Crew List
of the “Eiríkur Rauði”
(27 men in total)


Commander
Magnus Hasund

First Mate (1st Officer)
Hannes Skredsvig

Second Mate (2nd Officer)
Einar Nygaard

Third Officer
Árni Sveinnsson

Cadet (Officer Cadet)
Jón Sverdrup

Boatswain
Lambert Nordal

Harpooners
Ivar Blondal
Halldór Kvalstad
Tómas Holberg
Eggert Ólason

Flensers
Anders Gröndal
Olav Heggstad
Ingolf Holm
Helge Friis

Flenser’s Mates
Stéfan Helgason
Arne Frá Jónsson
Páll Egilsson
Kristmann Arason

Ship’s Engineer
Henrik Melstedt

Cable Stage Man
Ole Svenning

Steersman
Gunnar Fasting

Quartermaster
Knut Thorlaksson

Ship’s Carpenter
(nicknamed “chips”)
Konrad Söderlund

Ship’s Cook
Jan Sigurðsson

Barber
(also doubled as
the Ship’s Doctor)
Hjalmar Finnbogason

Ship’s Boy
Per Olsen

further crew
Roald Fiske