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
Ragnvald Borge	Norway	Tømmermann	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	7/16/1941	London	1/21/1942
Egil Andreas Lian	Norway	Fyrbøter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	11/15/1941	London	12/20/1941
Kåre Kvikne	Norway	ukjent	Unknown	10/6/1941	Unknown	12/20/1941
Adolf A. Johansen	Norway	Matros / Skytter	Alliert havn	7/12/1941	Alliert havn	12/20/1941
Salomon Josias Danielsen Taanevig	Norway	3. Styrmann	Tynemouth	11/17/1941	London	12/18/1941
Arnulf Heggem	Norway	Fyrbøter	Unknown	10/14/1941	Unknown	11/25/1941
Bardon Christophersen	Norway	Skipsfører	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/3/1941	Harwich	11/22/1941
Norman Angel Hansen	Canada	Fyrbøter	Unknown	10/6/1941	Unknown	11/4/1941
Alf Glastad	Norway	Fyrbøter	London	10/4/1941	Unknown	10/31/1941
Torleiv Gerald Mersland	Norway	ukjent	Unknown	9/18/1941	Unknown	10/14/1941
Aksel Henry Lehn	Norway	Fyrbøter	London	6/30/1941	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	10/14/1941
Sverre Johan Johansen	Norway	Fyrbøter	Unknown	6/30/1941	London	10/10/1941
Birger Dagfinn Henriksen	Norway	Fyrbøter	Alliert havn	6/30/1941	Alliert havn	10/8/1941
Sigurd Olsen Røed	Norway	1. Maskinist	London	2/7/1941	London	10/8/1941
Severin Tveiten	Norway	2. Styrmann	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England	7/15/1941	London	10/6/1941
Toivo B. Rytkonen	Finland	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/7/1941	Alliert havn	10/6/1941
Ansgar Edvin Kruse	Norway	ukjent	Unknown	7/3/1941	Unknown	10/4/1941
Fabian Noel	France	Matros	Unknown	8/31/1941	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/30/1941
Olaf Magnus Svensen	Norway	ukjent	Unknown	6/30/1941	Reykjavik	9/18/1941
John Aleksander Børresen	Norway	Fyrbøter	Reykjavik	10/5/1940	Reykjavik	9/18/1941
John Pirtchard	Canada	Matros	Campbellton	5/21/1941	St. John's	8/29/1941
Erling Marius Sepanaho	Norway	ukjent	London	6/30/1941	Unknown	7/20/1941
Ole Johan Istad	Norway	ukjent	Unknown	6/30/1941	Unknown	7/16/1941
Harald Kristian Andersen	Norway	Tømmermann	Philadelphia	1/16/1940	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England	7/16/1941
Karl Martin Andreassen	Norway	Donkeymann	London	7/3/1941	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England	7/14/1941