Inner harbour of Oostende, Belgium 28 May 2016
Poland-flagged, homeport Gdansk, Poland, IMO 5375008, MMSI 261020790, Dutch national number 9028 GRON 1918 and call sign SPG3580. Ex-Nora 1918-, Harligen. Mowe, Vadder, Vadder Gerrit, In Spe, Utskar, Najaden and renamed Kapitan Borchardt on 8 October 2011. Launched at Scheepswerf Waterhuizen J. Pattje, Waterhuizen, Netherlands as the Nora on 13 July 1917 and delivered on 12 April 1918. Gross register tonnage 186 tons, net tonnage 162,95 tons, deadweight 325 tons and dimensions 29,55 (between perpendiculars)-32,75 (over all) x 7,00 (moulded) x 2,97 (maximum) x 3,20 (depth) metres. Motorized in 1925 and rebuilt after 5 July 1931 at Scheepswerf Schloemer, Oldersum. On the stern is still her original Nora (with homeport Nijmegen?) visible. As the Nora with call sign PNGC, property of Gustaaf Adolf van Veen, Scheveningen, Netherlands on 11 April 1918, on 10 June/18 November 1918 he is mentioned as manager but the ships is property of the N.V. Zeevaart-Maatschappij Albatros, Rotterdam, Netherlands, her homeport is then changed from Scheveningen into Rotterdam. On 22 July 1919 is she as the Harlingen managed by R. Kramer&J.H. Kruize and owned by N.V. Zeevaart Maatschappij Groningen, both at Goningen, Netherlands. With call sign NVMQ is her homeport now Delfzijl, Netherlands. After the bankruptcy of her owner is she on 3 May 1923 owned and managed by Jurjen Swiers, Groningen and her homeport now Groningen. Then sold to Germany, in 1948 again Netherlands-flagged, since 29 April 1954 Sweden-flagged, 1978 again Dutch and since 1989 again Swedish.
