SS Dettifoss
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NameDettifoss
OwnerEimskipafelag Hf.
Port of registry
Reykjavík
ReykjavíkBuilderFrederikshavns Vaerft & Flydedok A/S
 SS Dettifoss. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dettifoss |
| Owner | Eimskipafelag Hf. |
| Port of registry | Reykjavík |
| Builder | Frederikshavns Vaerft & Flydedok A/S |
| Launched | 24 July 1930 |
| Completed | 1930 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk 21 February 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 1,564 GRT |
| Length | 72.2 m (236 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) |
| Depth | 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power | Compound expansion engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Capacity | 44 passengers and crew |
SS Dettifoss was an Icelandic cargo ship that was torpedoed by the German submarine U-1064 in the Irish Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) out of Belfast, United Kingdom, while she was travelling from New York, United States, to Belfast, United Kingdom, and later to Reykjavík, Iceland.
Dettifoss was constructed in 1930 at the Frederikshavns Vaerft & Flydedok A/S shipyard in Frederikshavn, Denmark. The ship was 72.2 metres (236 ft 11 in) long, with a beam of 11 metres (36 ft 1 in) and a depth of 6.4 metres (21 ft 0 in). The ship was assessed at 1,564 gross register tons (GRT). She had a compound expansion engine driving a single screw propeller and the engine was rated at 124 nominal horsepower.
