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 🠗₁	Harbour	Date
Kristian Hansen Ljones	Norway	Stuert	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	2/6/1941	London	10/6/1940
Bardon Christophersen	Norway	1. Styrmann	London	2/7/1941	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/3/1941
Jørgen Alexander Birkeland Jørgensen	Norway	2. Styrmann	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	2/7/1941	London	2/25/1942
Sigurd Olsen Røed	Norway	1. Maskinist	London	2/7/1941	London	10/8/1941
Thorvald August Berg	Norway	ukjent	Unknown	2/8/1941	Unknown	6/30/1941
Ivar Hondve	Norway	Fyrbøter	London	2/8/1941	London	6/30/1941
Henry Olavsen Ottesen	Norway	Fyrbøter	Unknown	2/8/1941	Unknown	3/25/1941
Sivert Kornelius Ramberg Steen	Norway	Fyrbøter	London	2/8/1941	London	6/30/1941
Monrad Johan Hauge	Norway	Fyrbøter	London	2/13/1941	London	6/30/1941
Bardon Christophersen	Norway	Skipsfører	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/3/1941	Harwich	11/22/1941
Toivo B. Rytkonen	Finland	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/7/1941	Alliert havn	10/6/1941
Unto K. (Uhro) Sålvalainen (Saavolainen)	Finland	Lettmatros	Unknown	3/7/1941	Unknown	3/19/1941
Bernhard Gunnerius Rossland	Norway	Matros / Skytter	Alliert havn	3/18/1941	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	7/3/1941
Karl Leon Falch	Norway	2. Styrmann	Glasgow	3/25/1941	Unknown	4/2/1941
Theodor Nicolay Nilsen	Norway	ukjent	Unknown	3/29/1941	Unknown	6/30/1941
Robert Jakobsen	Norway	Donkeymann	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	4/4/1941	London	7/2/1941
Kurt Nielsen	Denmark	Matros	Unknown	4/4/1941	Unknown	7/1/1941
Ernst Walter Nilsen	Norway	ukjent	Unknown	4/4/1941	Unknown	6/30/1941
Jack Bennet	Great Britain	Kanoner	Unknown	4/15/1941	Unknown	7/14/1941
Joe Catterall	Great Britain	Skytter	Unknown	4/15/1941	Unknown	7/14/1941
Roland Joseph Arsenault	Canada	Jungmann / Lettmatros	Unknown	5/15/1941	Unknown	7/9/1941
John Pirtchard	Canada	Matros	Campbellton	5/21/1941	St. John's	8/29/1941
Charlie Le Blanc	Canada	Fyrbøter	Unknown	5/30/1941	Unknown	Unknown
Birger Dagfinn Henriksen	Norway	Fyrbøter	Alliert havn	6/30/1941	Alliert havn	10/8/1941
Ole Johan Istad	Norway	ukjent	Unknown	6/30/1941	Unknown	7/16/1941