MV Doulos Phos information

	MV Doulos Phos hoisted onto dry land and converted into a hotel in Bintan, Indonesia
History
United States
Name	Medina
Namesake	Medina River, Texas
Operator	Mallory Steamship Company (1914–1932) Clyde-Mallory Line (1932–1948)
Ordered	28 August 1913
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Yard number	176
Laid down	21 January 1914
Launched	22 August 1914
Sponsored by	Frances Stuart Semmes
Christened	22 August 1914
Acquired	29 September 1914
Commissioned	29 September 1914
Fate	Transferred to Cia Naviera San Miguel SA, 1948
Panama
Name	Roma
Operator	Cia Naviera San Miguel SA
Acquired	1948
Fate	Sold to Costa Lines, 1953
Italy
Name	Franca C
Operator	Costa Lines
Port of registry	Genoa, Italy
Acquired	1953
Fate	Sold to Gute Bücher für Alle, 1977
Malta
Name	Doulos (1977–2010); Doulos Phos (from 2010);
Operator	Gute Bücher für Alle (1977–2010); BizNaz Resources International Pte Ltd (from 2010);
Port of registry	Valletta, Malta
Identification	Call sign 9HKF; IMO number: 5119105; MMSI number: 256056000;
Fate	converted to a static hotel ship, 2015
Notes	Greek "Doulos" means "Servant", "Doulos Phos" means "Servant of Light"
General characteristics (as built)
Tonnage	5,426 GRT
Length	427.66 feet (130.35 m)
Beam	55.2 feet (16.8 m)
Height	54 feet (16 m)
Draught	18.2 feet (5.5 m)
Installed power	Single triple-expansion engine, 4 coal-fired boilers, 4,100 horsepower (3,100 kW) shaft power (Converted to oil 1922)
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)
General characteristics (1949 onwards)
Tonnage	6,822 GRT (1960); 6,549 GRT (1984); 6,818 GT (2009);
Propulsion	GMT C4218SS; V-18 cyl. 4-stroke; 5958 kW (8100 bhp); Intermediate Fuel; Renk Reduction Gear; Fixed Pitch Propeller;
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Capacity	414
Crew	350

MV Doulos Phos is a retired ocean liner, and former cruise ship that held the record of being the world's oldest active ocean-going passenger ship, serving from 1914 until December 2009. She is now owned by Eric Saw, director and chief executive of BizNaz Resources International Pte Ltd in Singapore.^[6] She was previously operated by the German charity Gute Bücher für Alle (Good Books for All), and was used as a floating bookshop and missionary ship. The ship has previously been known as the SS Medina, the SS Roma, the MV Franca C, and the MV Doulos. Doulos ended her final cruise in late 2009 at Singapore, with the ship being handed over to her new owners on 18 March 2010. The ship underwent a three year conversion into a luxury hotel that saw the ship mounted on dry land in nearby Bintan, Indonesia and opened in June 2019.^[7]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Doulos History". Ssmaritime.net. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Colton, Tim. "Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News VA". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Fleet List: Mallory Line / Clyde-Mallory Line". TheShipsList. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^ Lee, Bill. "SS Medina NNS Hull #176...95 Years of Service...and Counting! (2010)" (PDF). Newport News Apprentice Alumni Association. Newport News Apprentice Alumni Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Previous Ships – Doulos". GBA Ships e.V. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
^ Kenego, Peter (6 January 2013). "Decking DOULOS PHOS, Part Three". Maritime Matters. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
^ "Doulos Phos the Ship Hotel". Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[history-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Doulos History". Ssmaritime.net. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[COLTON-2] Colton, Tim. "Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News VA". Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[3] "Fleet List: Mallory Line / Clyde-Mallory Line". TheShipsList. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[ALUMNI-4] Lee, Bill. "SS Medina NNS Hull #176...95 Years of Service...and Counting! (2010)" (PDF). Newport News Apprentice Alumni Association. Newport News Apprentice Alumni Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

[specs-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Previous Ships – Doulos". GBA Ships e.V. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

[LAYUP-6] Kenego, Peter (6 January 2013). "Decking DOULOS PHOS, Part Three". Maritime Matters. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

[7] "Doulos Phos the Ship Hotel". Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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History
MV Doulos Phos hoisted onto dry land and converted into a hotel in Bintan, Indonesia
United States
Name	Medina^[2]
Namesake	Medina River, Texas
Operator	Mallory Steamship Company (1914–1932) Clyde-Mallory Line (1932–1948)^[3]
Ordered	28 August 1913^[1]
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company^[2]
Yard number	176^[2]
Laid down	21 January 1914
Launched	22 August 1914^[1]
Sponsored by	Frances Stuart Semmes
Christened	22 August 1914
Acquired	29 September 1914^[2]
Commissioned	29 September 1914^[1]
Fate	Transferred to Cia Naviera San Miguel SA, 1948^[1]
Panama
Name	Roma^[1]
Operator	Cia Naviera San Miguel SA^[1]
Acquired	1948^[1]
Fate	Sold to Costa Lines, 1953^[1]
Italy
Name	Franca C^[1]
Operator	Costa Lines^[1]
Port of registry	Genoa, Italy^[1]
Acquired	1953^[1]
Fate	Sold to Gute Bücher für Alle, 1977^[1]
Malta
Name	Doulos (1977–2010) Doulos Phos (from 2010)^[1]
Operator	Gute Bücher für Alle (1977–2010) BizNaz Resources International Pte Ltd (from 2010)^[1]
Port of registry	Valletta, Malta^[1]
Identification	Call sign 9HKF IMO number: 5119105 MMSI number: 256056000
Fate	converted to a static hotel ship, 2015^[1]
Notes	Greek "Doulos" means "Servant", "Doulos Phos" means "Servant of Light"
General characteristics (as built)
Tonnage	5,426 GRT
Length	427.66 feet (130.35 m)
Beam	55.2 feet (16.8 m)
Height	54 feet (16 m)
Draught	18.2 feet (5.5 m)
Installed power	Single triple-expansion engine, 4 coal-fired boilers, 4,100 horsepower (3,100 kW) shaft power^[4] (Converted to oil 1922)
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)
General characteristics (1949 onwards)
Tonnage	6,822 GRT (1960) 6,549 GRT (1984) 6,818 GT (2009)
Propulsion	GMT C4218SS^[5] V-18 cyl. 4-stroke^[5] 5958 kW (8100 bhp)^[5] Intermediate Fuel^[5] Renk Reduction Gear^[5] Fixed Pitch Propeller^[5]
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Capacity	414
Crew	350