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 SS Michelangelo docked in New York City, November 1971.
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| History | |
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| Name | Michelangelo |
| Namesake | Michelangelo Buonarroti |
| Operator | Italia Societa di Navigazione (Italian Line) |
| Port of registry | Genoa, Italy |
| Builder | Ansaldo Shipyards, Genoa, Italy |
| Yard number | 1577 |
| Launched | 16 September 1962 |
| Completed | April 1965 |
| Maiden voyage | 12 May 1965 |
| Out of service | 5 July 1975 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5234113 |
| Fate | Sold to Iran, 1977 |
| History | |
 Iran | |
| Name | Michel-Ange |
| Acquired | 1976 |
| Homeport | Bandar Abbas |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1991 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner; |
| Tonnage | 45,911 GRT; 9,192 tonnes deadweight (DWT) |
| Length | 276.2 m (906 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | Moulded 30.1 m (98 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 10.40 m (34 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power | 87,000shp |
| Propulsion | Geared turbines from builders, twin screw |
| Speed | 26.5 kn (49.08 km/h; 30.50 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 720 |
| Notes | Sister ship to SS Raffaello |
SS Michelangelo was an Italian ocean liner built in 1965 for Italian Line by Ansaldo Shipyards, Genoa. She was one of the last ships to be built primarily for liner service across the North Atlantic. Her sister ship was the SS Raffaello.