tn Michelangelo . Italia Line . c1966 Cruise Ship Souvenir LP Italian Mood Combo

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Italian Mood Combo
HAPPY LANDING
Musical Souvenir Recorded By The
SHIP'S ORCHESTRA

Original, 33 1/3 rpm 12", Black Vinyl Long Play Record Disc 
 Released circa 1966 on private pressed label, Mono-Stereo # DRC-21568

Sold aboard the Italian Lines' Cruise Ship tn Michelangelo or Raffaello (1965-1977)

The cover features the Michelangelo's maiden arrival at New York in May 1965.

This record has been visually & audibility graded based on the grading system developed by Goldmine Records.

 Record: A & B sides: VG+, show minimal blemishes, Plays well.
Label: A & B sides: VG+, Good color, clean.
Inside Sleeve: VG, plain white.
Jacket / Cover: No splits, minor creasing & soiling, printed in Italy.

Please see scans, Very Good -Very Good Plus condition.

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FYI: The 45,911 grt, 902 foot tn Michelangelo sailed on her maiden voyage
 on May 15, 1965 between Genoa and New York.

On July 7, 1975, the Michelangelo made her last cruise out of New York towards lay up in Genoa,
and her sister Raffaello made hers three months earlier.
On September 15, the Michelangelo had reached La Spezia where she would be
laid up long-term, La Spezia also hosts a large scrapping yard.

 In 1976, the Home Lines approached the Italian Line and offered a nice sum for the two ships –
with plans to put the sisters back into service, keeping the Italian crews. But the Italian Line refused.
The following year the Shah of Iran’s government approached the Italian Line, they wanted the sisters for use as
accommodation ships for army personnel, oil workers and navy trainees. In December 1977, the ships were sold.
    Upon arrival in Iran, the Michelangelo was moored at Bandar Abbas, and the Raffaello at Bushire.
During this period, the Raffaello was neglected and fell into a poor state,
added to the never-ending hostilities between Iran and Iraq resulted in air attacks on Bushire in February 1983.
During this devastating attack, the Raffaello was hit and slowly sank in the harbor waters.
No breaking up of the ship ever commenced and she remains there until this day.
    The Michelangelo remained in Bandar Abbas until 1991 when she was broken up by Pakistani scrappers.

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The 45,933 grt, 904 foot tn Raffaello sailed on her first commercial outing on July 10, 1965,
a Mediterranean cruise. That cruise had merely been a warm-up for her
maiden voyage that started on July 25 between Genoa and New York.

On April 21, 1975, the Raffaello made her last cruise out of New York towards lay up,
and her sister Michelangelo followed less than three months later.
On June 6, the Raffaello had reached La Spezia where she would be laid up, La Spezia also hosts a large scrapping yard.

 In 1976, the Home Lines approached the Italian Line and offered a nice sum for the two ships –
with plans to put the sisters back into service, keeping the Italian crews. But the Italian Line refused.
The following year the Shah of Iran’s government approached the Italian Line, they wanted the sisters for use as
accommodation ships for army personnel, oil workers and navy trainees. In December 1977, the ships were sold.
    Upon arrival in Iran, the Michelangelo was moored at Bandar Abbas, and the Raffaello at Bushire.
During this period, the Raffaello was neglected and fell into a poor state,
added to the never-ending hostilities between Iran and Iraq resulted in air attacks on Bushire in February 1983.
During this devastating attack, the Raffaello was hit and slowly sank in the harbor waters.
No breaking up of the ship ever commenced and she remains there until this day.
    The Michelangelo remained in Bandar Abbas until 1991 when she was broken up by Pakistani scrappers.

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