Medina (1914)

Later names
Roma (1948)
Franca C (1952)
Doulos (1977)


Owners
Clyde-Mallory Lines
New York City, New York

1948:
CIA San Miguel S.A.
Panama

1952:
Giacomo Costa fu Andrea (Costa Line)
Genoa, Italy

1977:
Gute Bücher Für Alle E.V. (Good books for all)
Germany (Flagged in Malta)


Builder:
Newport News Shipbuilding
and Drydock Company
Newport News, Virginia
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1914
Launched:
August 22, 1914
Sister Ships:
N/A
Maiden Voyage:
N/A
Fate:
Still active


Dimensions, machinery and performance

Length:
420' 8" (a)
Engines:
1 Triple expansion (d)
Beam:
54' 3"
Boilers:
4 (coal fired)
Draft:
33' 9" (depth)
Shafts:
1
Gross Tons:
5,426 (b)
HP:
N/A (e)
Displacement:
9,245
Speed:
14
Crew:
N/A
Funnels:
1
Passengers:
None (c)
Masts:
1
Construction notes:
(a):
Overall length increased to 428' when a new bow was fitted in 1948.

(b):
1948: Gross tons increased to 6,549.
1959: Gross tons increased to 6,822.
Now registered at 6,670.

(c):
Built as a cargo ship, converted into a passenger ship in 1948 for 981 passengers.
1952: Passenger accommodations refit for 820 passengers.
1959: Passenger accommodations refit to 552 passengers.
Now carries no passengers.

(d):
1952: Converted to Fiat diesel engines.
1970: Refit with new Fiat 18 cylinder diesel engines.
(e):
Original HP unknown.
First diesel 4,200 HP
Second diesel 8,100 HP


Notes:
Doulos is the oldest active ocean going passenger ship in the world.


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