ICGV Ægir was an offshore patrol vessel of the Icelandic Coast Guard built by Burmeister & Wain, in Denmark in 1929.[1][2][3][4] It was named after Ægir, the personification of the sea in Norse mythology. The ship entered service in July 1929 and participated in the first of the Cod Wars against the United Kingdom. Ægir primarily conducted patrols, search and rescue, fishery inspections, research and nautical surveying operations in the Icelandic exclusive economic zone.[2] With the arrival of new Ægir in 1968, the ship was decommissioned and sold for scrap.[5][6]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Iceland | |
| Name | Ægir |
| Namesake | Ægir |
| Builder | Burmeister & Wain, Denmark |
| Launched | 25 April 1929 |
| Commissioned | 1929 |
| Decommissioned | 1968 |
| Identification | Callsign: TFEA |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1968 |
| General characteristics | |
| Propulsion | 1 × B&W diesel engine |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
Ægir was the sister ship of the Danish research vessel Dana.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Ægir". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 20 July 1929. p. 162. Retrieved 11 June 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ a b c Svend-Aage Malmberg (20 March 1968). "Hugleiðing um minjar í borg og bæ, íslenzkt sjómannasafn og varðskipið Ægi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 11. Retrieved 24 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ Jón Guðnason (1991). Landhelgi Íslands 1901-1952 (in Icelandic). Reykjavík: Sagnfræðistofnun Háskóla Íslands. p. 52.
- ^ "Strandvarnaskipið "Ægir"". Ársrit Vélstjórafélags Íslands (in Icelandic). 1929. pp. 86–89. Retrieved 24 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Varðskip til sölu". Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 March 1968. p. 16. Retrieved 24 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Ægir rifinn í Blyth". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 August 1968. p. 24. Retrieved 24 July 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
