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MV Doulos

“A Ship Like no Other”

By Reuben Goossens

An American 1914 built ship that sailed 95 Years into History

SS Medina (1914-1948) was sold and renamed: SS Roma (1948-1952)

MS Franca C (1952-1977) - MV Doulos - (1977-2010)

Doulos Phos – (2010 - ) now located permanently in Singapore

--MV Doulos--

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(ex ss Medina 1914 - 48 / ss Roma 1948 - 52 / mv Franca C 1952 - 77 / mv Doulos 1977 - )
*Photograph by Ramon Williams - Sydney AU

ss Medina - 1914 – 1948

Built for the Mallory Steamship Company USA

SS Medina

From the author’s private collection

ss Roma - 1948 – 1952

SS Roma seen in New York full of pilgrims the 1950 during “Holy year”

(Alex Duncan - Gravesend)

Franca C - 1952 – 1977

A remarkable photograph of the Franca C taken in the early 50’s

From the Joanne Boot family collection

Franca C cruise brochure cover – Note the narrow stove pipe atop the funnel.

From a Costa Line brochure

Very early post card of Franca C the cruise ship
Author’s collection

Post Card of the Franca C with her small stove pipe funnel extension
Author’s collection

The Main Lounge was designed by Nino Zoncanda, with the wall sculptures were by famed artist Marcello Mascherini

From a Costa line brochure

Doulos – 1977 … 2008 … 2010?

MV Doulos in her early days

Photograph by - OM

Doulos’ arrival at the Sydney Passenger Terminal

The sun rises on the Doulos in Sydney, July 1999

A spotless Lounge deck - looking aft, starboard

My host Doulos’ Project coordinator, Marlieske Smilde in the Main Lounge

Forward midsection of the Restaurant has this original mural from the Franca C days

Dining Room - looking aft to starboard

Preparing the tables or the next meal

Photograph provided by MV Doulos

This Franca C ceramic feature was found in the Dinning Room on the portside aft wall.

Stairwell with 1959 "Blue Mural", but this is now gone and has a plain wall
Photograph by Peter Knego - USA

Two berth cabin with private facilities

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PLEASE NOTE:

Doulos was decommissioned by OM Ships in December 2009 whilst she was in Singapore

Read my … “MV Doulos Preservation Campaign” page for details …

on how my campaign saved her for the future to become the Doulos Phos.

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