The first sheets of the hull
(Photo from Giancarlo Criscuolo – Naples, Italy)
(Photo from Giancarlo Criscuolo – Naples, Italy)
The right screw, (4 meters diameter) note the man near the above left shovel.
(Photo from Giancarlo Criscuolo – Naples, Italy)
The sharp prow of Michelangelo, ready for the launch.
16 September 1962 – The launch.
(Photo from J.F. Apuzzo – Los Angeles, USA)
16 September 1962 – The launch.
(Photo from Giovanni Belfiore – ex Officer onboard Raffaello – Genova, Italy)
The run to the sea.
Michelangelo and Raffaello were the last ships to be launched by the traditional system of the inclined plain
(Photo from Simone Bandini – Pisa, Italy)
16 September 1962 – The launch.
One wonderful image of Michelangelo under construction in Genoa Sestri Ponente shypyards.
The colours of the protective varnishes give to the Michelangelo an unusual look.
Under construction, beside its model in scale 1:50.
(from the book: The history of the great Italian liners on the Atlantic by Maurizio Eliseo and Paolo Piccione)
The painting of the hull
(Photo from J.F. Apuzzo – Los Angeles, USA)
A spectacular view of one stabilizer wing of Michelangelo.
(Photo from J.F. Apuzzo – Los Angeles, USA)
One curious image of the 1st class restaurant under construction.
(Photo from Max Ravelli – Milano, Italy)
Under construction in “Adriatic Reunited Shipyards” (C.R.D.A.) in Trieste – Italy), the same shipyards that nowadays built the major cruise ships of the world.
(from the book: The history of the great Italian liners on the Atlantic by Maurizio Eliseo and Paolo Piccione)
Note that the tourist class lido deck is not extended up to the end of the stern as it will be in the final construction.
(from the book: The history of the great Italian liners on the Atlantic by Maurizio Eliseo and Paolo Piccione)
The Raffaello under construction. (Photo from Claudio Serra, Genova – Italy).
The Raffaello under construction. (Photo from Claudio Serra, Genova – Italy)
The launch of the Raffaello, on 24 March 1963. (Photo from Claudio Serra, Genova – Italy)
The white and lucid prow of the Raffaello after the painting. (Photo from Claudio Serra, Genova – Italy)
The impressive quantity of scaffoldings required for the construction of the only hull. (Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
Under construction. (Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
The unusual view of a coloured Michelangelo, given by the protective varnishes before the white painting will cover them. (Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
The laying down of the wood covering on the Lido Deck. (Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
(Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
The strange view of a part of the 1st class covered promenade, under construction. (Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
A corridor under construction. (Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
An electrician at work in a cabin. (Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
Final controls on sliding beds, in the factory. (Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
16 September 1962 – Launch. (Photo from Francesco Scrimai, Palermo – Italy)
The placing of a funnel. (Image from Giovanni Belfiore, ex Officer of Raffaello, Genova – Italy)
One of the anchors 11 tons weight, built in the foundries near Lecco – Italy. (Photo from Luigi Negri, Italy)
One of the anchors 11 tons weight, being mounted on the Raffaello. (Photo from Luigi Negri, Italy)