Dettifoss

Icelandic steam merchant

Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore

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Aboard Dettifoss when hit on 21 Feb 1945

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Name	Age	Rank	Served on
Ágústsson, Ragnar Georg, Merchant Navy	21	Able Seaman	Dettifoss +
Andrésson, Gísli, Merchant Navy	23	Able Seaman	Dettifoss +
Árnason, Bjarni, Civilian		Passenger	Dettifoss
Ásbjörnsson, Hlöðver Oliver, Merchant Navy	26	Able Seaman	Dettifoss +
Ásgeirsson, Baldvin, Merchant Navy		Chief Steward	Dettifoss
Bergin, Eugenie Hallgrímsson, Civilian	28	Passenger	Dettifoss
Bjarnason, Jón, Merchant Navy	35	Able Seaman	Dettifoss +
Bjarnason, Lárus, Civilian		Passenger	Dettifoss
Bogason, Jón Sigurður Karl Kristján, Merchant Navy	52	Steward	Dettifoss +
Böðvarsson, Jónas, Merchant Navy		Master	Dettifoss
Einarsson, Valdimar, Merchant Navy		First Radio Officer	Dettifoss
Eyjólfsson, Guðmundur, Merchant Navy	29	Able Seaman	Dettifoss +
Gíslason, Davíð, Merchant Navy	53	Chief Officer	Dettifoss +
Guðmundsson, Gísli, Merchant Navy		Cook	Dettifoss
Guðmundsson, Jón, Merchant Navy	38	Boatswain (Bosun)	Dettifoss +
Guðmundsson, Ragnar, Civilian		Passenger	Dettifoss
Hafliðason, Hafliði, Merchant Navy		Second Engineer Officer	Dettifoss
Hinriksson, Stefán, Merchant Navy	46	Fireman	Dettifoss +
Jakobsson, Ragnar, Merchant Navy	19	Fireman	Dettifoss +
Jónsdóttir, Guðrún, Civilian	33	Passenger	Dettifoss +
Jónsson, Davíð Sigmundur, Civilian		Passenger	Dettifoss
Jónsson, Erlendur, Merchant Navy		Able Seaman	Dettifoss
Jónsson, Hallgrímur, Merchant Navy		Chief Engineer Officer	Dettifoss
Kristjánsdóttir, Nikólína, Merchant Navy		Stewardess	Dettifoss
Kristjánsson, Erla, Civilian		Passenger	Dettifoss
Laxdal, Helgi, Merchant Navy	24	Fireman	Dettifoss +
Líndal, Anton, Merchant Navy		Cook	Dettifoss
Magnúsdóttir, Sigrún, Civilian		Passenger	Dettifoss
Magnússon, Ásgeir, Merchant Navy		Third Engineer Officer	Dettifoss
Melsted, Páll Bjarnason, Civilian		Passenger	Dettifoss
Ólafsson, Eiríkur, Merchant Navy		Third Officer	Dettifoss
Ólafsson, Ólafur Björn, Civilian		Passenger	Dettifoss
Petersen, Skúli, Civilian		Passenger	Dettifoss
Rósantsson, Theodór Helgi, Civilian		Passenger	Dettifoss
Sigurðsson, Jóhannes, Merchant Navy	38	Quartermaster	Dettifoss +
Sigurjónsson, Sigurjón, Merchant Navy		Donkeyman	Dettifoss
Símonarson, Kristján, Merchant Navy		Able Seaman	Dettifoss
Skúlason, Kolbeinn, Merchant Navy		Fireman	Dettifoss
Stefánsdóttir, Vilborg, Civilian	49	Passenger	Dettifoss +
Steingrímsson, Tryggvi, Merchant Navy		Steward	Dettifoss
Svanbergsson, Sigurgeir, Merchant Navy		Fireman	Dettifoss
Tómasson, Ólafur, Merchant Navy		Second Officer	Dettifoss
Zoega, Berta Steinunn, Civilian	33	Passenger	Dettifoss +
Þorsteinsson, Bogi, Merchant Navy		Second Radio Officer	Dettifoss

44 persons found.

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Dettifoss

Icelandic steam merchant

Aboard Dettifoss when hit on 21 Feb 1945