Construction

Raffaello
The first sheets of the hull
(Photo from Giancarlo Criscuolo – Naples, Italy)
Raffaello
(Photo from Giancarlo Criscuolo – Naples, Italy)

Raffaello
The right screw, (4 meters diameter) note the man near the above left  shovel.
(Photo from Giancarlo Criscuolo – Naples, Italy)
Michelangelo
The sharp prow of Michelangelo, ready for the launch.
Michelangelo
16 September 1962 – The launch.
(Photo from J.F. Apuzzo – Los Angeles, USA)
Michelangelo
16 September 1962 – The launch.
(Photo from Giovanni Belfiore – ex Officer onboard Raffaello – Genova, Italy)
Michelangelo
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)
Michelangelo
16 September 1962 – The launch.
Michelangelo
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.
Michelangelo
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)
Michelangelo
The painting of the hull
 (Photo from J.F. Apuzzo – Los Angeles, USA)
Michelangelo
A spectacular view of one stabilizer wing of Michelangelo.
(Photo from J.F. Apuzzo – Los Angeles, USA)
Raffaello
One curious image of the 1st class restaurant under construction.
 (Photo from Max Ravelli – Milano, Italy)
Raffaello
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)
Raffaello
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)
Raffaello
The Raffaello under construction. (Photo from Claudio Serra, Genova – Italy).
Raffaello
The Raffaello under construction. (Photo from Claudio Serra, Genova – Italy)
Raffaello
The launch of the Raffaello, on 24 March 1963. (Photo from Claudio Serra, Genova – Italy)
Raffaello
The white and lucid prow of the Raffaello after the painting. (Photo from Claudio Serra, Genova – Italy)
Michelangelo
The impressive quantity of scaffoldings required for the construction of the only hull. (Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
Michelangelo
Under construction. (Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
Michelangelo
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)
Michelangelo
The laying down of the wood covering on the Lido Deck. (Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
Michelangelo
(Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)

Michelangelo
The strange view of a part of the 1st class covered promenade, under construction. (Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
Michelangelo
A corridor under construction. (Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
Michelangelo
An electrician at work in a cabin. (Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
Michelangelo
Final controls on sliding beds, in the factory. (Image from the Ansaldo archive, Genova – Italy)
Michelangelo
16 September 1962 – Launch. (Photo from Francesco Scrimai, Palermo – Italy)
Raffaello
The placing of a funnel. (Image from Giovanni Belfiore, ex Officer of Raffaello, Genova – Italy)
Raffaello
One of the anchors 11 tons weight, built in the foundries near Lecco – Italy. (Photo from Luigi Negri, Italy)
Raffaello
One of the anchors 11 tons weight, being mounted on the Raffaello. (Photo from Luigi Negri, Italy)