D/S Bestum

Other names: ex Hessa
Call sign: WMRH - MTWQ - LEGA
Class: DNV1A1
Shipping company: Knut Th. Einersen, Kristiania / Oslo
Otto Chr. Bøhme, Oslo
Nationality: Norway
Home port: Oslo
Enlistment district: Oslo

Shipyard

Name: Dominion Ship Building Co., Ltd., Toronto, Canada
Build year: 1919
Yard number: 5
Month of delivery: Oktober

Maritime inquiries 1940 - 1945

Flyangrep

Other

Participant in WW2
Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:: 2.215
Net tonnage:: 1.317
Deadweight:: 3.600

Engine

Propulsion:: Triple 3 cyl.
Engine size:: NHK 320
Speed:: 9

Dimensions

Length:: 251.6'
Beam:: 43.9'
Draft:: 22.3'

Miscellaneous

Crew list

Seafarer	Nationality	Position	Signed on		Signed off
Seafarer	Nationality	Position	Harbour	Date	Harbour	Date 🠗₁
Sigvald Johan Odland	Norway	Matros	Norfolk	4/25/1940	Philadelphia	6/10/1940
Ole Johannessen	Norway	1. Kokk	Philadelphia	2/13/1940	Philadelphia	6/11/1940
Åge Feldhausen	Denmark	Båtsmann	Unknown	4/30/1940	Unknown	6/17/1940
Kaj Alfred Green	Denmark	Matros	Unknown	4/30/1940	Unknown	6/17/1940
Egon Pedersen	Denmark	Matros	Unknown	4/30/1940	Unknown	6/17/1940
Helge Petersen	Denmark	Lettmatros	Unknown	4/12/1940	Philadelphia	6/17/1940
Anker Hegstad	Norway	3. Maskinist	New York	1/12/1940	Philadelphia	6/17/1940
Kornelius Andersen	Norway	Kokk	Unknown	8/1/1940	Unknown	8/27/1940
Kristian Hansen Ljones	Norway	Stuert	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	2/6/1941	London	10/6/1940
Arve Holst	Norway	ukjent	Unknown	7/9/1940	Unknown	10/22/1940
Roland Joseph Gaudet	Canada	Lettmatros	Halifax	7/9/1940	Unknown	11/5/1940
Oscar Peder Taftesund	Norway	ukjent	Unknown	9/7/1940	Unknown	12/23/1940
Knut Bjarne Holm	Norway	2. Styrmann	Trondheim	5/25/1938	London	2/5/1941
John Knutsen Sollid	Norway	1. Styrmann	Oslo	9/2/1939	London	2/8/1941
Ole Johannes Sjong	Norway	Maskinsjef	Ålesund	10/17/1938	London	2/8/1941
Viktor Verner Jellsin	Norway	Stuert	England	11/28/1934	London	2/8/1941
Arne Gerhardt Gjøs Hansen	Norway	Skipsfører	Oslo	6/12/1937	United Kingdom (UK)	3/1/1941
Bardon Christophersen	Norway	1. Styrmann	London	2/7/1941	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/3/1941
Trygve Larsen Hellenes	Norway	Lettmatros	Halifax	7/9/1940	Unknown	3/14/1941
Unto K. (Uhro) Sålvalainen (Saavolainen)	Finland	Lettmatros	Unknown	3/7/1941	Unknown	3/19/1941
Henry Olavsen Ottesen	Norway	Fyrbøter	Unknown	2/8/1941	Unknown	3/25/1941
Karl Leon Falch	Norway	2. Styrmann	Glasgow	3/25/1941	Unknown	4/2/1941
Hjalmar Johan Johansen Hodneland	Norway	Fyrbøter	Reykjavik	10/7/1940	Blyth	4/7/1941
John Piendel	Canada	Messegutt	Sydney	11/28/1940	Campbellton	5/16/1941
Patrick Ryan	USA	Matros	Philadelphia	6/19/1940	Alliert havn	5/20/1941