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.jpg) SS Raffaello
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| History | |
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 Italy | |
| Name | Raffaello |
| Namesake | Raphael |
| Operator | Italia Società di Navigazione (Italian Line) |
| Port of registry | Genoa, Italy |
| Builder | Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, Trieste, Italy |
| Yard number | 1578 |
| Launched | 24 March 1963 |
| Completed | July 1965 |
| Maiden voyage | (Cruise)10 July 1965, (Line service), 25 July 1965 |
| Out of service | 6 June 1975 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5289106 |
| Fate | Sold to Iran, 1977, where laid up |
 Iran | |
| Name | Rafael |
| Acquired | 1976 |
| Homeport | Bushehr |
| Fate | Partially sunk 1983 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 45,933 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 275.5 m (903 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 30.20 m (99 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 10.40 m (34 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power | 87,000 shp (65,000 kW) |
| Propulsion | Geared turbines, twin screw |
| Speed | (Service) 26.5 knots (49.08 km/h; 30.50 mph) Max trial, 30.5 knots (56.49 km/h; 35.10 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 720 |
| Notes | Sister ship to SS Michelangelo |
SS Raffaello was an Italian ocean liner built in the early 1960s for Italian Line by the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste. It was one of the last ships to be built primarily for liner service across the North Atlantic. Her sister ship was SS Michelangelo.