M. ''Davidsen'' was the name of a passenger ship in
Iceland
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which began operations in 1891. It was assessed at 217
gross register tonnage and measured 35.25 m (115.6 ft) long by 6.21 m (20.4 ft) wide by 4.86 m (16.0 ft) deep. It had room for 14 passengers. The ship was purchased from
Denmark
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for 225,000
Icelandic króna
The króna () or krona (sometimes called Icelandic crown; currency sign, sign: kr; ISO 4217, code: ISK) is the currency of Iceland.
One króna was formerly divided into 100 eyrir (plural "aurar").
Name
Like the other Nordic countries, Nordic ...
in 1919 and used to move people and goods between
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...
and locations in
Faxa Bay and
Breiðafjörður
Breiðafjörður (, ''wide fjord'') is a large shallow bay, about wide and long, to the west of Iceland. It separates the region of the Westfjords (Vestfirðir) from the Snæfellsnes peninsula to the south. Breiðafjörður is encircled by mo ...
.
[ After its purchase it was renamed to ''Suðurland'' in 1919.][
''Suðurland'' is now a derelict ]hulk
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near the abandoned herring factory at Djúpavík, Iceland.[ It was docked there in 1935 to serve as living quarters for men who worked in the factory.][
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References
1891 ships
Passenger ships
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