Kveldúlfur Explained

Kveldúlfur was an Icelandic trawler company that was established in 1912 by Thor Jensen.[1]

Kveldúlfur was one of the largest fishing companies in Iceland until the Second World War, running 7 boats at peak. It made Jensen one of the wealthiest men in Iceland.[2] The company operated from Reykjavík. In 1929 it caught 23,791,000 kilos of fish.[3] After World War II the company declined and eventually operated with just one trawler

Kveldúlfur closed in 1977.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kveldúlfur. Borgarskjalasafn.is. 23 May 2014. Icelandic. 23 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150523154152/http://www.borgarskjalasafn.is/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-3711/6121_view-1721/. dead.
  2. Web site: Thorsararnir - kilja. Forlagid.is. 23 May 2014. Icelandic. https://web.archive.org/web/20140224111044/http://www.forlagid.is/?p=5779. 24 February 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Kveldúlfur. Timarit.is. 23 May 2014.

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