Works for liners
Franca C.
Motorship, Giacomo Costa fu Andrea – Linea C., Genoa.
| Shipyard | Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News |
| Transformation | Cantieri Navali Riuniti e del Tirreno, Genoa |
| Tonnage | 6,822 tons |
| Length | 130.35 m |
| Breadth | 16.55 m |
| Motor system | 1 diesel FIAT |
| Manufacturer | FIAT, Turin |
| Power | 4,200 HP |
| Cruising speed | 14 knots |
| Passengers | 552 (single class). |
| 1914 | 22 August, launched as cargo ship for Mellory Steamship Co., named Medina, serving as fruit freighter from the Gulf of Mexico to New York |
| 1947 | November, sold to Italian company Genaviter |
| 1948 | September, renamed Roma and registered in Panama, transformed into passenger ship at shipyard Odero Terni Orlando in La Spezia |
| 1950 | April, starts its duty as charter for “Comitato Cattolico per l’Anno Santo” by transporting American pilgrims to Italy; 30 October, after four transatlantic voyages the ship is transferred to the emigratory course towards Australia; placed under distraint due to shipowner’s bankruptcy, when reaching Newcastle |
| 1952 | 28 May, bought by Giacomo Costa fu Andrea and renamed Franca C. |
| 1953 | 31 January, after transformation and engine substitution at Cantieri del Muggiano starts its service from Genoa to La Guaira |
| 1959 | July, after transformation into single-class cruising ship at Cantieri Navali Riuniti e del Tirreno in Genoa, starts its service in the Mediterranean and then in the Caribbean Sea |
| 1970 | September, again equipped with new engines continues cruising in the Mediterranean Sea |
| 1977 | 4 November, leaves Genoa under the name of Doulos, sold to the humanitarian organization Operation Mobilisation and adjusted in Bremen |
| 1978 | 3 June, starts its new activity by sailing across all seas with voluntary crew: it is the eldest passenger ship in the world with the widest floating library. |
| 2009 | October, moors in Singapore and the owners start considering to sell it due to high maintenance costs and extraordinary maintenance job to deal with |
| 2010 | March, sold to Biznaz Resources International Singapore, named Doulos Phos, would become a maritime museum with hotel and faith place |
Architect and interior designer
Nino Zoncada.
Artists
Emanuele Luzzati, Giovanni Majoli, Marcello Mascherini, Enrico Paulucci, Raimondo Sirotti.
Works by Mascherini:
- Danzatrice con gabbiani (1959, bronze, l. 120 x h. 126, cat. 512), “San Remo” lounge room; since 1985 replaced on the passenger turbine ship “Eugenio Costa” till 1997; art collection of Costa Crociere, Genova.
