cnmark
Hong Kong - MV Doulos
MV Doulos at the Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Unfortunately this beautiful old lady is now permanently laid up as a luxury hotel in Indonesia. During a survey in Singapore around 2009/2010 serious corrosion was detected, the ship was not seaworthy anymore and repairs were beyond economic feasibility. A new Singaporean owner saved her from the shipbreakers and converted her into the aforementioned luxury hotel.
Constructed in 1914, MV Doulos was the record holder being the world's oldest active ocean-going passenger ship. She was owned by the German charity "Gute Bücher für Alle" (English: Good Books for All), and was used as a floating bookshop and library. She visited many ports every year and stayed at each for several days, her final visit to Hong Kong was Jun 6th, 2009 to Jul 4th, 2009.
Ex SS Medina, Ex SS Roma, Ex MV Franca C.
Built as SS Medina by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company for the Mallory Steamship Company of the United States in 1914. She was a freighter serving the Atlantic, during World War II she served with the United States Coast Guard.
Explore #441 on Monday, August 3, 2009
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
Hong Kong - MV Doulos
MV Doulos at the Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Unfortunately this beautiful old lady is now permanently laid up as a luxury hotel in Indonesia. During a survey in Singapore around 2009/2010 serious corrosion was detected, the ship was not seaworthy anymore and repairs were beyond economic feasibility. A new Singaporean owner saved her from the shipbreakers and converted her into the aforementioned luxury hotel.
Constructed in 1914, MV Doulos was the record holder being the world's oldest active ocean-going passenger ship. She was owned by the German charity "Gute Bücher für Alle" (English: Good Books for All), and was used as a floating bookshop and library. She visited many ports every year and stayed at each for several days, her final visit to Hong Kong was Jun 6th, 2009 to Jul 4th, 2009.
Ex SS Medina, Ex SS Roma, Ex MV Franca C.
Built as SS Medina by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company for the Mallory Steamship Company of the United States in 1914. She was a freighter serving the Atlantic, during World War II she served with the United States Coast Guard.
Explore #441 on Monday, August 3, 2009
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.