The planes drew away at 0440, the escorts ceased firing, and at 0448 the all clear was sounded and Bibb, ceasing to make smoke, was secured from general quarters. On 25 February the convoy dispersed in heavy weather with four escorts rounding up the stragglers. From October 1973 until she was decommissioned, Bibb was stationed at New Bedford. They then began paddling towards the cutter, but the seas were too great. The Bibb departed Boston on 8 November 1943 in company with Ingham en route San Juan, Puerto Rico, for duty with Task Group 26.4 and arrived there on the 13th. Proceeding to the area she searched with Modoc without results. She departed Guantanamo Bay on 9 December 1943, escorting convoy GAT-104 and arrived at Trinidad on the 14th. 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. On the 25th she proceeded to Argentia in company with USS SC-688 and USS SC-189. In 1844, Bibb became Secretary of the Treasury under President John Tyler. 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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. On the 13th the Bibb set a course for Reykjavik and anchored there on the 25th, later that day proceeding to Hvalfjordur. Much credit was given to the smoke screen for warding off possible air torpedo attacks. 1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted. The nearby cutter was able to repel the attack with five-inch gunfire while coming close inshore in relatively shallow water to retrieve her Medical Civil Action Program team. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. Departing the same day for Trinidad, she arrived at her destination and on the 11th left Trinidad for Guantanamo Bay, arriving on the 19th. Bibbwas named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. 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. The Task Force was escorting convoy UGS-33, consisting of 78 merchant vessels to North African ports and also USS Brant (ARS-32) and six LCIs to the Azores. On the 15th USS Edwards (DD-619) departed for Bermuda, her sound gear inoperative. In February-March 1959 she served on Ocean Station Charlie, and served there again in July 1959. On the next day she departed the convoy in company with Schenck and arrived at Hvalfjordur that evening, proceeding to Reykjavik next day. The 327-foot cutters were designed to meet changing missions of the service as it emerged from the Prohibition era. Two depth charges were fired on an undersea contact with no visible effects. On 9 June 1942 Bibb was underway as escort commander for convoy SCL-85, consisting of 14 ships. The cutter reported to the escort commander on the 20th and was assigned a station. On 6 April 1943 Bibb got underway in company with USS Vulcan (AR-5) and Ingham and on the 8th moored at the naval anchorage at Moville, Ireland. I hope I never see another drowned man as long as I live.. Most recently, these ships-that-wouldnt-die have done duty in fisheries patrol and drug interdiction. 1936:3 x 5"/51 (single); 2 x 6-pounders. Assigned, 5 September 1939, to joint Navy-Coast Guard neutrality patrol in the Atlantic Ocean Reassigned as to ocean weather patrol in the Atlantic in February 1940 Transferred, 11 September 1940, to US Navy jurisdiction In a Coast Guard press release, Radarman Second Class Richard Nielsen of New Bedford, described the mission that took place on 24 November 1968: "South Vietnamese junks landed Regional Force troops and their U.S. Army advisors on the west side of the island while other troops came up from An Thoi. The cutter assumed its duties of escort commander of convoy ONSJ-110, with 13 ships, on the 7th, in company with Babbitt. On the 25th a plane reported sighting a submarine diving 14 miles from the convoy and the Bibb increased speed to search the area. There was also an unoccupied lifeboat awash and two unoccupied rafts. After one successful trip, the gig's engine broke down and the Coast Guardsmen once again launched a pulling boat. 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. The Casablanca section started joining the main convoy from Mediterranean ports. The Duane was directed to stand by while repairs were made. The Ingham and two merchant vessels were missing. Difficulty was experienced on the 12th in keeping formation due to high winds and heavy seas. 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. A place for old 327 BENO sailors to meet, swap sea stories and tall tales, and share photos. In the words of one naval historian, John M. Waters, Jr., they were truly their nation's "maritime workhorses." V146 (1939-). She arrived on the 17th, remaining there for the rest of October. Two and a half hours after this rescue, Ingham sighted red flares and Bibb proceeded to cover Ingham while she picked up eight survivors from SS Tennessee. 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. There she served as the flagship for Commander, Mine Craft, Pacific Fleet. On the 31st, the Casablanca section of the convoy, consisting of 27 ships, began breaking off. 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." Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982. Six hours later while returning to the convoy, As raft after raft were brought alongside, On 25 February 1943, a convoy was formed with, At 2152 word was received that a vessel in the convoy had been torpedoed. She served on Ocean Station Hotel from 11 to 20 January 1973 and then on Ocean Station Delta from 26 January to 15 February. On 28 April some of these planes, undetected and unreported by any unit, approached the southern anchorage, flying at high speed about 100 feet above the water. On 29 and 30 January 1945 she was depermed, degaussed and tested. In May 1965 she served on Ocean Station Charlie. Bibbwas named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. Next day she intercepted a message from SS Vojvoda Putnik stating that the vessel had been torpedoed and was sinking. 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. 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. 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. A warning of the presence of unidentified aircraft was received on the 12th. The other merchant ships who detached proceeded in groups, without escorts from the task force. Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. Later that year, When the Grand Banks cruises were discontinued on 27 January 1940. USS Bibb, CG (WAGC-31); U.S.C.G.C. The legendary Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. On the 17th she was underway to report to the escort commander of convoy HX-226. The Tony crash dived into the stern of the USS St. George (AV-16) causing only superficial damage. 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. New navigation and communication systems were also added. In a Coast Guard press release, Radarman Second Class Richard Nielsen of New Bedford, described the mission that took place on 24 November 1968: "South Vietnamese junks landed Regional Force troops and their U.S. Army advisors on the west side of the island while other troops came up from An Thoi. The convoy entered the Straits of Gibraltar on the 24th as six merchant vessels detached and seven 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. During November 1944 through 29 January 1945, When an enemy aircraft was sighted coming in from the northwest on 28 April 1945, The plane disappeared in a smoke screen. The Bibb launched a motor life boat to recover the men in the raft while Bibb was rolling up to 40-degrees in the heavy seas. The, The star shells marked the successful attack by a U-boat. Oil was still rising in the area. Description [ edit] MV Hephaestus was a steel -built tanker with a tonnage of 595 GRT. She sailed to Ocean Station Charlie again in April of 1960 and in June and July of 1960 she served on Ocean Station Echo. At 1340 on that date the smoke of the main body of Convoy ONS-169 was sighted and two of the escorted vessels joined that convoy. She received credit for the destruction of one Japanese aircraft. Modifications included the removal of one of her 5-inch 50 caliber main batteries, the addition of a total of four 3-inch 50 caliber dual-purpose batteries, lighter anti-aircraft armament (including 20mm cannons and .50 caliber machine guns), Y gun depth charge projectors, two depth charge tracks at the stern and at some point in the coming months, a British-made high-frequency direction finder (known as HF/DF or Huff-Duff), and a surface search radar set. In 1981 Bibb conducted a six-week patrol that included two training stops and several rescues. From 26 November to 16 December she served on Ocean Station Bravo. The Bibb proceeded to the area and heard faint propeller beats but was unable to obtain a sound contact. Among those serving on Bibb was James A. Watson, a rear admiral who was the onsite ranking officer in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. On 4 July 1944 there were detachments from the convoy for Horta, Azores and for Casablanca on the 9th and 11th. x "K" gun depth charge projectors; 2 x depth charge racks. The passengers panicked and leapt overboard into the 50 water. Shortly after this flames ware observed on a second ship, just ahead of the first one. There were no seriously ill men among those brought aboard but all were weak and many required aid in going below deck. On August 6th Bibb expended 11 depth charges on a sound contact which was later evaluated as non-submarine. 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. She arrived at San Juan on 7 January 1944 and departed on the 8th for Guantanamo Bay where she arrived on the 9th. 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 plane had just flown over Tokashika Shima and was approaching the southern anchorage near Bibb. After more than a decade of comparative retirement from the national scene, Bibb returned to the United States Senate in 1828 as a strong supporter of Andrew Jackson. 1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted. 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 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. In October of 1950 she served on Ocean Station Dog and in December it was duty on Ocean Station Easy. Nothing was found when the airplane, low on fuel, had to head back for land. In January of 1970 she served on Ocean Station Charlie, where she participated in a project to test for radioactive carbon dioxide in seawater. The plane received several visible hits on the left wing, close to the fuselage at the peak of the dive and began trailing black smoke, crashing into the water near the Kenneth Whiting. Complement: 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted;
On the 26th at 0710, after sighting a red flare, she proceeded to investigate and three hours later came upon a freshly broken spar, while passing through an area of oil slicks and debris. At 0448 on the 21st she attacked a sound contact with a barrage of depth charges with undetermined results, due to darkness and haze. 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. At 0115. Many of them were suffering from exposure and edema, but after treatment almost all recovered. The 5" battery expended seven rounds. The ocean station vessels also provided communications and navigation assistance and were always standing by for and search and rescue emergencies. 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. Because of the weather zigzagging was discontinued. When an enemy aircraft was sighted coming in from the northwest on 28 April 1945 Bibb commenced firing. The Vigilant was first located by a Coast Guard aircraft from Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and this aircraft directed Bibb onto the scene. From April to August of 1945 she participated in the assault on Okinawa, surviving numerous kamikaze attacks. Seventh Fleet, RADM Rudden, send her a message: "As you depart the Cruiser-Destroyer Group, Seventh Fleet, your performance is noted with pleasure. On the 30th, two merchant ships detached and 10 joined from Algiers. Also, during the mid-1930's, narcotics smuggling, mostly opium, was on the increase, and long-legged, fairly fast cutters were needed to curtail it. 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. Various vessels near the path of the plane opened fire. Executive Officer, LCDR Nicholas A. Forni. She remained in South Boston Navy Yard until 16 January 1943 undergoing repairs to her hull and machinery. 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. She underwent a major renovation at East Boston's Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in early 1975, including extensive repairs to her hull and machinery spaces. 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. Quartermaster Third Class Bill Batson, of Quincy, Massachusetts, reported: "We arrived on scene late in the afternoon of 1 November. 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. 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. 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. An hour later Spencer sighted a submarine dead ahead on the surface at about 2,000 yards and she proceeded to attack. The search was discontinued. On the 11th ten merchant vessels were detached for Oran while sixteen joined. 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. The Oscar then took a course northward, climbed to about 1,000 feet, reversed course and began maneuvering for a crash dive, with her probable target Bibb, YMS-331, or USS Kenneth Whiting (AVP-14) all within close range of each other. Departing for Palau on the 5th her destination was changed for Ulithi Islands on the 9th and she arrived there next day. Two depth charges were dropped on a sound contact on the 7th and the search continued for two hours before rejoining the convoy. On the 20th Bibb investigated a sound contact, which proved to be non-submarine and was probably due to fish. Most recently, these ships-that-wouldn't-die have done duty in fisheries patrol and drug interdiction. 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. The Navy then designated her as WPG-31. The next day another ship was reported torpedoed. The target was taken under fire by vessels in the anchorage but apparently escaped, damaged, and disappeared flying north toward Geruma Shima. CG-71) was built at the Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina, and was launched in 1937. On the fourth trip, the surfboat, taking on water after being battered against the hull of Bibb, began to sink. The Bibb now maneuvered near Coulmore and found her in good condition and floating on an even keel, even with the torpedo hole in her bow. Leaving Trinidad on 20 December, escorting convoy TAG-104, Bibb arrived at Guantanamo Bay on the 25th. 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