SS Dettifoss

SS "Dettifoss" was an Icelandic Cargo Ship that was Torpedoed by in the Irish Sea out of Belfast, United Kingdom (), while she was travelling from New York, United States to Belfast, United Kingdom and later to Reykjavík, Iceland.
Construction.
"Dettifoss" was constructed in 1930 at the Frederikshavns Vaerft & Flydedok A/S shipyard in Frederikshavn, Denmark.
The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . The ship was assessed at . She had a Compound expansion engine driving a single screw propeller and the engine was rated at 124 nhp.
Sinking.
On 21 February 1945, "Dettifoss" was on a voyage in Convoy UR 155 from New York, United States to Belfast, United Kingdom and later to Reykjavík, Iceland with a general cargo of 1300 tons. When she was torpedoed by the at 08.39 hours in the Irish Sea out of Belfast. "Dettifoss" sank within 7 minutes resulting in the death of 12 crew members and 3 passengers. The 29 survivors (18 crew and 11 passengers) were picked up an hour after the sinking by and were then taken to Scotland and later to Iceland. The sinking of "Dettifoss" was a harsh blow so soon after the loss of . All public activities in Iceland were cancelled on 24 February 1945.
Wreck.
The wreck lies at ().