The Renovation Trawlers

At the end of the second world war the Icelandic government contracted for the building of 40 trawlers in Britain to rejuvenate the decrepit trawler fleet. Icelanders called them the renovation trawlers.Ingólfur Arnarson RE 201. The first renovation trawler that was bought to Iceland. Built in England 1947. Steel. 654 BRT. 1000 horsepower steam engine. Owner: Reykjavik Fishing company 1947. Its name was changed to Hjörleifur RE 211 in 1972. It´s sold to Spain as scrap metal in 1974. Bjarni riddari GK 1. Built in England 1947. Steel, 657 BRT. 1000 horsepower steam engine. Owner Akurgerði h/f, Hafnarfjörður. Sold to Greece in 1964.Sólborg ÍS 260. Built in Aberdeen, 1951. Steel. 732 BRT 1000 horsepower steam engine. Owner: Ísfirðingur hf. 1951. The ship was sold as scrap metal and de-registered in 1968. Harðbakur EA 3. Built in England 1950. Steel, 732 BRT. 1000 horsepower steam engine. Owner Akureyri Fishing Company Ltd. Akureyri. from. 1950. Sold to Scotland as scrap metal in 1979.

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