Quartermaster Third Class Bill Batson, of Quincy, Massachusetts, reported: "We arrived on scene late in the afternoon of 1 November. Departing the same day for Trinidad, she arrived at her destination and on the 11th left Trinidad for Guantanamo Bay, arriving on the 19th. Bibb was decommissioned in 1985 and remained docked until it was transported to the Florida Keys for use as an artificial reef. In the Vietnam War, the Bibb transported John Kerry after he was shot on his Swift boat. 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) At the same time eight merchant vessels under escort of PC vessels were detached for Casablanca, making the total number of ships in the convoy 82, plus the oiler. The passage across the Atlantic continued without incident. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982. Thirty-two preliminary designs of a modified Erie-class gunboat were drawn up before one was finally selected. 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. 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. Nearby, a second Treasury-Class ship, the USCGC Duane (WPG-33) was also sunk as an artificial reef. 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. 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. Part I [Escorts]. She participated in refresher training under the Fleet Training Group at Guantanamo Bay every two years to maintain her military readiness. On the 26th the escort carrier USS Card (CVE-11) reported a suspected submarine ten miles ahead. The barometer dropped and the winds rose with a number five sea. 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 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. 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. 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). 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. that had fired and dropped three depth charges. 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. She underwent a major renovation at East Boston's Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in early 1975, including extensive repairs to her hull and machinery spaces. 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. Entering Reykjavik on the 23rd she proceeded to Hvalfjordur where she entered a floating drydock on the 27th and remained there until the 29th. A training program for the personnel was in progress during this time. He left office on 4 March 1845 when President James K. Polk was inaugurated, but stayed in the national capital practicing law until he died there on 14 April 1859.=====================================================================. In October of 1950 she served on Ocean Station Dog and in December it was duty on Ocean Station Easy. Later that year she sailed back to Ocean Station Echo, where she steamed from 10 June to 4 July. x .50 caliber Browning MG; 2 x depth charge racks; 1 x "Y" gun depth charge projector. The bodies of the navigator and observer were recovered. On the 13th the Bibb set a course for Reykjavik and anchored there on the 25th, later that day proceeding to Hvalfjordur. No other enemy action took place in Bibb's vicinity during the rest of May and she remained anchored, continuing as flagship of COMINPAC. Bibb was then directed to coordinate the search efforts for the missing sailing vessel Patriot with six crewmen aboard. 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. At the end of World War II, each Secretary Class cutter was returned to her peace-time makeup. On the 22nd Task Force 60 was relieved of escort duty by British vessels and Bibb stood into Bizerte swept channel and moored. The Bibb departed Guantanamo Bay on 29 December 1943, escorting convoy GAT-108 and arrived at Trinidad 3 January 1944. She then proceeded with the two Navy destroyers to point "COLD" to rendezvous with two more Russian submarines. On 28 September Bibb again departed Buckner Bay. 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. 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. The contact was evaluated as probably non-submarine. After one successful trip, the gig's engine broke down and the Coast Guardsmen once again launched a pulling boat. A U.S. Army liaison officer boarded Bibb and worked with a spotter aircraft in coordinating our fire in support of the troops." 1936:3 x 5"/51 (single); 2 x 6-pounders. 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. 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. On the 21st a doctor from Babbitt was transferred to Bibb to treat that ship's doctor who had been stricken with pneumonia. The Bibb regained contact and slowed for a Hedgehog attack. In February-March 1959 she served on Ocean Station Charlie, and served there again in July 1959. 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. Radar: (1945) SK, SG-1; (1966) AN/SPS-29D, AN/SPA-52. On March 2nd four merchant vessels detached for Gibraltar and Task Force 66 was relieved of escorting the convoy by a British task force. The convoy stood up the swept channel to Reykjavik Harbor, Iceland on the 29th and anchored. The 327-foot cutters were designed to meet changing missions of the service as it emerged from the Prohibition era. 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. Bibb served in the United States Senate from 1811 to 1814 and from 1829 to 1835. In the U.S. Navy, asbestos was considered so important that the U.S. government once mandated its use in shipbuilding. The Bibb rescued 33 more people from the nearby torpedoed freighter S.S. Kalliopi before returning to the convoy. No sounds of any kind were heard but the deduction, from visual impressions, was that both ships had been torpedoed. 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Notable events involving Bibb include: 7 Feb 1943 USCGC Bibb picks up 202 survivors from the American troop transport Henry R. Mallory and 33 survivors from the Greek merchant Kalliopi that were torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-402 in convoy SC-118 about 600 nautical miles south-southwest of Iceland. Seventh Fleet, RADM Rudden, send her a message: "As you depart the Cruiser-Destroyer Group, Seventh Fleet, your performance is noted with pleasure. 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. Contents 1 History On the 12th four merchant vessels were detached for Bone, Algeria, while three merchant vessels from that port joined. An hour later a Netherlands war vessel joined the task force as an anti-aircraft ship. 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. At 0448 on the 21st she attacked a sound contact with a barrage of depth charges with undetermined results, due to darkness and haze. 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. Call Sokolove Law right now at (800) 647-3434 if you've been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease. A minute later at 0359 an enemy aircraft was sighted at a range of about 5,000 yards and about 1,000 feet in altitude. On the 12th she delivered the two submarines to a local Canadian escort unit off the Sambro Light vessel. 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 (?) Bibb left Hvalfjordur for Reykjavik on 18 March 1943 and stood out to sea en route to join Iceland bound convoy HXL-229A. The cutter Bibb was named for George Motier Bibb, a prominent lawyer and jurist in Kentucky. USCGC Bibb (WHEC-31) - Steel Hip Flask - WI3. 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. In 1944 Bibb provided convoy escort between the United States and North Africa mainly to Bizerte in Tunisia. The vessel's power was 410 kW (550 hp) and it had a speed of 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph). 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. In addition to her patrol duties this cutter also performed civic action functions in the form of medical assistance and search and rescue. .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 16th two YMs detached for Bermuda. On the fourth trip, the surfboat, taking on water after being battered against the hull of Bibb, began to sink. 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. During this mission she destroyed eight structures and seven sampans and damaged 21 structures and 16 sampans. Her propelling plant consisted of twin propellers powered by geared turbines supplied with steam from oil fired boilers. The attack took place at 36 23' N x 00 26.5' E. No planes came within range of Bibb during the entire action. On the 10th the cutter stood out for Casco Bay, Maine, where she held exercises and drills until the 18th, when she departed for Hampton Roads. Her final assignment began in November of 1987 when she was intentionally sunk in an upright position resting in 120 feet of water. Complement: 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted; Being unable to re-establish the contact the vessels returned to their former course. On the 14th the task force got under way escorting convoy UGA-8A for Casablanca. Radar: (1945) SK, SG-1; (1966) AN/SPS-29D, AN/SPA-52. 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. At 0336 escorts on the convoy's port side began firing and two minutes later escorts on the starboard side began to open fire. Seventh Fleet as a part of Coast Guard Squadron Three. 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. 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 9 June 1942 Bibb was underway as escort commander for convoy SCL-85, consisting of 14 ships. 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. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters& Craft of World War II. V146 (1939-). On the 19th and 20th a number of ships were detached for Oran and Algiers, others joining from those ports. She relieved Duane. The Bibb continued searching until sunset when she was relieved by CGC Dallas (WHEC-716) which had sailed from New York. Eight merchant vessels were detached for Gibraltar on the 15th. On the 17th she departed in convoy to a clear area, when a typhoon was expected to strike. USCGC George M. Bibb(WPG-31)was initially assigned to the Fifth Coast Guard District at Norfolk, VA. Tweet. The temperature of the water was 50 degrees, so that the survivors who wore winter underclothing suffered less in the water. 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. >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 . The USCG cutter Bibb was deployed to South America with th. 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 7 February 1943, the, Rescue operations continued throughout forenoon, 202 survivors being taken from three lifeboats and numerous rafts. Bibb continued at anchor in Kerama Retto until 7 July 1945 when she proceeded to Buckner Bay, where she anchored remaining through the 16th. On the 13th Task Group 21.13 joined, departing the next day. Add to cart Buy Now. On the 2nd five merchant vessels joined the convoy from Algerian ports. On the 27th USS Chase (DE-158) departed for Gibraltar and on the 2nd the main convoy stood up the main channel through Gibraltar straits. 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted; was under the command of Commander Roy L. Raney during the convoy battles to come. In the winter of 1939 she was part of the Grand Banks Patrol. 1946: 1 x 5"/38 (single); 1 x 40mm;/60 (twin); 2 x 20mm/80 (single); 1 x Hedgehog. The, A few minutes later another raft was sighted dead ahead and two survivors of SS. Enforces maritime and other laws pertaining to protection of life and property at sea, suppression of smuggling and illicit drug trafficking, and protection of the marine environment. She arrived on the 17th, remaining there for the rest of October. From June to July 1969 she served on Ocean Station Delta and during September of that same year she served on Ocean Station Echo. Description [ edit] MV Hephaestus was a steel -built tanker with a tonnage of 595 GRT. In February 1953 she served on Ocean Station Coca and in July it was duty on Ocean Station Delta. During the conversion, her wartime armament was removed, structural modifications were made, and towing equipment was installed, preparatory to resuming her peacetime Coast Guard duties. The passengers panicked and leapt overboard into the 50 water. After she returned to service, The following year brought a number of notable seizures for drug and fisheries charges. Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury George M. Bibb. She had a sound contact at 900 yards and dropped a full pattern with negative results. Share. The Bibb closed eastbound trans-Atlantic convoy SC-101 on 30 September 1942, screening the seven ship Iceland bound sector SCL-101 which was breaking off and forming. After providing her crew of seven with provisions, Bibb towed Mary J to Mathew Town, Great Inagua Island. The ship 327' and is laying on its starboard side, in 130' of water and it was a gr. A warning of the presence of unidentified aircraft was received on the 12th. 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. On the 27th Bibb departed for Boston and moored at the South Boston Navy Yard on the 28th. On the 11th the convoy became scattered about noon by winds of gale force and heavy seas but was reformed six hours later. On the 17th she was underway to report to the escort commander of convoy HX-226. The Bibb picked up oil samples and ordering USS Portent (AM-106) to remain in the vicinity, rejoined the convoy. She returned to Boston, where she was home-ported until October of 1973. Much credit was given to the smoke screen for warding off possible air torpedo attacks. The Bibb joined convoy SC-121 and maneuvered to a position near the cutter Spencer (WPG-36). 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. Anderson, USCG, as commanding officer of Bibb. Leaving Trinidad on 20 December, escorting convoy TAG-104, Bibb arrived at Guantanamo Bay on the 25th. On the 28th one merchant vessel returned to Norfolk unescorted due to machinery failure. The Bibb then returned to New Bedford. She passed through to canal and departed Balboa on the 23rd for Pearl Harbor. V172 (1937-1938) 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. The cutter, Sunk as an artificial reef off the Florida Keys on 28 November 1987, 2 x Westinghouse double-reduction geared turbines; 2 x Babcock & Wilcox sectional express, air-encased, 400 psi, 200 superheat. 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. She then sailed to Mayport, Florida, for a week of training at the Navy Fleet Training Center. One ship was reported later to have returned to Reykjavik safely. Sighting Narragansett 15 miles distant, Bibb came alongside and then proceeded to the floating drydock, two and one-half miles away, and took her in tow. 1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted. If you served in USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31), Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. 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 23rd the convoy entered New York Harbor and, On the 12th four merchant vessels were detached for Bone, Algeria, while three merchant vessels from that port joined. On the 2nd Bibb received a report from a ship with call letters KFFL that she had been torpedoed. 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. A place for old 327 BENO sailors to meet, swap sea stories and tall tales, and share photos. 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. 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. Then it was on to Guantanamo Bay for more intensive training with the Navy. Oil was still rising in the area. The Navy then designated her as WPG-31. The Bibb also visited many foreign ports on her deployment, many of which she had sailed into during World War II. 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." 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. On the 2nd Bibb made a sweep astern and on the 3 September dropped a large depth charge on a doubtful sound contact. 1945: 2 x 5"/38 (single); 3 x 40mm/60 (twin); 4 x 20mm/80 (single). Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. She departed Manzanillo on the 3rd and reached Pearl Harbor on the 11th. 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. The next day, after an airplane had dropped a charge directly ahead, Bibb fired a Hedgehog barrage of depth charges on a sound contact. 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. 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. Bibb remained anchored in Reykjavik Harbor, Iceland until 19 October 1942, and then got underway escorting a convoy of five ships westward. Thirty-two preliminary designs of a modified Erie-class gunboat were drawn up before one was finally selected. On the 11th she anchored in Buckner Bay and acted as flagship for Task Group 52.9 until 1 December 1945, when she departed for the United States. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. 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. It lies on its side at a depth of about 130 feet (40m). Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. She was joined by the Ingham. From 1946 to 1973. The same could be said of the other Secretary Class cutters, their officers, and their crews. After establishing communications with Bibb, Martin made a successful landing in the 30-foot seas at 1004 (GCT) near the cutter. 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. 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. When completed on the 15th the convoy formation consisted of 12 columns of ships. 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