USS Bibb

USS Bibb

Two ships of the United States Navy and one ship of the United States Coast Guard have been named "Bibb", in honor of Secretary of State George M. Bibb.

*, a revenue cutter launched on 10 April 1845.
*, a coast survey vessel, impounded by the Union Navy temporarily during the American Civil War.
*, a Coast Guard cutter commissioned 10 March 1937.

References

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b6-list.htm


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