The Reykjavik Maritime Museum has the Coast Guard Cutter Odinn on display. Odinn was built in Denmark in 1959-60, and had a long service with the Icelandic Coast Guard - including active participation in both 'Cod Wars'. There was a display onboard about this, including photographs of her colliding with a British frigate, and an example of the towed cutter they used to use to cut the net trawls of the British fishing vessels. I sensed quite a bit of lingering bitterness from the guide against the British - both over the Cod Wars, and also the British occupation of Iceland in 1940.To visit the ship you have to book a guided tour - they don't seem to run too many of these, and the schedule seems quite changeable - on the day we went tours seemed to be getting cancelled and/or rescheduled at the whim of the guide. But the guide was quite knowledgeable about the ship, and she was able to answer any questions I had. The ship is still in working order, and the volunteers still occasionally take it to sea. The Galley is also used by the volunteers for private group dinners.The gun on the ship is an ancient 57mm hotchkiss from the 19th century - apparently at one stage she had (or was going to have) a more modern gun, but the Captain switched it for this one because he preferred it! The ship was also modified after construction by the addition of a helicopter pad and hangar.I wouldn't go all the way to Iceland just to see Odinn - but Iceland is a fantastic place to visit in any case - particularly if you have any interest in geology.
