USCGC Bibb

USCGC Bibb (WPG-31)
History
United States
Name	Bibb
Namesake	George M. Bibb
Builder	Charleston Navy Yard
Laid down	15 August 1935
Launched	14 January 1937
Commissioned	10 March 1937
Decommissioned	30 September 1985
Fate	Sunk as an artificial reef off the Florida Keys on 28 November 1987
General characteristics
Class and type	Treasury Class cutter
Displacement	2,350 (1936)
Length	327' 0"
Beam	41' 0"
Draft	12' 6" (max.)
Propulsion	2 x Westinghouse double-reduction geared turbines; 2 x Babcock & Wilcox sectional express, air-encased, 400 psi, 200° superheat 5,250 (total shaft horse power)
Speed	19.5 knots (36.1 km/h)
Range	13.0 knots, 7,000 mi (11,000 km) range
Complement	1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted 1941: 16 officers, 5 warrants, 202 enlisted 1966: 10 officers, 3 warrants, 133 enlisted.
Sensors and processing systems	Radar: (1945) SK, SG-1; (1966) AN/SPS-29D, AN/SPA-52. Fire Control Radar: (1945) Mk-26; (1966) Mk-26 MOD 4 Sonar: (1945) QC series; (1966) SQS-11
Electronic warfare & decoys	HF/DF: (1943)
Armament	1936: 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/51 cal. guns 2 × 6-pounder guns 1 x 1-pounder gun 1966: 1 x 5"/38 caliber gun (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. M2 Browning MG 2 x MK-13 high altitude parachute flare mortars.
Aircraft carried	Curtiss SOC-4, USCG No. V172 (1937–1938) Grumman JF-2, USCG No. V146 (1939–)

The USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) was a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-Class (also known as "Treasury Class") Coast Guard ship commissioned in 1936. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury. Bibb was named for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (July 4, 1844 – March 7, 1845) George M. Bibb.