General cargo ship “Nordlore” at anchor off Kuwait, 5th March 1976
Owner: Coastalex Maritime S.A.., Piraeus
Manager: Shiptrade Corp. S.A. (C. Papanastasiou)
Flag: Greece
Port of registry: Piraeus
Builder: Odero-Terni Orlando, La Spezia, Italy (Hull-317)
Gross tons: 2,462
Deadweight: 3,130
Length overall: 93.17 m
Engine: 6-cylinder diesel, 1,350 b.h.p., by S.A. Ansaldo
Service speed: 11 knots
Completed: November 1948 as “Mica” for D/D A/S Flint (manager Willy Kubon, Bergen)
1960: sold to A/S Kristian Jebsen, Bergen, renamed “Raknes”
1966: sold to Reederei "Nord" (manager Klaus E. Oldendorff, Hamburg,) renamed “Nordlore”
1969: sold to Evmika Shipping Corp. S.A., Panama (manager: Trinity Shipping Co. [C. Catsicas & E. Damigos]), retaining name (Greek flag)
1973: bought by Coastalex (manager Mercury Shipping & Trading Co. S.A .)
1975: management transferred to Shiptrade Corp.
1978 June 1st: severely damaged by fire at Piraeus, later declared a total loss
1979: sold for scrapping at Perama (Piraeus)