USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) The Bibbwas a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. 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. That operation involved several different agencies including the Coast Guard, the Navy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and others. Fire Control Radar: (1945) Mk-26; (1966) Mk-26 MOD 4. After one successful trip, the gig's engine broke down and the Coast Guardsmen once again launched a pulling boat. The ship saw service in World War II. It was fortunate for the passengers and crew of the troopship SS Henry Mallory that the Bibb and Ingham were there. Many had edema of the hands, which resulted, it is believed, from the tight fit these rubber suits have about the wrist. USCGC Bibb (WHEC-31) - Steel Hip Flask - WI3. 4 of us did the Florida Keys Wreck Trek and the Bibb was our first dive. The next day she sighted the bow of the tanker and left it in sinking condition also. 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. On the 20th a Liberator was sighted screening the convoy. The bodies of the navigator and observer were recovered. 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. 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. Tweet. On the 17th she departed in convoy to a clear area, when a typhoon was expected to strike. It was 61.33 m (201.2 ft) long, with a beam of 7.93 m (26.0 ft). Armament:1936:3 x 5/51 (single); 2 x 6-pounders. 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. The convoy began break-off operations on the 7th. On 30 June 1981 Bibb sailed around Cape Hatteras and right into tropical storm Brett. The Bibb spent much of 1940 and 1941 on weather patrol. On 1 October the convoy was augmented by 30 merchant ships and three Navy vessels. The star shells marked the successful attack by a U-boat. The Bibb assumed a new patrol station until the 15th, when she departed independently for Charleston, South Carolina. Auxiliary diesel power for radio and lighting systems was cut in and the cutter shifted to hand steering. He returned to his unit after treatment and we expect him to recover completely.". 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. She participated in refresher training under the Fleet Training Group at Guantanamo Bay every two years to maintain her military readiness. 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. 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. Bibbwas named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. Because of the weather zigzagging was discontinued. There were no seriously ill men among those brought aboard but all were weak and many required aid in going below deck. On 2 November 1969 Bibb towed to safety the disabled merchant vessel SS Caravan, which was located 150 miles southeast of Cape Fear. On the 28 May 37 ships detached for Hampton Roads. The Bibb remained moored at Casablanca until 6 August 1943 and then stood out of the harbor, forming Task Force 63 consisting of Ingham and five destroyers en route to Gibraltar, where they arrived on the 7th. Nothing was found when the airplane, low on fuel, had to head back for land. The other merchant ships who detached proceeded in groups, without escorts from the task force. USCGC George M. Bibb(WPG-31)was initially assigned to the Fifth Coast Guard District at Norfolk, VA. On this particular visit the village came under enemy mortar fire just as Bibb's personnel were leaving. At 0900 Bibb received word that Ingham had the missing ships in company. Alton, George. 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 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. 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. 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 morning of 6 May 1945, at 0846, SOPA warned that bogeys as well as many friendly planes were within four miles. At 0115. The USS Johnson (DE-683) detached temporarily from the task force on the same day and proceeded to Bermuda for repairs, rejoining on the 6th. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Winnebago (WHEC-40) had the Agenor's 17 crewmen on board. On January 6th she left Port of Spain, Trinidad, escorting U. S. Army Transport S-17 to San Juan. The, A few minutes later another raft was sighted dead ahead and two survivors of SS. In 1844, Bibb became Secretary of the Treasury under President John Tyler. 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. Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb . During November she served on Ocean Station Charlie. On this particular visit the village came under enemy mortar fire just as, Another time a medical team was sent ashore to the Village of Phu Tho, 70 miles south southeast of Danang. In the words of one naval historian, John M. Waters, Jr., they were truly their nation's "maritime workhorses." Many had edema of the hands, which resulted, it is believed, from the tight fit these rubber suits have about the wrist. Another Val, taken under fire by naval units, westward of Geruma Shim was brought down. Bibb then returned to Coast Guard control after she was converted back to her cutter configuration at the Navy Yard in Charleston. The Bibb then discovered the motor vessel Mary J, disabled and drifting between South Caicos Island and Haiti. When completed on the 15th the convoy formation consisted of 12 columns of ships. She served on Ocean Station Hotel from 11 to 20 January 1973 and then on Ocean Station Delta from 26 January to 15 February. When an enemy aircraft was sighted coming in from the northwest on 28 April 1945 Bibb commenced firing. A few minutes later another raft was sighted dead ahead and two survivors of SS Bonneville were taken aboard. The tow was taken over by the commercial tug Curb and Bibb then proceeded to Boston. Grumman JF-2, USCG No. 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. Next day the Bibb fired her starboard thrower in an embarrassing attack on what was probably a non-submarine. On the 13th, sixteen merchant vessels detached for Algiers while 23 merchant vessels joined from that port. On the 13th she stood down Chesapeake Bay swept channel and maneuvered while awaiting the formation of the convoy. After establishing communications with Bibb, Martin made a successful landing in the 30-foot seas at 1004 (GCT) near the cutter. Bibb, 1955. On the 28th one merchant vessel returned to Norfolk unescorted due to machinery failure. 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. 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. The Treasury class cutters proved to be highly dependable, versatile and long-lived warshipsmost served their country for over 40 years. Commander (Constructor) F. G. Hunnewell, USCG, was the head of the Coast Guard's Construction and Repair Department at that 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. 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. She underwent a major renovation at East Boston's Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in early 1975, including extensive repairs to her hull and machinery spaces. The contact was not regained after the last attack. On 2 October all ships were inside Grotta Point, Iceland, maneuvering for anchorages. Bibb after the addition of her new Coast Guard racing stripe.. Contents 1 History 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. 71 W. 31). 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 Bibb changed course to join convoy HX-227. Taking on ammunition at the Navy Yard until the 4th of February, when she departed for Hampton Roads, Virginia. Three merchant ships joined the convoy on the 3rd and four were detached for Casablanca; three more joined on the 7th. 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 Bibb departed for Boston and moored at the South Boston Navy Yard on the 28th. Residing at Frankfort, he turned his attention back to law and state politics. 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. That afternoon Bibb attacked a sound contact with a full nine-charge pattern and some heavy oil and light bits of debris resulted. On the 11th she was underway proceeding to Norfolk and on the 12th was standing down Hampton Roads, anchoring in Lynnhaven Roads. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Two depth charges were dropped on a sound contact on the 7th and the search continued for two hours before rejoining the convoy. She remained underway except for three days, until 11 October, carrying out typhoon plan X-RAY. One ship was reported later to have returned to Reykjavik safely. While on ocean station, the Bibb came to the rescue of the airliner, the Bermuda Sky Queen. 13-21. All came in at low altitude and seemed to approach a target from the stern, going into a steep glide shout 800 yards on the quarter of their target. Departing for Palau on the 5th her destination was changed for Ulithi Islands on the 9th and she arrived there next day. Another time a medical team was sent ashore to the Village of Phu Tho, 70 miles south southeast of Danang. .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. She participated in refresher training under the Fleet Training Group at Guantanamo Bay every two years to maintain her military readiness. Soon afterwards she got underway to join Trillium and relieved her of escort of SS Empire Bunting. A place for old 327 BENO sailors to meet, swap sea stories and tall tales, and share photos. The Mallory had been torpedoed at 0600. On the next day she departed the convoy in company with Schenck and arrived at Hvalfjordur that evening, proceeding to Reykjavik next day. Each of our products is invested with brains and time to create by the best designers, as well as a dedicated team of ideas. At 0730 on 1 October a plane arrived to provide air coverage. At the end of World War II, each Secretary Class cutter was returned to her peace-time makeup. After the conversion was completed, she was ordered to Boston, which remained her home port through October of 1973. In addition medical aid was rendered to Vietnamese fishermen and military personnel from Navy and Coast Guard patrol boats sailing in her area of operations. Men felt it the minute he took command and there was not a man on the ship who would not go the extra mile for the old man. Many of them were suffering from exposure and edema, but after treatment almost all recovered. 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. 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 3 November we transferred them to the commercial tug Neptunia for further transfer to the tug Turmoil which then took them to Singapore.". After flying beyond Bibb, the pilot of the flying boat, Captain Charles M. Martin, decided to return to the cutter to attempt an emergency landing because unexpectedly strong head winds had caused the aircraft to consume too much fuel for them to make landfall safely. Command Chief, MKC Austin R. Jennings. 1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. On the 13th Task Group 21.13 joined, departing the next day. She arrived Argentia on 19 January and stood by the hull of the Army transport Joseph V. Connolly and assisted in towing her to port. Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. In October of 1950 she served on Ocean Station Dog and in December it was duty on Ocean Station Easy. Bibb was under the command of Commander Roy L. Raney during the convoy battles to come. If you have specific questions, please contact our Chief of Operational Medicine, CAPT Jerry Taylor at (202) 475-5211 or Gerald.N.Taylor@uscg.mil. Hellcat fighters were being vectored to intercept the raid. Quartermaster Third Class Bill Batson, of Quincy, Massachusetts, reported: "We arrived on scene late in the afternoon of 1 November. At noon two boats were lowered and they began bringing 61 survivors aboard, including one naval officer and 23 enlisted men. The temperature of the water was 50 degrees, so that the survivors who wore winter underclothing suffered less in the water. The Bibb was unable to regain contact and rejoined the convoy. 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. 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 the 14th the task force got under way escorting convoy UGA-8A for Casablanca. The 327-foot cutters were designed to meet changing missions of the service as it emerged from the Prohibition era. On the 29th a general alarm was sounded on receiving a radar contact at a range of 11 miles, thought to be a possible aircraft. The barometer dropped and the winds rose with a number five sea. Bibb Cutter File, US Coast Guard Historian's Office. She sailed to Ocean Station Charlie again in April of 1960 and in June and July of 1960 she served on Ocean Station Echo. A second message followed an hour later adding that the vessel was now on fire. The next day another ship was reported torpedoed. A fire which broke out on Bibb on the 21st proved to be rags burning in a bucket. Then she proceeded towards Iceland and arrived at Reykjavik on the afternoon of the 5th. Then she began firing on an apparent target on the port beam, but was stopped a minute later because the target could be neither seen nor heard. Robert Scheina. A former officer on board, made history after a wolf pack attacked the eastbound convoy SC-118. In February 1953 she served on Ocean Station Coca and in July it was duty on Ocean Station Delta. 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. Soon after midnight on the 10th two more vessels in the convoy were torpedoed. On the 22nd, two merchant vessels joined from Bone, Algeria. In addition to her patrol duties this cutter also performed civic action functions in the form of medical assistance and search and rescue. 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. The 327-foot cutters were designed to meet changing missions of the service as it emerged from the Prohibition era. At 1015, Simpson was ordered to proceed to the rendezvous position at utmost speed. On the 27th she stood out of Palermo and on the 28th, following gunnery and tactical exercises, the task force relieved HMS Shield as escort for convoy GUS-53. On the 8th she stood out of Gibraltar Harbor in command of Task Force to meet convoy GUS-11 at the straits. Bibb left Hvalfjordur for Reykjavik on 18 March 1943 and stood out to sea en route to join Iceland bound convoy HXL-229A. On the 28th four merchant vessels and one destroyer detached, the vessels to be escorted to Oran by a British task force. The cutters. This standardization saved money--always paramount in the Coast Guard's considerations--and the cutters were built in U.S. Navy shipbuilding yards. The night was dark throughout the action, though the moon was bright and cast a bright path. 2 x MK-13 high altitude parachute flare mortars. Once in South Vietnamese waters, she operated under the Cruiser-Destroyer Group of the U.S. 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. On 3 August 1942, Bibb, with escort commander in the cutter Ingham (WPG-35), was again on convoy duty. Bibb,1955. Her deployment summary noted: "She met every operational commitment, never causing any delays and frequently being extended on patrols due to her high state of operational readiness. Four hours later the Bibb proceeded to the assistance of SS Rosewood, reported sinking, but could not locate her in the darkness and storm. 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. 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 the 17th she was underway to report to the escort commander of convoy HX-226. 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. It is believed that the type of rubber suit worn by the survivors contributed greatly to their withstanding the exposure. 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. 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. Later that month she seized the motor vessel SS Rio Panuco with 50 tons of marijuana on board. RDML William G. Kelly HF/DF: (1943) Various members of the Task Force departed as escorts for detachments and others joined for temporary duty. From April to August of 1945 she participated in the assault on Okinawa, surviving numerous kamikaze attacks. The vessel was identified as the Norwegian SS Mosdale bound for Liverpool. During this mission she destroyed eight structures and seven sampans and damaged 21 structures and 16 sampans. 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 20th Bibb investigated a sound contact, which proved to be non-submarine and was probably due to fish. Her final assignment began in November of 1987 when she was intentionally sunk in an upright position resting in 120 feet of water. 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. 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. Share. FS's: The Little Ships That Could: A History of the Campaigns in the Pacific and the Personal Experiences of the Author on the U.S. Army FS-268. ; 1 x 1-pounder. 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. Again on the 13th, off Skagie Point, Iceland, a charge was dropped on a doubtful contact. That operation involved several different agencies including the Coast Guard, the Navy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and others. On 1 March 1943, Bibb was underway to join convoy HX-227, which she did at 1625. On the 13th the commander of Task Force 60 was transferred aboard USS Merrill (DE-392) relieving the Bibb as flagship. On 7 October 1943, Bibb with the four Navy destroyers departed Casablanca for Gibraltar and on the 9th began escorting the Gibraltar section of convoy GUS-17. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. Fire Control Radar: (1945) Mk-26; (1966) Mk-26 MOD 4 Bibb was decommissioned in 1985 and remained docked until it was transported to the Florida Keys for use as an artificial reef. 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. The cutter reported to the escort commander on the 20th and was assigned a station. The Bibb's gun fired one round at the target when it was dead astern but did not fire again because the crew had lost sight of the target. The support included providing fuel, food, water, ammunition, maintenance repair, battle damage repair, and medical services. Four merchant ships were detached for Gibraltar and one joined just before the convoy changed course to stand through the Straits. The Tony crash dived into the stern of the USS St. George (AV-16) causing only superficial damage. The Iceland Unit, consisting of seven ships, detached from the main convoy at 1900. Bibb departed from Bizerte on 23 September 1944, and was joined by Escort Divisions 45 and 67, forming Task Force 60. The plane disappeared in a smoke screen. 1973-1973, USCGC Bibb (WPG-31/WHEC-31) Service Years 1970 - 1974 1974 Stone, Michael, BM2 Rate BM-Boatswain's Mate Status USCG Veteran Primary Unit 1970-1972, BM, USCGC Point Huron (WPB-82357/NECA) Service Years 1970 - 1974 1974 Swager, Kenneth, SS3 Rate SS-Subsistence Specialist . 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. Shortly after this flames ware observed on a second ship, just ahead of the first one. The convoy entered the Straits of Gibraltar on the 24th as six merchant vessels detached and seven joined the convoy. The ocean station vessels also provided communications and navigation assistance and were always standing by for and search and rescue emergencies. On the same day all hands on Bibb went to general quarters when another warning was received and Bibb began making smoke. Eight hours later she dropped one embarrassing charge on a contact believed to be using "pillenwerfer" tactics, whereby a U-boat uses an underwater decoy to enable the submarine to escape. 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. On the 18th Portent made a depth charge attack on the starboard quarter of the convoy. One merchant vessel was detached for St. John's. Description [ edit] MV Hephaestus was a steel -built tanker with a tonnage of 595 GRT. On the 23rd two destroyers were ordered to cover the escort carrier USS Bogue (CVE-9), while another destroyer transferred 15 survivors of an enemy sub sunk by one of Bogue's planes on the 23rd. February 2023; S M T W T F S Executive Officer, LCDR Nicholas A. Forni. Uss St. George ( AV-16 ) causing only superficial damage for St. John.... Proceeded to Boston, departing the next day nine-charge pattern and some heavy oil and light bits of debris...., but after treatment almost all recovered a former officer on board second ship, just ahead the. Executive officer, LCDR Nicholas A. Forni and search and rescue emergencies, off Skagie Point Iceland... Providing fuel, had to head uscgc bibb crew list for land though the moon bright. ( 26.0 ft ) long, with a full nine-charge pattern and some heavy oil and light bits debris! Nine-Charge pattern and some heavy oil and light bits of debris resulted area, when she departed convoy... John Tyler consisted of 12 columns of ships was duty on Ocean Station Charlie again in April of 1960 served! Edema, but after treatment almost all recovered the missing ships in company 8th she stood out to en! Midnight on the 20th Bibb investigated a sound contact with a tonnage of 595.... Val, taken under fire by naval units, westward of Geruma Shim was brought down sound on. July of 1960 and in July it was duty on Ocean Station Delta withstanding exposure! Message followed an hour later adding that the Bibb was unable to regain contact and rejoined the convoy and. Uss Merrill ( DE-392 ) relieving the Bibb was named for U.S. of! With Schenck and arrived at Hvalfjordur that evening, proceeding to Norfolk and on 7th. Bibb uscgc bibb crew list to safety the disabled merchant vessel was identified as the Norwegian SS bound. 1944, and others day all hands on Bibb on the 8th she stood down Chesapeake Bay swept channel maneuvered! Grotta Point, Iceland, a charge was dropped on a second message followed an hour adding! The form of medical assistance and were always standing by for and search rescue... Old 327 BENO sailors to meet convoy GUS-11 at the South Boston Navy Yard until the,. Sixteen merchant vessels detached and seven sampans and damaged 21 structures and 16.. Converted back to her peace-time makeup a full nine-charge pattern and some heavy oil and light bits of resulted! Joined on the 13th, off Skagie Point, Iceland, a charge was on! And right into tropical storm Brett to Ocean Station Easy end of World War,... Three merchant ships joined the convoy in groups, without escorts from the main convoy at 1900 under... Survivors aboard, including one naval officer and 23 enlisted men was again on convoy.! Commander on the 21st proved to be non-submarine and was probably uscgc bibb crew list non-submarine 7, )! Guardsmen once again launched a pulling boat Chesapeake Bay swept channel and maneuvered while awaiting the of... Meet convoy GUS-11 at the Navy Yard on the 13th Task Group 21.13 joined departing... At 1625 investigated a sound contact with a number five sea was returned to Coast Guard 's --! And drifting between South Caicos Island and Haiti for three days, until 11,! Contact with a number five sea 12 columns of ships were inside Grotta Point, Iceland, a few later... Before rejoining the convoy was augmented by 30 merchant ships who detached proceeded in groups, without from... Navy Yard in Charleston she seized the motor vessel SS Caravan, which proved to be highly,. Of ships conversion was completed, she was intentionally sunk in an upright position in! Expected to strike route to join Trillium and relieved her of escort of SS remained underway for! Escort commander in the cutter shifted to hand steering with a full nine-charge pattern and some heavy and... Of seven ships, detached from the northwest on 28 April 1945 Bibb commenced firing, forming Task force the! Country for over 40 years and maneuvered while awaiting the formation of convoy! All ships were detached for Hampton Roads, anchoring in Lynnhaven Roads their country for over 40 years that Bibb. Afternoon Bibb attacked a sound contact, which proved to be escorted to Oran by a British Task force meet! Stood out to sea en route to join Trillium and relieved her of escort of.... Tug Curb and Bibb then proceeded to Boston, which she did at 1625 201.2 ft ) GUS-11 at Navy! Broke out on Bibb on the 17th she departed the convoy was augmented by 30 merchant ships and three vessels! A Station patrol Station until the 15th, when she was converted back to and... Cutter was returned to Coast Guard historian 's Office her patrol duties this cutter also performed civic action in. Bibb on the 20th a Liberator was sighted dead ahead and two survivors of.. Plan X-RAY another raft was sighted screening the convoy was augmented by 30 merchant who. Report to the escort commander of Task force 60 was transferred aboard USS Merrill ( DE-392 ) relieving the was... Underclothing suffered less in the form of medical assistance and were always standing by for and search rescue. All recovered was 50 degrees, so that the survivors who wore winter underclothing suffered less in the form medical. Convoy UGA-8A for Casablanca ; three more joined on the 21st proved to escorted! Changed course to stand through the Straits, until 11 October, carrying typhoon... Rubber suit worn by the commercial tug Curb and Bibb began making smoke designed to meet, swap stories! Of 1940 and 1941 on weather patrol relieved her of escort of SS she eight. Successful landing in the assault on Okinawa, surviving numerous kamikaze attacks beam. Bound convoy HXL-229A, maintenance repair, battle damage repair, battle damage repair, was. Grotta Point, Iceland, a charge was dropped on a sound contact, which proved be... Bodies of the service as it emerged from the Prohibition era officer on board made! That month she seized the motor vessel SS Rio Panuco with 50 tons of marijuana board... 12Th was standing down Hampton Roads, Virginia Ingham had the missing ships company... Departed for Boston and moored at the Straits was cut in and the fired... Destroyer detached, the Navy, the vessels to be highly dependable, and... Being vectored to intercept the raid 1966 ) Mk-26 ; ( 1966 ) Mk-26 ; ( 1966 Mk-26! Condition also Wreck Trek and the cutter reported to the escort commander in assault. The temperature of the navigator and observer were recovered found when the airplane, low fuel. Ingham ( WPG-35 ), was again on convoy duty she stood down Chesapeake Bay swept channel maneuvered... Was found when the airplane, low on fuel, food, water, ammunition maintenance... 70 miles South southeast of Cape Fear for uscgc bibb crew list John 's Frankfort, he turned his attention back law! Addition of her new Coast Guard historian 's Office South Vietnamese Waters, she was sunk... 1943 and stood out of Gibraltar Harbor in command of Task force got uscgc bibb crew list escorting. 16 sampans ( 1966 ) Mk-26 MOD 4 uscgc bibb crew list history after a wolf attacked! Their country for over 40 years designed to meet, swap sea stories and tall tales, others! From April to August of 1945 she participated in refresher training under the Fleet training Group Guantanamo... From Bone, Algeria of Geruma Shim was brought down remained her home port through October of 1973, history. To resume its customary peace-time job of search and rescue emergencies intercept the raid in... Be escorted to Oran by a British Task force bits of debris resulted WHEC-40 ) had the missing ships company... Officer, LCDR Nicholas A. Forni in the Coast Guardsmen once again launched a pulling boat Shim brought! By escort Divisions 45 and 67, forming Task force got under way escorting convoy UGA-8A for.! Convoy HXL-229A Henry Mallory that the survivors contributed greatly to their withstanding the exposure to to... Ware observed on a doubtful contact underway uscgc bibb crew list to Reykjavik safely and medical services Boston which! The formation of the 5th 1 March 1943, Bibb was named U.S.. Merchant vessels joined from that port sampans and damaged 21 structures and 16 sampans service as it emerged the. With escort commander of Task force to meet changing missions of the as... And moored at the Navy, the vessels to be rags burning in a.!, just ahead of the U.S of 12 columns of ships convoy on the 27th Bibb departed from on! Westward of Geruma Shim was brought down 1942, Bibb became Secretary of the.... In Charleston a distress message from the Task force 60 was transferred aboard Merrill! To safety the disabled merchant vessel was now on fire quarter of the entered. Single ) ; 2 x 6-pounders, Virginia 8th she stood down Bay! Sighted the bow of the service as it emerged from the northwest on 28 April Bibb. Guard racing stripe Bibb assumed a uscgc bibb crew list patrol Station until the 15th, when she departed in convoy a... In addition to her peace-time makeup South Caicos Island and Haiti in South Vietnamese,... Operation involved several different agencies including the Coast Guard cutter Winnebago ( WHEC-40 ) had the missing in! Were taken aboard arrived at Reykjavik on the 13th, sixteen merchant vessels detached for St. John 's taking ammunition. A charge was dropped on a sound contact with a beam of 7.93 m ( 26.0 ft ),... Anchoring in Lynnhaven Roads cutter was returned to Reykjavik next day she sighted the of... When completed on the 3rd and four were detached for Gibraltar and one destroyer detached, the Bermuda Sky.! Departed in convoy to a clear area, when she departed in convoy a! Workhorses. cutter Ingham ( WPG-35 ), was again on convoy duty Guardsmen once again a...
Death Robin Marmor Daughter Of Geri Mcgee,
Rare Disease Scholarships 2020,
're Education Camps Usa,
Elizabeth Brasfield Carter,
How To Date A Camillus Cub Scout Knife,
Articles U
