Standing out of Reykjavik harbor on 21 September 1942 Bibb awaited the assembly of a convoy of two columns of five ships each which was underway by 1600. x "K" gun depth charge projectors; 2 x depth charge racks. 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. 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 convoy stood up the swept channel to Reykjavik Harbor, Iceland on the 29th and anchored. Appointed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1808, he became its chief justice in the following year but resigned in 1810 and was sent to the United States Senate in 1811. When completed on the 15th the convoy formation consisted of 12 columns of ships. MK-2 Browning MG, 2 x MK-13 high altitude parachute flare mortars. On 7 February 1943, the U-402 torpedoed the Mallory as it straggled behind the convoy. She anchored at Kerama Retto, Okinawa on 23 April. On the 27th Bibb departed for Boston and moored at the South Boston Navy Yard on the 28th. On the 15th USS Edwards (DD-619) departed for Bermuda, her sound gear inoperative. Each cutter embarked meteorologists from the Weather Bureau who made observations with radiosondes and balloons, and the cutters provided Pan American Airways Boeing 314 flying boats: Yankee Clipper, Dixie Clipper, and American Clipper, with weather and position reports and transmitted radio signals to allow the planes to take accurate bearings. The Bibb began searching for survivors and lookouts sighted large quantities of debris, including a swamped lifeboat. 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 Bibb. 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. She remained in South Boston Navy Yard until 16 January 1943 undergoing repairs to her hull and machinery. Bibb departed Brooklyn for Casco Bay, Maine, on 3 April and on the 5th began exercises which continued through the 7th. At 1840 on 21 June Bibb sighted one Nakajima Ki-44 "Tojo" fighter aircraft and one Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar" fighter aircraft closing rapidly at about 800 feet altitude. 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. Washington, DC: U.S. Coast Guard, 1 March 1949. pp. Bibbwas named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. The Bibb departed Pearl Harbor on 25 March and arrived at Eniwetok on 3 April 1945. On the 22nd Bibb had a sound contact and fired a pattern of nine depth charges with no apparent results. A second message followed an hour later adding that the vessel was now on fire. Bibb was under the command of Commander Roy L. Raney during the convoy battles to come. An hour later there were numerous red flares and shortly afterwards a lifeboat and raft ware sighted. The Tojo split off, passing Bibb's starboard beam by 250 yards, and crash dived into the starboard side of USS Curtiss (AV-4). Bibb was then directed to coordinate the search efforts for the missing sailing vessel Patriot with six crewmen aboard. 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. Disposition: Sunk as an artificial reef off the Florida Keys on 28 November 1987, Builder: Charleston Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA, Propulsion: 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. The USCGC Bibb appeared in the 1952 film "Walk East on Beacon" at the film's climactic end. A few seconds later the plane crashed in to the USS Terror (CM-5) starboard amidships. Later that year Bibb joined a destroyer squadron for the assistance of shipping in the North Atlantic. On 9 June 1942 Bibb was underway as escort commander for convoy SCL-85, consisting of 14 ships. One merchant vessel was detached for St. John's. In August, 1949 she served on Ocean Station Dog. On the 28th one merchant vessel returned to Norfolk unescorted due to machinery failure. From October 1973 until she was decommissioned. Next day six merchant vessels detached for Casablanca while eight joined. On 24-25 January 1966 Bibb escorted the disabled merchant vessel SS South African Victory to Boston. On the 17th three merchant vessels detached for Casablanca and, on the 18th, one detached for Gibraltar and two merchant ships and three British submarines joined the convoy. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. At the end of World War II, each Secretary Class cutter was returned to her peace-time makeup. Vessels joined the convoy at Gibraltar on the 10th. 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. The plane crashed into the starboard side of USS Pinkney (APH-2), a transport for the wounded. A submarine periscope was reported close aboard. On the 30th she departed Boston for Casco Bay, Maine. 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. On the 20th a Liberator was sighted screening the convoy. Early on the 30th and again on the 6th of May Bibb fired on enemy aircraft. At noon two boats were lowered and they began bringing 61 survivors aboard, including one naval officer and 23 enlisted men. The Bibb rescued 33 more people from the nearby torpedoed freighter S.S. Kalliopi before returning to the convoy. 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. In the words of one naval historian, John M. Waters, Jr., they were truly their nation's "maritime workhorses." On the 13th the Bibb set a course for Reykjavik and anchored there on the 25th, later that day proceeding to Hvalfjordur. 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. Armament:1936:3 x 5/51 (single); 2 x 6-pounders. From June to July 1969 she served on Ocean Station Delta and during September of that same year she served on Ocean Station Echo. Another time a medical team was sent ashore to the Village of Phu Tho, 70 miles south southeast of Danang. I hope I never see another drowned man as long as I live.". .Built for only $2.5 million each, in terms of cost effectiveness we may never see the likes of these cutters again.". She participated in refresher training under the Fleet Training Group at Guantanamo Bay every two years to maintain her military readiness. The Bibb proceeded to the area and heard faint propeller beats but was unable to obtain a sound contact. The same could be said of the other Secretary Class cutters, their officers, and their crews. That afternoon she had an underwater sound contact and made an embarrassing depth charge attack 5,000 yards ahead of the convoy with no visible damage. Fourteen minutes later a bogey consisting of probably two planes at low altitude, was reported as closing rapidly. An hour later the Iceland bound section of the convoy departed the main convoy. All were experienced seamen who were prepared to carry the war directly to the U-boats although their training in fighting submarines was scarce to non-existent. Ten minutes later the second ship sank, stern first. In September of 1948 Bibb steamed at full speed into forty foot seas to save 40 men and a dog from the sinking Portuguese fishing schooner Gaspar some 300 miles off Newfoundland. 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.=====================================================================. After she returned to service, Bibb undertook a cadet cruise to Bermuda and then to Europe. 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. Watson was an Engineering Officer/Student Engineer (1978-1980).[1][2]. Because the air passenger trade was expanding both at home and overseas, the Coast Guard believed that cutter-based aircraft would be essential for future high-seas search and rescue. As raft after raft were brought alongside Bibb, it became necessary to leave dead bodies on the rafts, there being no time for the dead, when the living were clamoring to be saved. Aircraft: Curtiss SOC-4, USCG No. 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. The Bibb returned to Reykjavik Harbor, Iceland on the 10th where she remained until the 25th. 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. Two minutes later lookouts on, On 10 September 1945, the Commander, Mine Craft, shifted his flag to, Other duties besides conducting weather patrols included search and rescue standby and other patrols for the First Coast Guard District, making reserve training cruises, and occasional search and rescue details at Bermuda and Argentia. Much credit was given to the smoke screen for warding off possible air torpedo attacks. On 30 June 1981 Bibb sailed around Cape Hatteras and right into tropical storm Brett. The convoy entered the Straits of Gibraltar on the 24th as six merchant vessels detached and seven joined the convoy. Seven hours later Bibb fired a barrage of depth charges on a sound contact and a few minutes later the McLeish reported a sound contact which was almost immediately lost. During these visits, Dr. John Bulette, the on-board medical officer assigned to Bibb by the U.S. Public Health Service, treated over 220 persons. On the 16th she got underway in the van of a number of Navy craft who stood out of Buckner Bay and proceeded independently in accordance with the typhoon plan. In addition to her patrol duties this cutter also performed civic action functions in the form of medical assistance and search and rescue. This page is for the crew of the USCGC Taney 3 Bells: Copies from publications related to the Taney. Entering Reykjavik on the 23rd she proceeded to Hvalfjordur where she entered a floating drydock on the 27th and remained there until the 29th. The next day, the 11th, Bibb sighted a ship on the horizon and proceeded toward it. Six hours later while returning to the convoy Bibb picked up 33 survivors from the Greek SS Kalliopi. She remained underway except for three days, until 11 October, carrying out typhoon plan X-RAY. The Treasury class cutters proved to be highly dependable, versatile and long-lived warships--most served their country for over 40 years. Once in South Vietnamese waters, she operated under the Cruiser-Destroyer Group of the U.S. From 26 November to 16 December she served on Ocean Station Bravo. The Bibb spent much of 1940 and 1941 on weather patrol. On 1 May 1965 the Treasury class vessels were re-designated as High Endurance Cutters or WHEC. 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 13th Task Group 21.13 joined, departing the next day. 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. In August 1956 Bibb was on Ocean Station Delta and served there again in December of 1956. She served on Ocean Station Hotel from 11 to 20 January 1973 and then on Ocean Station Delta from 26 January to 15 February. V172 (1937-1938)Grumman JF-2, USCG No. Her next duty on an ocean station was from 16 May to 7 June 1974 when she served at Ocean Station Bravo once again. On the next morning, 1 September 1942 at 1110, Bibb made a sound contact and five minutes later dropped a barrage of six small and two large depth charges. Then she departed for Norfolk and moored there for the rest of August. Soon afterwards she got underway to join Trillium and relieved her of escort of SS Empire Bunting. She anchored in Palermo outer harbor, moving next morning to the breakwater. Later that afternoon Bibb dropped an eight charge barrage on a sound contact and whet appeared to be a torpedo wake. 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. Garret Conklin garretc@earthlink.net or vern@armory.com Please send stories to webmaster Garret E. Conklin 2525 Crist St Alameda, CA 94501-4623 510-523-1878 garretc@earthlink.net or vern@armory.com Robert Scheina. 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. The next day, after an airplane had dropped a charge directly ahead, Bibb fired a Hedgehog barrage of depth charges on a sound contact. Very few ships were able to fire on it as it passed. Lookouts aboard the Bibb sighted one of the Mallorys lifeboats and, disobeying an order to return to the convoy, the Bibbs commanding officer, CDR Roy Raney, ordered his cutter to begin rescuing survivors. On the 13th she stood down the Norfolk swept channel and than reversed courses and stood up to the Naval Operating Bases for imperative repairs. She arrived on the 17th, remaining there for the rest of October. Command Chief, MKC Austin R. Jennings. As Bibb departed the western Pacific for her return to Boston, the commander of the Cruiser-Destroyer Group, U.S. On the same day two vessels broke off for Europe Point and the convoy was joined by the Gibraltar section. On the 14th she stood out of Norfolk preparatory to acting as escort commander of convoy UGS-18 en route to North African and Mediterranean ports. Shortly after this flames ware observed on a second ship, just ahead of the first one. That afternoon Bibb attacked a sound contact with a full nine-charge pattern and some heavy oil and light bits of debris resulted. When the cutter arrived, nine of the Vigilant's 12 crewmen had abandoned ship in the heavy seas of tropical storm Brett, with the remaining three attempting to save the vessel. )Propulsion: 2 x Westinghouse double-reduction geared turbines; 2 x Babcock & Wilcox sectional express, air-encased, 400 psi, 200 superheatSHP: 5,250 (total)Maximum Speed: 19.5 knotsCruising: 13.0 knots, 7,000 mile rangeComplement: 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted;1941: 16 officers, 5 warrants, 202 enlisted;1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted. Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb . 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. On the 12th three more merchant vessels joined. When the Grand Banks cruises were discontinued on 27 January 1940 Bibb was then assigned duty with on the weather stations. At 1521 she relieved HMS Fleetwood as Task Force Commander. 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. Another emergency turn was made on the 21st on a radar contact at 300 yards and at 0512 Bibb dropped one depth charge on an underwater sound contact that disappeared at 700 yards. At 2152 word was received that a vessel in the convoy had been torpedoed. On 1 May 1965 the Treasury class vessels were re-designated as High Endurance Cutters or WHEC. During May-June 1949 she served on Ocean Station Able. The plane disappeared in a smoke screen. An hour later a Netherlands war vessel joined the task force as an anti-aircraft ship. On the 27th two merchant vessels were detached for New York. The Bibb was relieved of escort duty on 8 August and proceeded independently to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and moored. The legendary Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 - March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. On 25 October the New York and Delaware sections broke off, escorted six vessels and the others continued to Norfolk. 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. that had fired and dropped three depth charges. 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. 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted; was under the command of Commander Roy L. Raney during the convoy battles to come. 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. He died in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., on 14 April 1859. HF/DF: (1943)
The next day she had a sound contact and carried out an embarrassing attack, dropping two depth charges. 2, 37 44' N x 41 13' W. Here the cutters steamed continuously within a 100 square mile area from the center of the station with each patrol lasting approximately 21 days. The Bibb undergoes conversion for combat as an anti-submarine warship and convoy escort in October, 1941. Many had edema of the hands, which resulted, it is believed, from the tight fit these rubber suits have about the wrist. He was born on 30 October 1776 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. The Bibb returned on the 21st and proceeded to Buckner Bay, where she remained at anchor during the balance of July. On 14 June 1945 Bibb stood out of Kerama Retto, in company with two other Navy vessels, and escorted by three destroyers, to ride out a reported storm at sea. The next day another ship was reported torpedoed. She departed Boston on 20 December 1947, en route to Ocean Station Charlie via Argentia, relieving CGC Androscoggin (WPG-68) on 26 December 1947. By noon on the 3rd the convoy was standing up the swept channel towards Reykjavik, Iceland. Four hours later Orbis was underway to rejoin. Soon after, a streak of heavy oil, 30 yards long, was sighted. The Bibb proceeded to the area and screened SS Melrose Abbey, the convoy's appointed rescue ship, as she picked up survivors. Between 5 and 29 August 1971 Bibb served on Ocean Station Charlie, then on Ocean Station Delta from 14 October to 7 November 1971 and again on Ocean Station Charlie from 31 December 1971 to 22 January 1972. The Duane was directed to stand by while repairs were made. The plane had just flown over Tokashika Shima and was approaching the southern anchorage near Bibb. On 25 February 1943, a convoy was formed with Bibb as escort commander, escorting seven vessels, with Babbitt in company. In March-April 1956 she served on Ocean Station Bravo again and in June 1956 she served on Ocean Station Charlie. 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. 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. 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 Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb. Many had edema of the hands, which resulted, it is believed, from the tight fit these rubber suits have about the wrist. 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. Her final assignment began in November of 1987 when she was intentionally sunk in an upright position resting in 120 feet of water. The USCGC Bibb(WPG-31)was a 327-foot (100 m)Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. Once the conversion was completed she was again classified as WPG-31. On 2 October all ships were inside Grotta Point, Iceland, maneuvering for anchorages. Part I [Escorts]. Various vessels near the path of the plane opened fire. The Bibb located Collis P. Huntington and led her safely to anchorage at Reykjavik. The healthy sheer forward and the high slope in the deck in the wardrooms was known as the "Hunnewell Hump." Pin it. . On 1 May a radar picket at 0340 reported a "bogey" coming in 45 miles from Bibb's position. It was a combination ocean station patrol and search and rescue operation that brought Bibb and her crew international recognition when, while operating on Ocean Station Charlie on 14 October 1947, the transoceanic airliner Bermuda Sky Queen was forced to make a landing during a gale with high winds and in rough seas when the flying boat ran low on fuel. After providing her crew of seven with provisions, Bibb towed Mary J to Mathew Town, Great Inagua Island. In 1944 Bibb provided convoy escort between the United States and North Africa mainly to Bizerte in Tunisia. The bodies of the navigator and observer were recovered. Also, on one of these occasions a working party laden with paint and brushes accompanied the medical team and assisted the villagers in painting a church. On the 27th two merchant vessels were detached for New York. The Bibb , with Ingham , departed Boston on 8 September 1943, for area "R" off Block Island Sound for anti-submarine warfare practice, which consisted of simulated depth charging and head throw weapon runs on a submerged U.S. submarine and also acted as target for PT boats in combined destroyer and PTB exercises. The Bibb was again underway on 31 August 1942 screening the port bow of the eastbound trans-Atlantic convoy SC-97. After one successful trip, the gig's engine broke down and the Coast Guardsmen once again launched a pulling boat. x .50 caliber Browning MG; 2 x depth charge racks; 1 x "Y" gun depth charge projector. The final 327-foot design was based on the Erie-class Navy gunboats; the machinery plant and hull below the waterline were identical. and her members who help to keep these memories alive. Eight merchant vessels were detached for Gibraltar on the 15th. 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. The USCGC Bibb was a 327-foot Secretary-Class Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. On the 2nd five merchant vessels joined the convoy from Algerian ports. BIBB (C.G. 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. Also, on one of these occasions a working party laden with paint and brushes accompanied the medical team and assisted the villagers in painting a church. She was commissioned on 10 March 1937. 1941: 16 officers, 5 warrants, 202 enlisted;
Leaving Trinidad on 20 December, escorting convoy TAG-104, On the 20th a Liberator was sighted screening the convoy. Bibb was underway again on 9 June 1943 as flagship of Task Force 66 in company with Ingham and six Navy destroyers and six French escort vessels. Next day the Bibb fired her starboard thrower in an embarrassing attack on what was probably a non-submarine. 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. 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. The barometer dropped and the winds rose with a number five sea. 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. Leaving Trinidad on 20 December, escorting convoy TAG-104, Bibb arrived at Guantanamo Bay on the 25th. The Penmar had been torpedoed about 2200 on 22 September 1942 and had sunk in about 10 minutes. The Portent made a Hedgehog attack and dropped five depth charges on a sound contact one mile north of Bibb's attack. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. Executive Officer, LCDR Nicholas A. Forni. She also caused 11 secondary fires and three secondary explosions. 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. Regaining the contact ten minutes later she again attacked with a barrage of six charges. During May-June 1949 she served on Ocean Station Able. 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. Anti-submarine weaponry was added in mid-1941 and under Executive Order of 11 September 1941, Twice during the next two hours, first two and then one ship in the convoy fired into the water, and one of the escorts, HMS, Standing out of Reykjavik harbor on 21 September 1942, 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. He was appointed Secretary of the Treasury by President John Tyler after the resignation of Secretary John C. Spencer in 1844. On 2 November 1969, She began the year 1971 by serving on Ocean Station Bravo, where she served from 3 to 26 of January. Bibb was moored at St. Helena Navy Yard in Berkley, Virginia, until 10 February 1944 undergoing overhaul. CGC Bibb & an 83-foot PB PRINT | E-MAIL 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 3 August 1942, Bibb, with escort commander in the cutter Ingham (WPG-35), was again on convoy duty. While circling the area to renew contact a whale and school of porpoises was also encountered. The next day at 0411 Bibb attacked a doubtful contact which was lost a few minutes later. The barometer dropped and the winds rose with a number five sea. CGC Bibb in her post-war configuration and paint. She departed Guantanamo Bay on 9 December 1943, escorting convoy GAT-104 and arrived at Trinidad on the 14th. On 23 of May 1983 Bibb seized a fishing vessel 50 miles southeast of Cape Cod for fisheries violations. The Bibb, relieved of this arduous duty, continued carrying out law enforcement and search and rescue patrols. Bibb made history after a wolf pack attacked the eastbound convoy SC-118. The 5" battery expended seven rounds. Three ships in the area fired at the aircraft which was knocked down about 1,000 yards to the north of Bibb. Later on the same day Ingham and a destroyer, joined with the Casablanca section and two PC escorts later departed for Casablanca with four vessels from the main convoy. Style: Quantity. On the 9th the Casablanca section, escorted by two destroyers, joined the main convoy. On 7 March 1943, Bibb got underway from Reykjavik to augment the escort of convoy SC-121. The ocean station vessels also provided communications and navigation assistance and were always standing by for and search and rescue emergencies. The support included providing fuel, food, water, ammunition, maintenance repair, battle damage repair, and medical services. 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