Robert Scheina. Soon after midnight on the 10th two more vessels in the convoy were torpedoed. On the 18th Portent made a depth charge attack on the starboard quarter of the convoy. In August, 1949 she served on Ocean Station Dog. An hour later three merchant vessels detached for Casablanca under escort of two USPC vessels and a French destroyer. The Bibb proceeded to the area and screened SS Melrose Abbey, the convoy's appointed rescue ship, as she picked up survivors. On the 12th she delivered the two submarines to a local Canadian escort unit off the Sambro Light vessel. On 9 May, 1943 Bibb proceeded to New York and anchored in Sandy Hook Bay on the 13th in company with Task Force 66 consisting of Bibb, as flagship, Ingham and seven Navy destroyers. Those who did not make it into a life raft died from hypothermia. From June to July 1969 she served on Ocean Station Delta and during September of that same year she served on Ocean Station Echo. The Bibb began searching for survivors and lookouts sighted large quantities of debris, including a swamped lifeboat. 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. Commander (Constructor) F. G. Hunnewell, USCG, was the head of the Coast Guard's Construction and Repair Department at that time. During this mission she destroyed eight structures and seven sampans and damaged 21 structures and 16 sampans. 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. The ship fought in the Battle of the Atlantic serving as a convoy escort. On the morning of 6 May 1945, at 0846, SOPA warned that bogeys as well as many friendly planes were within four miles. When an enemy aircraft was sighted coming in from the northwest on 28 April 1945 Bibb commenced firing. Early on the 30th and again on the 6th of May Bibb fired on enemy aircraft. The barometer dropped and the winds rose with a number five sea. After the conversion was completed, she was ordered to Boston, which remained her home port through October of 1973. By noon on the 3rd the convoy was standing up the swept channel towards Reykjavik, Iceland. In May 1965 she served on Ocean Station Charlie. The Bibb located Collis P. Huntington and led her safely to anchorage at Reykjavik. In 1981 Bibb conducted a six-week patrol that included two training stops and several rescues. The New York section, with the commander Task Force 60 in Bibb, now consisted of 148 ships in 8 columns. Standing down New York Harbor on 8 July 1943, in company with Task Force 63, consisting of four Navy destroyers, 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. The Madil's crew of three had been forced to abandon ship and take to the life rafts, and they were then rescued by the motor vessel Salvatore. Attempting various methods, including using a pulling boat and various rubber rafts from both the cutter and the flying boat, three passengers of the latter volunteered, only two hours before sunset, to attempt to make it to the cutter using one of the flying boat's small rafts. Soon afterwards she got underway to join Trillium and relieved her of escort of SS Empire Bunting. On the 30th, two merchant ships detached and 10 joined from Algiers. After one successful trip, the gig's engine broke down and the Coast Guardsmen once again launched a pulling boat. The convoy consisted of 69 merchant ships, 19 LSTs and one British aircraft carrier. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1990. The next day at 0411 Bibb attacked a doubtful contact which was lost a few minutes later. The Bibb returned to Reykjavik Harbor, Iceland on the 10th where she remained until the 25th. By the 28th the ships were widely scattered and seldom in contact with each other. The weather patrols (later termed "ocean station patrols") consisted of sailing for three weeks on one of four assigned stations in the North Atlantic, and each cutter assigned performed four or five such patrols each year. These included Pearl Harbor, Guam, Subic Bay, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Yokosuka. There was also an unoccupied lifeboat awash and two unoccupied rafts. On the 14th the task force got under way escorting convoy UGA-8A for Casablanca. Leaving Trinidad on 20 December, escorting convoy TAG-104, Bibb arrived at Guantanamo Bay on the 25th. The Bibb was underway on zig-zag courses at five knots at the time from Norfolk to Casco Day, Maine. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. As Bibb departed the western Pacific for her return to Boston, the commander of the Cruiser-Destroyer Group, U.S. On 2 November 1969, She began the year 1971 by serving on Ocean Station Bravo, where she served from 3 to 26 of January. 4, Reykjavik, on the 3rd and proceeded out of the channel under orders to locate SS Collis P. Huntington, which was in the vicinity of Sangerdi Light and without navigational information on Iceland. Price: $ 18.00 (Price Includes Shipping & Handling) AssociationOfficers2021. Another time a medical team was sent ashore to the Village of Phu Tho, 70 miles south southeast of Danang. The Bibb left Toltec at the swept channel buoy No. On the 2nd they were en route to Raufarhofn, where Nova discharged and loaded passengers. ; 1 x 1-pounder. In May 1965 she served on Ocean Station Charlie. Obtaining permission to leave the ocean station and return to Boston with all of the souls who had been on board the Queen, the cutter arrived to a hero's welcome. 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. The attack took place at 36 23' N x 00 26.5' E. No planes came within range of Bibb during the entire action. In the words of one naval historian, John M. Waters, Jr., they were truly their nations maritime workhorses. Waters continued: the 327s battled, through the Bloody Winter of 1942-43 in the North Atlanticfighting off German U-boats and rescuing survivors from torpedoed convoy ships. Regaining the contact ten minutes later she again attacked with a barrage of six charges. Once in South Vietnamese waters, she operated under the Cruiser-Destroyer Group of the U.S. Because of the weather zigzagging was discontinued. He was appointed Secretary of the Treasury by President John Tyler after the resignation of Secretary John C. Spencer in 1844. He returned to his unit after treatment and we expect him to recover completely.". The 327-foot cutters were designed to meet changing missions of the service as it emerged from the Prohibition era. On the 3rd information received was that there were some indications that enemy submarines were nearing the convoy. At first light on 1 July, a rescue aircraft from Air Station Elizabeth City was on scene and assisting in the search. The vessel's power was 410 kW (550 hp) and it had a speed of 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph). V146 (1939-). 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. 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. After establishing communications with Bibb, Martin made a successful landing in the 30-foot seas at 1004 (GCT) near the cutter. The cutters. 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. On August 6th Bibb expended 11 depth charges on a sound contact which was later evaluated as non-submarine. The Portent made a Hedgehog attack and dropped five depth charges on a sound contact one mile north of Bibb's attack. One of the Inghams crew described the scene, a dreadfully common one along the North Atlantic that year: I never saw anything like it, wood all over the place and bodies in life jackets never saw so many dead fellows in my whole life. In peacetime the Bibb spent time on ocean station providing weather information and beacons to trans-Atlantic traffic. The confidence the crew had in their captain seemed to be reflected in his pride and confidence in his crew.. On 2 November 1969 Bibb towed to safety the disabled merchant vessel SS Caravan, which was located 150 miles southeast of Cape Fear. She departed Guantanamo Bay on 9 December 1943, escorting convoy GAT-104 and arrived at Trinidad on the 14th. On 14 April she departed for Guam where she arrived on the 15th and on the 19th rendezvoused with USS Aaron Ward (DD-132) which acted as her escort to Okinawa. USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83) 282' Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC) [ edit] USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39) USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39) 270' Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC) [ edit] Main article: Famous-class cutter USCGC Thetis (WMEC-910), a Famous-class cutter USCGC Bear (WMEC-901) USCGC Tampa (WMEC-902) USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC-903) USCGC Northland (WMEC-904) On 1 May a radar picket at 0340 reported a "bogey" coming in 45 miles from Bibb's position. On 30 June 1981 Bibb sailed around Cape Hatteras and right into tropical storm Brett. Sound contacts were attacked that day and the next and on the 16th four more destroyers of Task Group 21.3 joined the escort group. 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 26th, the escort duty completed, Bibb proceeded to South Boston Navy Yard Annex, mooring there on the 28th and remaining through the balance of October. 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. 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 10 November 1984 she seized the Turkish motor vessel SS Captain Joe 100 miles east of Honduras for carrying 11.5 tons of marijuana. She served on Ocean Station Hotel from 11 to 20 January 1973 and then on Ocean Station Delta from 26 January to 15 February. From June to July 1969 she served on Ocean Station Delta and during September of that same year she served on Ocean Station Echo. She remained in South Boston Navy Yard until 16 January 1943 undergoing repairs to her hull and machinery. Her next ocean station assignment was during March-April 1952 when the Bibb served on Ocean Station Charlie and then in November-December 1952 she served on Ocean Station Echo. The Iceland convoy was formed by 0900 and got underway, Bibb screening the rear. Shortly afterwards, star shells, denoting a submarine attack, appeared in the same area. He was born on 30 October 1776 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. 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. 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. Waters continued: "the 327's battled, through the 'Bloody Winter' of 1942-43 in the North Atlantic--fighting off German U-boats and rescuing survivors from torpedoed convoy ships. The Tojo split off, passing Bibb's starboard beam by 250 yards, and crash dived into the starboard side of USS Curtiss (AV-4). The Bibb joined convoy SC-121 and maneuvered to a position near the cutter Spencer (WPG-36). Four merchant ships were detached for Gibraltar and one joined just before the convoy changed course to stand through the Straits. Made in 1940, this U.S. Coast Guard film shows the Cadet Cruise made by the USCG's class of 1940. 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. After conversion to an AGC, done in the Charleston Navy Yard between 17 October 1944 and 29 January 1945, Bibb was assigned to duty in the Pacific. 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. . 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. On one such occasion the commander of U.S. On the 30th she departed Boston for Casco Bay, Maine. That evening gunfire was sighted on the horizon, presumed to be HMS Broadway in contact with an enemy submarine. On the 27th she went to the assistance of USS Narragansett (ATF-88) and floating drydock ARDC-12. 1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted. 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. Sonar: (1945) QC series; (1966) SQS-11. She underwent a major renovation at East Boston's Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in early 1975, including extensive repairs to her hull and machinery spaces. On the 9th the Casablanca section, escorted by two destroyers, joined the main convoy. During May-June 1949 she served on Ocean Station Able. Proceeding to the area she searched with Modoc without results. The passage across the Atlantic continued without incident. On 25 February the convoy dispersed in heavy weather with four escorts rounding up the stragglers. On 9 June 1942 Bibb was underway as escort commander for convoy SCL-85, consisting of 14 ships. On the 11th she stood down the Block Island swept channel for Norfolk and moored at the Naval Operating Base on the 12th. The Bibb laid down an oil slick downwind of the Bermuda Sky Queen prior to crossing her bow to create a lee for the three men. Shortly after this flames ware observed on a second ship, just ahead of the first one. During May-June 1949 she served on Ocean Station Able. 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. The Nova discharged and took on U. S. Army personnel at Bay dar Fjord on the 1st of November and then proceeded to Seydis Fjord where she remained overnight. USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) The Bibbwas a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. and her members who help to keep these memories alive. Fire Control Radar: (1945) Mk-26; (1966) Mk-26 MOD 4 On the 15th a destroyer escort fired across the bow of a fishing boat to keep it clear of the convoy after the fisherman had refused to follow orders. On 3 November we transferred them to the commercial tug Neptunia for further transfer to the tug Turmoil which then took them to Singapore.". On the 19th and 20th a number of ships were detached for Oran and Algiers, others joining from those ports. Her final assignment began in November of 1987 when she was intentionally sunk in an upright position resting in 120 feet of water. On the 8th, with Skagie Point abeam to port, the Free French Corvette Roselys joined the task force. On 1 March 1943, Bibb was underway to join convoy HX-227, which she did at 1625. On 4 July 1944 there were detachments from the convoy for Horta, Azores and for Casablanca on the 9th and 11th. She passed through to canal and departed Balboa on the 23rd for Pearl Harbor. 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