Pietro Bibolini (1943)
| IMO | 527821 |
| Type of Ship | EC2-S-C1 (Liberty Ship) |
| Port of Registry | Genova |
| Owner/Manager | G.B. Bibolini, Genoa |
| Class Society | RINA |
| Gross Tonnage | 7.176 |
| DWT | 10.865 |
| Size (m) | 134,6 x 17,3 |
| Year of Build | 1943 December |
| Builder | Oregon S.B. Co. – Portland USA |
| M/E Type | Vertical triple expansion compound steam engine |
| Last Known Flag | National Chinese (Taiwan) |
Chronology
| LR/IMO | Built | Name | Change | Registered Owner | Port |
| 527821 | 1943 | JOHN B.KENDRICK | U.S. Government | Portland (USA) | |
| 527821 | 1943 | PIETRO B. | 1947 | Giovanni B. Bibolini | Genoa |
| 527821 | 1943 | PIETRO BIBOLINI | 1948 | Giovanni B. Bibolini | Genoa |
| 527821 | 1943 | PIETRO BIBOLINI | 1955 | “Bibolini” Soc. di Nav. | Genoa |
| 527821 | 1943 | EVER PROTECTOR | 1963 | First SS Co Ltd | Keelung (Taiwan) |
Costruita nel 1943 presso il cantiere Oregon S.B. Co. – Portland USA.
Demolita nel Maggio 1967 a Taiwan Kaohsiung.
The gift did not come without a few strings. Under the terms of the Merchant Ships Sales Act, any ship with a US Government mortgage had to be available for service in the event of war a transferrable obligation that led to some solemn, memorable moments. One such moment was recounted by Italian shipping patriarch Stefano Telesio, a founder of the Genoa-based Carboflotta Group. Upon the death of his father in 1952, 21-year-old Stefano and his two brothers inherited a 2/24 share in the Liberty ship Pietro Bibolini, which required the young shipowner make a special trip to the local American Consulate. “All owners had to declare that they would make their Liberty ships available to the US Government if needed”, Telesio recalled. “So I went to the American Consulate to stand in front of the American flag and swear on the Bible that my 2/24 of a Liberty would indeed be available. It was a very unusual moment – a small bit of our history that you don’t hear much about anymore, but still something that should not be forgotten.”
