L'Ansaldino, n. 8, 1956
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- L'Ansaldino, n. 8, 1956
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A p. 1 (copertina), april 8th, 12 o'clock: M/s "Gripsholm" slides down into the waters of the Ansaldo Shipyard in Genoa-Sestri
A p. 12 (quarta di copertina), H.R.H. Princess Margaretha is on the royal tribune, while the last preparations are being made for the launching
- M/s "Gripsholm" slides down into the waters of the Ansaldo Shipyard in Genoa-Sestri, p. 1
- M/s "Gripsholm" slides down into the waters, p. 2
- Accomodation fo 844 passengers, p. 3
- "Thy name is Gripsholm...", p. 4
- Building of "Gripsholm", p. 11
- H.R.H. Princess Margaretha is on the royal tribune, while the last preparations are being made for the launching, p. 12 - Data testuale
- 1956 aprile 15-30
- Consistenza
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April 8th, 12 o’clock: M/s «Gripshoim » slides down into the waters of the Ansaldo Shipyard in Genoa-Sestri.
Accommodation,
for 644 passengers
he new Swedish motorlin-
Te Gripsholm has the
following main features:
length overall 192,32 mm;
length between perpendiculars
167.70 m; breadth moulded
24.90 m; depth to Verandah
Deck 20.44 m; Gross Register
Tonnage, abt. 24,000 T; pro-
pelling machinery output
16,200 S. H. P.; displacement
about 21,000 Tons: contract
speed 19 knots.
She is the first « de-luxe »
vessel only for passenger ser-
vice built by the Italian
Shipyards for foreign Owners
after the war, In Summer
months she will be employed
for North Atlantic Service
(Goteborg - New York in
less than 8 days), and in the
other months of the year for
Tropical Cruises.
The ship has steel hull and
her nine decks are denominat-
ed as follows: Bridge Deck,
Sun Deck, Verandah Deck,
Upper Deck, Main Deck,
A.B.C.D. Decks. Transversal-
ly, she is subdivided by 10
watertight transverse bulk-
heads ensuring the prescribed
buoyaney even in case of
flooding of two contiguous
compartments. The hull is
specially strengthened for
navigation in ice.
When at sea, the « Grips
holm » will appear as a huge
yacht with very raked clipper
stem, cruiser stern, two fun-
nels, two masts with foldable
tops and standard rigging.
The ship is fitted with two
propellers driven by two Gò-
taverken engines burning
boiler oil. Each engine has 9
eylinders with 760 mm bore
and 1500 mm stroke. The en-
gines can develop, aggregate-
ly, 16,200 SHP at 112 r. p.
m. but at forced running it
will be possible to reach a
higher power, i. e.: 18,600
SHP at 117 r. p. m.
Engines of this type are
about 16 m long and &m
high. The Diesel engines for |
the generating sets are sup-
plied by the Ansaldo Engi-
neering Works.
Particular has been
given to the appointment of
all accommodation in consi-
deration of the service the
vessel is intended for, i. e. the
trade between Sweden and
the United States (first class
and tourist class cabins), and
the peculiar conditions to be
care
met in tropical cruises (single ;
class).
As customary for North
Atlantic liners, the dining
rooms are located on the lower
decks, On A-deck the lst and
Tourist Class Dining Rooms
are arranged from side to side,
the first Class saloon covering
an area of abt. 300 sq.m. and
the other abt. 425 sq.m. The
Auditorium, with sitting ca-
pacity for 220 persons, is locat-
ed on the same deck and
occupies an area of approx.
155 sq.m.
Two large stairways (one
from D-Deck and the other
from B-Deck) give passengers
admittance to Sun-Deck as
course, to all
intermediate decks. On Main-
Deck cabins are located for
100 1st Class passengers (46
being interchangeable cabins)
and for 212 Tourist Class
passengers.
On Upper Deck there are
114 First Class cabins and 120
Tourist Class cabins as well as
Barber
Shop and Beauty Parlour. The
deck aft
sq.m.), forms a
well as, of
Children's Playroom,
remaining
(abt. 700
spacious open promenade. On
space
the deck next above (Veran-
dah Deck) are the
Public First and
Tourist Class passengers, viz:
the Card Rooms, Libraries, a
there
rooms for
large Smoking Room, as well
as two spacious Verandahs at
sides and a Gallery at fore
end. The Main Lounge arrang-
ed in the central part, covers
a surface of 460 sq.m.
The interior decoration
work has been carefully studi-
ed by skilled architects
in point of elegance
comfort will conform to that
excellent standard for which
the liners Andrea Doria and
Cristoforo Colombo, lately
built in the same Shipyard of
Sestri, have gained a world-
wide renown. All accommoda-
tion will be airconditioned. A
splendid swimming pool is
arranged on D-Deck and
open swimming pool on Upper
Deck.
The Gripsholm is one of the
large passenger ships
provided with a controllable
fin type Denny Brown stabi-
and
and
an
first
lizer of such reliability and
efficiency that the troubles
brought about by rolling and
pitching will be eliminated.
The ship will also be fitted
with two « Raytheon » Radar
indicator units having 16 inch.
panoramic ensuring
the safest services.
screen
The Gripsholm can accom-
modate 214 First Class passen-
gers and 630 Tourist Class
passengers, in total 844 per-
sons, The full number of
crew will be 365 persons.
Deadweight includes: 1450 T.
fuel oil in tanks; 1450 T. fresh
water; 144 T. lubricating oil;
894 T. merchandise (passenger
baggage).
Special arrangements have
been made in holds and cargo
decks for carrying
approximately 30 motor cars.
For provision store rooms,
the refrigerated spaces are
calculated to be about 700
m3 and 300 m3 of ordinary
store rooms.
"tween
n Sunday 8th April, at
(ire Ansaldo Shipyard
of Genova - Sestri, the
Swedish liner Gripsholm was
launched on those very same
slipways from which the co-
lossuses of all times, such as
the liners « Duilio », « Rex,
« Andrea Doria » and « Cristo
foro Colombo » and the battle-
ships « Littorio » and « Impe-
ro », have taken the sea.
The event, of high signifi-
cance in itself, was rendered
more solemn by the presence
of H.R.H. the Princess Marga-
retha of Sweden. The august
Guest was accompanied by
GRIPSHOLM
cOresone
her lady in waiting Miss Brita
Cederstròm. The Italian Mi-
nister of Foreign Affairs, Mr.
Martino, and the Swedish Am-
bassador in Rome, Baron
Beck-Friis, were also present.
The imposing mass of the
red lead coated ship which
throned at the Yard's center
was still enlivened by the first
spring sun. The wide network
of cable-way cranes supported
on 8 very high pylons, was
dressed with flags of the rain-
bow colours: the white, red
and green colours of the na-
tional flag, the yellow and
blue colours of the Swedish
flag, the blue encircled golden
crowns of the « Svenska Ame-
rika Linien », the S, George
Cross on the Genoa flag, the
blue strips of the Ansaldo’s
flag.
At 11.30 Princess Margare-
tha entered the yard through
the entrance of honour, greet-
ed by the cheers of the throng
that crowded the shipyard, the
adjoining streets and the
windows of the surrounding
houses.
Escorted by Minister Mar-
tino, the illustrious Guest,
reviewed a guard of honour
of the 157th Infantry Regi-
ment, then, having at her side
the Ansaldo President, Avv.
De Barbieri, She reached
the Royal Tribune purposely
erected in front of the ship.
A nice girl, the daughter of a
shipyard employee, offered
H.R.H. a bunch of white roses.
On the Tribune of honour
the Princess was surrounded
by a large number of Autho-
rities and amongst them we
have noted Count Sigvard
Bernadotte, uncle of the Prin-
cess, the Swedish Consul Ge-
neral in Italy, Mr, Elow
Kihlgren, the Swedish Consul
in Genova Mr. Berg, the
Svenska Amerika Linien
Chairman, Mr. Tor Erland J.
Brostrim and his wife, the
Managing Director Mr, Erik
Wijk and his wife, the Di-
rectors Messrs. Marcus Wal.
lenberg and Torsten Hernod,
the Technical Director E. Th.
Christiansson, the Minister
Martino, the Genova Prefect
Mr. Vicari, the Mayor of Ge-
nova Avv. Pertusio, the Gar-
rison. Commander Gen. Ma-
gliano, the Attorney General
of the Republic Avv. Giglio,
the Province President Avv.
Maggio, the President of the
Harbour Consortium Gen. Ruf-
Wirén, the Chief of the Indo-
nesian Mission, Major Marta-
dinata (Ansaldo is presently
building a set of Patrol Ves-
sels for Indonesia), the Chief
of the Venezuelan Commis-
sion, Cap. Ferrer (Ansaldo is
also building six destroyers
for Venezuela) and the Chief
of the Indian Commission Mr,
Johri (Ansaldo has a set of
locomotives under construction
for India).
In agdition to President De
Barbieri previously mention-
ed, the Ansaldo Co. was re-
presented by the Vice Presi
dent Comm. Gennaro, the Ma-
naging Director Dr, Ing. Ro-
sini, the General Manager
Dr. Ing. Lombardi, the Depu-
ty General iManager Dr. Ing.
De Vito, the Central Commer-
cial Managers Dr. Ing. Casac
cia, Dr. Ing. Rougier and Dr.
Ing. Carnevale, and the Ship
yard Manager Dr. Ing. Cristo-
fori.
The launching ceremony
commenced with the benedic
tion of the vessel, this rite
being performed by the Ge-
noa Auxiliary Bishop Mons.
Chiocca. Immediately after
wards, the Ansaldo’s President
accompanied the august God-
mother to the. control table
where the Princess, before
cutting the thin ribbon with
the small silver axe handed to
her by Ing. Cristofori, utter
ed with a faint voice the
following words:
« Thy name is Gripsholm.
Might thou honour Italy, the
land where thou wert built,
might thou serve Sweden and
gloriously carry the blue and
yellow flag all over the
oceans! ».
Then the axe stroke which
closes the contro! circuit; the
champagne bottle cerashes
against the bow. A moment of
complete silence. The big ship
begins to slide along the slip-
ways into the sea to receive
the embrace of the blue
waves. Now she is afloat in
the middle of the wetdock
while her speed is slackened
by 300 tons of launching
chains the noise of which is
surpassed by the frantic cheers |
of the applauding people. The |
syrens emit loud sounds while |
on board the new vessel the |
pigeons, set at liberty, take |
the flight towards the sky as
99 a good omen.
0086 The Princess smiles.
But this moment of solemn
silence, which betrays a real
« suspense » of all souls, this
moment which is always the
fini, the Harbour Master Gen. same and yet somewhat diffe-
Carnino, the President of the rent at every launching, which
Genova University Prof. Cere-
ti, the President of the Indus
trialists Association Dr. Vac.
cari, the President of the
Chamber of Commerce Prof. a small silver hatchet, deals
Trombetta, the President of a blow which causes the
the Owners Association Mr.
Fassio, the President of Fin-
meccanica Dr. Ing. Lojacono
and the President of « Finma are the Svenska Amerika
re » Dr. F. Manzitti. Linien's President, Mister
Amongst the Guests that
had taken place in the Tribu-
ne of Honour, we have noted
besides the Chief .of the | Fi and the Manager of the
Swedish Commission Mr. P.O. Shipyard, Dr. Ing. Cristofori
Princess Margaretha, with
vessel to slide along the
slipways. At her side there
Brostròim, the Ansaldo’s
President, Avv. De Barbie-
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true and moving, is
may be
instead,
worth being retained a little
longer here on the paper. It
is a deep emotion difficult to
be exactly defined but which
throb and
present in
such Perhaps
this is the expression of that
eternal joy, fear, hope and
tenderness which one feels in
makes one’s heart
never fails to be
circumstance
front of something
into existence and upon which
the toil
intelligence, bestowed a
spirit of new life, something
the human
work, the past to the future.
Or perhaps it
although unconsciously, from
the emotion the
pragmatice transient in
stant when the Builders calcu
coming
man, through and
has
linking, through
arises,
caused by
and
On
the
the left:
Ansaldo
Three
Shipyard of
launching the Princess congratulates
lations (a mere theory of fi
gures and lines up to then)
become materialized,
After the launching other
bunches of flowers were
offered to H.R.H.
the Ansaldo’s President in the
name of the Shipyard Wor-
kers, by Miss Marisa Sommel-
la in the name of the « Moto
Club Cral Ansaldo » and by
Fernando Vasquez,
of « Moto Club di
namely by
President
Mandello
Lario ». The Princess gained
then, by the lift, what we may
call «the bird’s eye view
balcony » of the yard, that is
the 60 m high
which
cableway
command a
the
pylons
splendid
whole Genoa Gulf.
panorama over
the
august Guest terminated with
luncheon at
The Genoese day of
an official the
different aspects of the
Genova Sestri.
the
solemn
Below:
Ansaldo's President Avv. De Barbieri.
Royal Palace. At the end of
this banquet, the Italian Mi-
nister of Foreign Affairs Mar
tino pronounced an address
saying:
which has
taken place to-day at the An
saldo Shipyard is a highly
« The ceremony
significative expression of the
spirit of sympathy and friend-
ship entertained by Italy for
the Great Scandinavian Coun-
try ».à
Our
subsequently
President delivered
the following
addre
« Royal Highness, Excellen-
Gentlemen,
for the
Ladies and
It's a honour
Ansaldo Society to extend to
this
great
you our welcome on
solemn occasion.
For the first time, an Italian
shipyard has been given the
launching
Immediately
ceremony at
after the
responsibility for the construce-
tion of such a big and fine
vessel for Swedish Ship
Owners.
Shipowners who continue
with so great capacity and
inspired initiative the illus-
trious traditions of the Vi
kings of the « long ships »
The honour of the presence,
as sponsor, of Her Royal High-
ness behooves us to operate
in a manner that this ship
will be in every way worthy
of your daring seaman’s tra
dition and of the long Italian
history as Builders. « Grips
holm », go proud through the
world, flying the glorious
Swedish flag, and a little of
our spirit .
The fortunate encounter
between people united by
common love for work
brought to life a cordial and
effectual cooperation, which
we all hope will prove fruitful
and durable.
Sincerely convinced our
cooperation represents a fitting
contribution to the develop-
ment and continuation of ever
better relations between my
Country and the great
Swedish Nation, in the name
of Ansaldo and of all Italian
working people, I beg you to
make a respectful toast in
honour of Her Royal Highness
the Princess »,
After him, the Swedish Am-
bassador has pronounced some
words, and then also Mr.
Brostròm, Chairman of the
Svenska Amerika Linien, has
pointed out how the works
were adjudicated to Messrs.
Ansaldo after it was found
that such firm could ensure
the severe technical guaranties
which are required by the
Swedish Owners and how the
realization of such programme
has overcome any expectation,
both as far as the technical
characteristies and the esthetic
characteristics are concerned,
thus confirming the high cle
verness of the Italian Ship
builders
During the reception, the Mi-
nister of Foreign Affairs Mr.
Martino has delivered high
Italian decorations to Messrs.
Tor Erland J. Brostròm, E, T.
Christiansson and Baron Go-
ran Von Essen, respectively
Chairman, Technical Director
and Member of the Board of
the Svenska Amerika Linien.
High Swedish decorations we-
re delivered to the President
of Ansaldo Avv. De Barbieri,
the Managing Director Dr.
Ing. Rosini and to Marquis
Valdettaro of the Italian Mi
nistry of Foreign Affairs .
Right away after the lunch-
ing, Mr. Walter L. Green, Pre-
sident and Chairman of the
Board of the American Bu-
reau of Shipping has sent to
the Managing Director of
Ansaldo the following cable:
« You and your staff merit
highest commendation in
launching splendid vessel
Gripsholm less than eleven
months after laying keel stop
American Bureau of Shipping
extends hearthy congratula-
tions ».
dl
After the launching ceremony, the Princess sat down to a luncheon of honour
offered by the Ansaldo Co. in the saloons of the former Royal Palace of Genoa.
At the Princess right, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Gaetano Martino.
The « Griphsolm » (above) as she appeared as soon as launched and (below) as she will appear on her delivery to the Owners.
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September 1955 April 8 th., 1956: the launching
. Princess Margaretha is on the royal tribune, while the last preparations are being made for the launching.
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April 8th, 12 o’clock: M/s «Gripshoim » slides down into the waters of the Ansaldo Shipyard in Genoa-Sestri.
Accommodation,
for 644 passengers
he new Swedish motorlin-
Te Gripsholm has the
following main features:
length overall 192,32 mm;
length between perpendiculars
167.70 m; breadth moulded
24.90 m; depth to Verandah
Deck 20.44 m; Gross Register
Tonnage, abt. 24,000 T; pro-
pelling machinery output
16,200 S. H. P.; displacement
about 21,000 Tons: contract
speed 19 knots.
She is the first « de-luxe »
vessel only for passenger ser-
vice built by the Italian
Shipyards for foreign Owners
after the war, In Summer
months she will be employed
for North Atlantic Service
(Goteborg - New York in
less than 8 days), and in the
other months of the year for
Tropical Cruises.
The ship has steel hull and
her nine decks are denominat-
ed as follows: Bridge Deck,
Sun Deck, Verandah Deck,
Upper Deck, Main Deck,
A.B.C.D. Decks. Transversal-
ly, she is subdivided by 10
watertight transverse bulk-
heads ensuring the prescribed
buoyaney even in case of
flooding of two contiguous
compartments. The hull is
specially strengthened for
navigation in ice.
When at sea, the « Grips
holm » will appear as a huge
yacht with very raked clipper
stem, cruiser stern, two fun-
nels, two masts with foldable
tops and standard rigging.
The ship is fitted with two
propellers driven by two Gò-
taverken engines burning
boiler oil. Each engine has 9
eylinders with 760 mm bore
and 1500 mm stroke. The en-
gines can develop, aggregate-
ly, 16,200 SHP at 112 r. p.
m. but at forced running it
will be possible to reach a
higher power, i. e.: 18,600
SHP at 117 r. p. m.
Engines of this type are
about 16 m long and &m
high. The Diesel engines for |
the generating sets are sup-
plied by the Ansaldo Engi-
neering Works.
Particular has been
given to the appointment of
all accommodation in consi-
deration of the service the
vessel is intended for, i. e. the
trade between Sweden and
the United States (first class
and tourist class cabins), and
the peculiar conditions to be
care
met in tropical cruises (single ;
class).
As customary for North
Atlantic liners, the dining
rooms are located on the lower
decks, On A-deck the lst and
Tourist Class Dining Rooms
are arranged from side to side,
the first Class saloon covering
an area of abt. 300 sq.m. and
the other abt. 425 sq.m. The
Auditorium, with sitting ca-
pacity for 220 persons, is locat-
ed on the same deck and
occupies an area of approx.
155 sq.m.
Two large stairways (one
from D-Deck and the other
from B-Deck) give passengers
admittance to Sun-Deck as
course, to all
intermediate decks. On Main-
Deck cabins are located for
100 1st Class passengers (46
being interchangeable cabins)
and for 212 Tourist Class
passengers.
On Upper Deck there are
114 First Class cabins and 120
Tourist Class cabins as well as
Barber
Shop and Beauty Parlour. The
deck aft
sq.m.), forms a
well as, of
Children's Playroom,
remaining
(abt. 700
spacious open promenade. On
space
the deck next above (Veran-
dah Deck) are the
Public First and
Tourist Class passengers, viz:
the Card Rooms, Libraries, a
there
rooms for
large Smoking Room, as well
as two spacious Verandahs at
sides and a Gallery at fore
end. The Main Lounge arrang-
ed in the central part, covers
a surface of 460 sq.m.
The interior decoration
work has been carefully studi-
ed by skilled architects
in point of elegance
comfort will conform to that
excellent standard for which
the liners Andrea Doria and
Cristoforo Colombo, lately
built in the same Shipyard of
Sestri, have gained a world-
wide renown. All accommoda-
tion will be airconditioned. A
splendid swimming pool is
arranged on D-Deck and
open swimming pool on Upper
Deck.
The Gripsholm is one of the
large passenger ships
provided with a controllable
fin type Denny Brown stabi-
and
and
an
first
lizer of such reliability and
efficiency that the troubles
brought about by rolling and
pitching will be eliminated.
The ship will also be fitted
with two « Raytheon » Radar
indicator units having 16 inch.
panoramic ensuring
the safest services.
screen
The Gripsholm can accom-
modate 214 First Class passen-
gers and 630 Tourist Class
passengers, in total 844 per-
sons, The full number of
crew will be 365 persons.
Deadweight includes: 1450 T.
fuel oil in tanks; 1450 T. fresh
water; 144 T. lubricating oil;
894 T. merchandise (passenger
baggage).
Special arrangements have
been made in holds and cargo
decks for carrying
approximately 30 motor cars.
For provision store rooms,
the refrigerated spaces are
calculated to be about 700
m3 and 300 m3 of ordinary
store rooms.
"tween
n Sunday 8th April, at
(ire Ansaldo Shipyard
of Genova - Sestri, the
Swedish liner Gripsholm was
launched on those very same
slipways from which the co-
lossuses of all times, such as
the liners « Duilio », « Rex,
« Andrea Doria » and « Cristo
foro Colombo » and the battle-
ships « Littorio » and « Impe-
ro », have taken the sea.
The event, of high signifi-
cance in itself, was rendered
more solemn by the presence
of H.R.H. the Princess Marga-
retha of Sweden. The august
Guest was accompanied by
GRIPSHOLM
cOresone
her lady in waiting Miss Brita
Cederstròm. The Italian Mi-
nister of Foreign Affairs, Mr.
Martino, and the Swedish Am-
bassador in Rome, Baron
Beck-Friis, were also present.
The imposing mass of the
red lead coated ship which
throned at the Yard's center
was still enlivened by the first
spring sun. The wide network
of cable-way cranes supported
on 8 very high pylons, was
dressed with flags of the rain-
bow colours: the white, red
and green colours of the na-
tional flag, the yellow and
blue colours of the Swedish
flag, the blue encircled golden
crowns of the « Svenska Ame-
rika Linien », the S, George
Cross on the Genoa flag, the
blue strips of the Ansaldo’s
flag.
At 11.30 Princess Margare-
tha entered the yard through
the entrance of honour, greet-
ed by the cheers of the throng
that crowded the shipyard, the
adjoining streets and the
windows of the surrounding
houses.
Escorted by Minister Mar-
tino, the illustrious Guest,
reviewed a guard of honour
of the 157th Infantry Regi-
ment, then, having at her side
the Ansaldo President, Avv.
De Barbieri, She reached
the Royal Tribune purposely
erected in front of the ship.
A nice girl, the daughter of a
shipyard employee, offered
H.R.H. a bunch of white roses.
On the Tribune of honour
the Princess was surrounded
by a large number of Autho-
rities and amongst them we
have noted Count Sigvard
Bernadotte, uncle of the Prin-
cess, the Swedish Consul Ge-
neral in Italy, Mr, Elow
Kihlgren, the Swedish Consul
in Genova Mr. Berg, the
Svenska Amerika Linien
Chairman, Mr. Tor Erland J.
Brostrim and his wife, the
Managing Director Mr, Erik
Wijk and his wife, the Di-
rectors Messrs. Marcus Wal.
lenberg and Torsten Hernod,
the Technical Director E. Th.
Christiansson, the Minister
Martino, the Genova Prefect
Mr. Vicari, the Mayor of Ge-
nova Avv. Pertusio, the Gar-
rison. Commander Gen. Ma-
gliano, the Attorney General
of the Republic Avv. Giglio,
the Province President Avv.
Maggio, the President of the
Harbour Consortium Gen. Ruf-
Wirén, the Chief of the Indo-
nesian Mission, Major Marta-
dinata (Ansaldo is presently
building a set of Patrol Ves-
sels for Indonesia), the Chief
of the Venezuelan Commis-
sion, Cap. Ferrer (Ansaldo is
also building six destroyers
for Venezuela) and the Chief
of the Indian Commission Mr,
Johri (Ansaldo has a set of
locomotives under construction
for India).
In agdition to President De
Barbieri previously mention-
ed, the Ansaldo Co. was re-
presented by the Vice Presi
dent Comm. Gennaro, the Ma-
naging Director Dr, Ing. Ro-
sini, the General Manager
Dr. Ing. Lombardi, the Depu-
ty General iManager Dr. Ing.
De Vito, the Central Commer-
cial Managers Dr. Ing. Casac
cia, Dr. Ing. Rougier and Dr.
Ing. Carnevale, and the Ship
yard Manager Dr. Ing. Cristo-
fori.
The launching ceremony
commenced with the benedic
tion of the vessel, this rite
being performed by the Ge-
noa Auxiliary Bishop Mons.
Chiocca. Immediately after
wards, the Ansaldo’s President
accompanied the august God-
mother to the. control table
where the Princess, before
cutting the thin ribbon with
the small silver axe handed to
her by Ing. Cristofori, utter
ed with a faint voice the
following words:
« Thy name is Gripsholm.
Might thou honour Italy, the
land where thou wert built,
might thou serve Sweden and
gloriously carry the blue and
yellow flag all over the
oceans! ».
Then the axe stroke which
closes the contro! circuit; the
champagne bottle cerashes
against the bow. A moment of
complete silence. The big ship
begins to slide along the slip-
ways into the sea to receive
the embrace of the blue
waves. Now she is afloat in
the middle of the wetdock
while her speed is slackened
by 300 tons of launching
chains the noise of which is
surpassed by the frantic cheers |
of the applauding people. The |
syrens emit loud sounds while |
on board the new vessel the |
pigeons, set at liberty, take |
the flight towards the sky as
99 a good omen.
0086 The Princess smiles.
But this moment of solemn
silence, which betrays a real
« suspense » of all souls, this
moment which is always the
fini, the Harbour Master Gen. same and yet somewhat diffe-
Carnino, the President of the rent at every launching, which
Genova University Prof. Cere-
ti, the President of the Indus
trialists Association Dr. Vac.
cari, the President of the
Chamber of Commerce Prof. a small silver hatchet, deals
Trombetta, the President of a blow which causes the
the Owners Association Mr.
Fassio, the President of Fin-
meccanica Dr. Ing. Lojacono
and the President of « Finma are the Svenska Amerika
re » Dr. F. Manzitti. Linien's President, Mister
Amongst the Guests that
had taken place in the Tribu-
ne of Honour, we have noted
besides the Chief .of the | Fi and the Manager of the
Swedish Commission Mr. P.O. Shipyard, Dr. Ing. Cristofori
Princess Margaretha, with
vessel to slide along the
slipways. At her side there
Brostròim, the Ansaldo’s
President, Avv. De Barbie-
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rethorical and is,
true and moving, is
may be
instead,
worth being retained a little
longer here on the paper. It
is a deep emotion difficult to
be exactly defined but which
throb and
present in
such Perhaps
this is the expression of that
eternal joy, fear, hope and
tenderness which one feels in
makes one’s heart
never fails to be
circumstance
front of something
into existence and upon which
the toil
intelligence, bestowed a
spirit of new life, something
the human
work, the past to the future.
Or perhaps it
although unconsciously, from
the emotion the
pragmatice transient in
stant when the Builders calcu
coming
man, through and
has
linking, through
arises,
caused by
and
On
the
the left:
Ansaldo
Three
Shipyard of
launching the Princess congratulates
lations (a mere theory of fi
gures and lines up to then)
become materialized,
After the launching other
bunches of flowers were
offered to H.R.H.
the Ansaldo’s President in the
name of the Shipyard Wor-
kers, by Miss Marisa Sommel-
la in the name of the « Moto
Club Cral Ansaldo » and by
Fernando Vasquez,
of « Moto Club di
namely by
President
Mandello
Lario ». The Princess gained
then, by the lift, what we may
call «the bird’s eye view
balcony » of the yard, that is
the 60 m high
which
cableway
command a
the
pylons
splendid
whole Genoa Gulf.
panorama over
the
august Guest terminated with
luncheon at
The Genoese day of
an official the
different aspects of the
Genova Sestri.
the
solemn
Below:
Ansaldo's President Avv. De Barbieri.
Royal Palace. At the end of
this banquet, the Italian Mi-
nister of Foreign Affairs Mar
tino pronounced an address
saying:
which has
taken place to-day at the An
saldo Shipyard is a highly
« The ceremony
significative expression of the
spirit of sympathy and friend-
ship entertained by Italy for
the Great Scandinavian Coun-
try ».à
Our
subsequently
President delivered
the following
addre
« Royal Highness, Excellen-
Gentlemen,
for the
Ladies and
It's a honour
Ansaldo Society to extend to
this
great
you our welcome on
solemn occasion.
For the first time, an Italian
shipyard has been given the
launching
Immediately
ceremony at
after the
responsibility for the construce-
tion of such a big and fine
vessel for Swedish Ship
Owners.
Shipowners who continue
with so great capacity and
inspired initiative the illus-
trious traditions of the Vi
kings of the « long ships »
The honour of the presence,
as sponsor, of Her Royal High-
ness behooves us to operate
in a manner that this ship
will be in every way worthy
of your daring seaman’s tra
dition and of the long Italian
history as Builders. « Grips
holm », go proud through the
world, flying the glorious
Swedish flag, and a little of
our spirit .
The fortunate encounter
between people united by
common love for work
brought to life a cordial and
effectual cooperation, which
we all hope will prove fruitful
and durable.
Sincerely convinced our
cooperation represents a fitting
contribution to the develop-
ment and continuation of ever
better relations between my
Country and the great
Swedish Nation, in the name
of Ansaldo and of all Italian
working people, I beg you to
make a respectful toast in
honour of Her Royal Highness
the Princess »,
After him, the Swedish Am-
bassador has pronounced some
words, and then also Mr.
Brostròm, Chairman of the
Svenska Amerika Linien, has
pointed out how the works
were adjudicated to Messrs.
Ansaldo after it was found
that such firm could ensure
the severe technical guaranties
which are required by the
Swedish Owners and how the
realization of such programme
has overcome any expectation,
both as far as the technical
characteristies and the esthetic
characteristics are concerned,
thus confirming the high cle
verness of the Italian Ship
builders
During the reception, the Mi-
nister of Foreign Affairs Mr.
Martino has delivered high
Italian decorations to Messrs.
Tor Erland J. Brostròm, E, T.
Christiansson and Baron Go-
ran Von Essen, respectively
Chairman, Technical Director
and Member of the Board of
the Svenska Amerika Linien.
High Swedish decorations we-
re delivered to the President
of Ansaldo Avv. De Barbieri,
the Managing Director Dr.
Ing. Rosini and to Marquis
Valdettaro of the Italian Mi
nistry of Foreign Affairs .
Right away after the lunch-
ing, Mr. Walter L. Green, Pre-
sident and Chairman of the
Board of the American Bu-
reau of Shipping has sent to
the Managing Director of
Ansaldo the following cable:
« You and your staff merit
highest commendation in
launching splendid vessel
Gripsholm less than eleven
months after laying keel stop
American Bureau of Shipping
extends hearthy congratula-
tions ».
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After the launching ceremony, the Princess sat down to a luncheon of honour
offered by the Ansaldo Co. in the saloons of the former Royal Palace of Genoa.
At the Princess right, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Gaetano Martino.
The « Griphsolm » (above) as she appeared as soon as launched and (below) as she will appear on her delivery to the Owners.
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September 1955 April 8 th., 1956: the launching
. Princess Margaretha is on the royal tribune, while the last preparations are being made for the launching.
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