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The ship currently known as the MV ''Doulos Phos'' held the record of being the world's oldest active ocean-faring passenger ship until December 2009, having plied the world's oceans from the time of her building in 1914 until being retired from cruising service at the end of 2009. She is now owned by Mr. Eric Saw, Director and Chief Executive of BizNaz Resources International Pte Ltd in Singapore.〔()〕 She was previously owned by the German charity ''Gute Bücher für Alle'' ((英語:Good Books for All)), and was used as a floating bookshop. The ship has previously been known as the SS ''Medina'', the SS ''Roma'', the MV ''Franca C'', and the MV ''Doulos''. The ''Doulos'' ended her final cruise in late 2009 at Singapore, with the ship being handed over to her new owners on March 18, 2010. ==Early history== The ''Medina'' was built in 1914 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company for the Mallory Steamship Company of the United States. She was a freighter serving the Atlantic; during World War II, she served with the United States Coast Guard. The Panamanian company Naviera San Miguel SA acquired the ''Medina'' in 1948; they renamed the ship the ''Roma'', and converted her into a passenger ship with cabins for 287 people, and dormitories for an additional 694 people. In 1952, Naviera San Miguel sold the ''Roma'' to Linea Costa, an Italian company. At this time the SS ''Roma'', a steamship, was converted into a motor vessel and renamed the MV ''Franca C''. She carried passengers between Italy and Argentina. In 1959, the ''Franca C'' was adapted into a cruise liner, principally cruising the Mediterranean. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MV Doulos Phos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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