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Built under yard no 124 by Køobenhavn Flydedok & Skibsvæft, Copenhagen for H/r Eimskipafelag Island, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Launched under the name GULLFOSS (I).
Tonnage 1.414 gross, dim. 230.1 x 25.2ft.
Powered by one triple expansion steam engine, 1.200hp, speed 12 knots.
Passenger accommodation for 74 passengers in a first and second class.
March 1915 delivered to owners.

She was the first vessel of the Icelandic Steamship Company, which was established on 17 January 1914.
16 April 1915, she arrived for the first time in Iceland, and she was also the first Icelandic vessel having refrigerated facilities.
She was the flagship of the Icelandic merchant marine for a quarter of a century and her arrival marked one of the most remarkable events of the history of Icelandic communications during the current century.

Upon the occupation of Denmark during World War II on 9 April 1940 she was sequestered.

1947 Sold to P/F Skipafelagid Föroyer (Z. Niclasen), Thornshavn, Faroer Islands, renamed TJALDER.
1953 Renamed by owners in GAMLA TJALDER.

Broken up at Hamburg in 1953 by Walter Ritscher, where she arrived on 06 October 1953.

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Source: Icelandic Post Press Release. Register of Merchant Ships built in 1915.

Eimskip 100th Anniversary
Eimskip (The Icelandic Steamship Company) was founded January 17th, 1914, making it the oldest shipping company in Iceland. Its history is in many ways connected with the history of the Icelandic nation in the 20th century. One of the main requisites for the nation‘s economic and political independence was for Icelanders to assume full control of transportation to and from the country. The company was often referred to as „the nation‘s favourite" and played a significant role in Iceland‘s increased prosperity. The company started operating regular schedules in 1915 with Gullfoss, its first vessel. The company‘s importance was amply demonstrated in both world wars when foreign shipping companies stopped sailing to the country. Eimskip operates today a reliable and efficient logistics and transportation services in the North Atlantic region with offices in 19 countries. It also offers a full range of transportation services worldwide.
Icelandic 2014 50g sg?, scott?
Source: Icelandic Post