] vessel, her designation being then changed to WAGC-31. . On the 15th Bibb sighted the west-bound trans-Atlantic convoy and delivered five ships, Ingham having delivered two earlier on the same date. 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. Five minutes later the ship on which the explosion had occurred sank, bow first. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. At the end of World War II, each Secretary Class cutter was returned to her peace-time makeup. 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 target was taken under fire by vessels in the anchorage but apparently escaped, damaged, and disappeared flying north toward Geruma Shima. It lies on its side at a depth of about 130 feet (40m). Robert Scheina. The torpedo struck in a hold occupied by Marines, which probably accounted for the relatively small number of Marines rescued. These operations called for off-shore patrols of up to three weeks. The same could be said of the other Secretary Class cutters, their officers, and their crews. She was sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of Florida in 1987. The cutter Bibb was named for George Motier Bibb, a prominent lawyer and jurist in Kentucky. Task Force 66 relieved course and began standing up the Straits of Gibraltar and on the 3rd entered Casablanca Harbor. She sailed to Ocean Station Charlie again in April of 1960 and in June and July of 1960 she served on Ocean Station Echo. On the 13th she stood down the Norfolk swept channel and than reversed courses and stood up to the Naval Operating Bases for imperative repairs. 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 0730 on 1 October a plane arrived to provide air coverage. On the 14th they observed a plane, which was providing air coverage, crash at sea. The New York section, with the commander Task Force 60 in Bibb, now consisted of 148 ships in 8 columns. On the 12th four merchant vessels were detached for Bone, Algeria, while three merchant vessels from that port joined. There were no seriously ill men among those brought aboard but all were weak and many required aid in going below deck. It was 61.33 m (201.2 ft) long, with a beam of 7.93 m (26.0 ft). Various members of the Task Force departed as escorts for detachments and others joined for temporary duty. 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 the morning of 6 May 1945, at 0846, SOPA warned that bogeys as well as many friendly planes were within four miles. In addition to her patrol duties this cutter also performed civic action functions in the form of medical assistance and search and rescue. 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. Disposition: Sunk as an artificial reef off the Florida Keys on 28 November 1987, Builder: Charleston Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA, Propulsion: 2 x Westinghouse double-reduction geared turbines; 2 x Babcock & Wilcox sectional express, air-encased, 400 psi, 200 superheat. Between 5 and 29 August 1971. Regaining the contact ten minutes later she again attacked with a barrage of six charges. 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. A fire which broke out on Bibb on the 21st proved to be rags burning in a bucket. 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. Many of the Bibbs crewmen leapt into the water to assist the nearly frozen survivors, and the cutter Ingham assisted. On the 25th she proceeded to Argentia in company with USS SC-688 and USS SC-189. One merchant vessel detached for the Azores. 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. In May 1965 she served on Ocean Station Charlie. On 23 of May 1983 Bibb seized a fishing vessel 50 miles southeast of Cape Cod for fisheries violations. 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. Additional star shells were fired an hour later, indicating another torpedoing. Four merchant ships were detached for Gibraltar and one joined just before the convoy changed course to stand through the Straits. The ship was sunk in November 1987 just outside the coral reef tract, about six miles (10km) offshore of the island of Key Largo. 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. Within two hours after being brought aboard, all survivors had been fed, showered, wrapped in blankets and placed on mattresses on the mess deck and in the engineer's passageway. The Bibb joined the convoy on the 19th. 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. MK-2 Browning MG, 2 x MK-13 high altitude parachute flare mortars. 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