Price: $ 18.00 (Price Includes Shipping & Handling) AssociationOfficers2021. 1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted. 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. The Bibb was underway on zig-zag courses at five knots at the time from Norfolk to Casco Day, Maine. She departed Manzanillo on the 3rd and reached Pearl Harbor on the 11th. New navigation and communication systems were also added. From 14 August to 6 September of that same year she served on Ocean Station Echo. On the 3rd they stopped at Akueyre. Most recently, these ships-that-wouldn't-die have done duty in fisheries patrol and drug interdiction. Made in 1940, this U.S. Coast Guard film shows the Cadet Cruise made by the USCG's class of 1940. On March 2nd four merchant vessels detached for Gibraltar and Task Force 66 was relieved of escorting the convoy by a British task force. 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. x .50 caliber Browning MG; 2 x depth charge racks; 1 x "Y" gun depth charge projector. On the 28 May 37 ships detached for Hampton Roads. He died in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., on 14 April 1859. Meanwhile, one merchant had joined the convoy and another had detached for Bermuda on the 5th. Four merchant ships were detached for Gibraltar and one joined just before the convoy changed course to stand through the Straits. Two depth charges were dropped on a sound contact on the 7th and the search continued for two hours before rejoining the convoy. Later that year she sailed back to Ocean Station Echo, where she steamed from 10 June to 4 July. 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. The Bibb also transited the Panama Canal and crossed the equator and the international date line, with appropriate ceremonies for her crew. Two minutes later lookouts on Bibb sighted one aircraft identified as an Aichi D4A "Val" dive-bomber at a range of 8,000 yards appearing just over Hokaji Island, at an altitude of about 1,000 feet. On the 30th, two merchant ships detached and 10 joined from Algiers. While circling the area to renew contact a whale and school of porpoises was also encountered. and her members who help to keep these memories alive. Dedicated also to the Bibb Shipmates Assc. The Bibb, relieved of this arduous duty, continued carrying out law enforcement and search and rescue patrols. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. 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. Among those serving on Bibb was James A. Watson, a rear admiral who was the onsite ranking officer in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. At first light on 1 July, a rescue aircraft from Air Station Elizabeth City was on scene and assisting in the search. On 3 August 1942, Bibb, with escort commander in the cutter Ingham (WPG-35), was again on convoy duty. The next year, in June-July, she served on Ocean Station How and in July of 1950 she and her sister Treasury-class cutters had Mark 10 projectors installed. The barometer dropped and the winds rose with a number five sea. 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. 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. 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. The Penmar had been torpedoed about 2200 on 22 September 1942 and had sunk in about 10 minutes. 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. Radar: (1945) SK, SG-1; (1966) AN/SPS-29D, AN/SPA-52. She underwent a major renovation at East Boston's Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in early 1975, including extensive repairs to her hull and machinery spaces. Five minutes later the ship on which the explosion had occurred sank, bow first. Three hours later Bibb stood into the harbor and moored, remaining there until the 31st. In the words of one naval historian, John M. Waters, Jr., they were truly their nation's "maritime workhorses." She then sailed to Mayport, Florida, for a week of training at the Navy Fleet Training Center. On the 18th Bibb dropped the escort of Vulcan and stood out of the swept channel in company with Ingham en route Boston, where she arrived on the 19th for ten days availability. 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 (?) As Bibb departed the western Pacific for her return to Boston, the commander of the Cruiser-Destroyer Group, U.S. On the 13th Task Group 21.13 joined, departing the next day. 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. Soon afterwards she got underway to join Trillium and relieved her of escort of SS Empire Bunting. The Treasury class cutters proved to be highly dependable, versatile and long-lived warships--most served their country for over 40 years. 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. Later that month she seized the motor vessel SS Rio Panuco with 50 tons of marijuana on board. One convoyed vessel detached for Horta, Azores on the 20th and two joined. Various members of the Task Force departed as escorts for detachments and others joined for temporary duty. When an enemy aircraft was sighted coming in from the northwest on 28 April 1945 Bibb commenced firing. Bibb saw service in World War II. 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. Several hours later she again encountered the abandoned Coulmore. 1941: 1 x 5"/51 (single mount); 3 x 3"/50 (single mounts);2 (?) Call Sokolove Law right now at (800) 647-3434 if you've been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease. The U.S. Coast Guard cutter George M. Bibb (Builder's No. During these missions she fired 2,760 rounds from her 5"/38 main battery, destroying 30 structures, 11 sampans, and four bunkers, while damaging 145 structures, 11 sampans and four bunkers--killing three and wounding 30 of the enemy. An official website of the United States government, 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. On 1 May a radar picket at 0340 reported a "bogey" coming in 45 miles from Bibb's position. Soon after, a streak of heavy oil, 30 yards long, was sighted. Then she proceeded towards Iceland and arrived at Reykjavik on the afternoon of the 5th. Much credit was given to the smoke screen for warding off possible air torpedo attacks. After she returned to service, Bibb undertook a cadet cruise to Bermuda and then to Europe. He returned to his unit after treatment and we expect him to recover completely.". 2 x MK-13 high altitude parachute flare mortars. She had a sound contact at 900 yards and dropped a full pattern with negative results. 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. The cutters Bibb and Ingham were temporarily attached to a British escort force for SC-118s trans-Atlantic journey. The Iceland convoy was formed by 0900 and got underway, Bibb screening the rear. The Bibb also visited many foreign ports on her deployment, many of which she had sailed into during World War II. Electronics:HF/DF: (1943)Radar: (1945) SK, SG-1; (1966) AN/SPS-29D, AN/SPA-52.Fire Control Radar: (1945) Mk-26; (1966) Mk-26 MOD 4Sonar: (1945) QC series; (1966) SQS-11. 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 27th USS Chase (DE-158) departed for Gibraltar and on the 2nd the main convoy stood up the main channel through Gibraltar straits. One convoyed vessel detached for Horta, Azores on the 20th and two joined. Again on the 29th Bibb opened fire on an enemy aircraft identified as a Japanese bomber. Six hours later while returning to the convoy Bibb picked up 33 survivors from the Greek SS Kalliopi. ALCOAST 090/18: Medical Documentation of Asbestos and Lead Exposures on Coast Guard Cutters Update; ALCOAST 364/17: Medical Documentation of Asbestos and Lead Exposures on Coast Guard Cutters; SF180: Request Pertaining to Military Records; Coast Guard Cutters Constructed Prior to 1991 and In Service from 1990 to 2017; Information for CG Veterans/Retirees Filing for VA Disability Compensation . 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 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. These operations called for off-shore patrols of up to three weeks. In 1944 Bibb provided convoy escort between the United States and North Africa mainly to Bizerte in Tunisia. The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. Again on the 29th, On the morning of 6 May 1945, at 0846, SOPA warned that bogeys as well as many friendly planes were within four miles. On the 22nd, two merchant vessels joined from Bone, Algeria. 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. Four hours later the Bibb proceeded to the assistance of SS Rosewood, reported sinking, but could not locate her in the darkness and storm. With the decrease in the threat by U-boats by 1944 and the increase in the number of available Allied escort vessels, the Navy determined that the 327s would better serve the national security needs of the nation as command and control vessels [known as AGCs] for amphibious landings. Many of them were suffering from exposure and edema, but after treatment almost all recovered. 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. The, A few minutes later another raft was sighted dead ahead and two survivors of SS. 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 10th the cutter stood out for Casco Bay, Maine, where she held exercises and drills until the 18th, when she departed for Hampton Roads. 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