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
Kåre Sigfred Sandal	Norway	Matros / Båtsmann	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	10/7/1942	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	2/19/1943
John Robert Samuelsen	Norway	Matros	Glasgow	7/21/1944	River Tyne	9/19/1944
Salomon Sten Salomonsen	Norway	3. Styrmann	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	6/21/1945	Unknown	11/26/1945
Sverre Sagstad	Norway	2. Styrmann	Liverpool	4/24/1945	Bodø	10/22/1945
John Røsand	Norway	Matros	Hull, Yorkshire, England	10/4/1945	Narvik	5/15/1946
Sigurd Olsen Røed	Norway	1. Maskinist	London	2/7/1941	London	10/8/1941
Toivo B. Rytkonen	Finland	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/7/1941	Alliert havn	10/6/1941
Robert Wilhelm Rydberg	Norway	2. Maskinist	Glasgow	4/14/1943	London	4/1/1944
Patrick Ryan	USA	Matros	Philadelphia	6/19/1940	Alliert havn	5/20/1941
Albert Rowley	Great Britain	Soldat	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	7/3/1942	Unknown	Unknown
Bernhard Gunnerius Rossland	Norway	Matros / Skytter	Alliert havn	3/18/1941	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	7/3/1941
Ole Thorvald Martin Rolfsen	Norway	Dekksgutt	Bergen	4/16/1925	Hamburg	5/14/1926
Godtfred Leonhard Karolius J. Ramsvik	Norway	Tømmermann	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	10/4/1945	Thamshavn	1/25/1946
Gotfred Johansen Ramfos	Norway	Fyrbøter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	1/22/1943	River Tyne	2/6/1943
Alf Martinsen Ramberg	Norway	Matros	Liverpool	5/8/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	11/30/1944
Leslie Gerhard Raistrick	Great Britain	Lettmatros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	4/24/1945	Hartlepool	6/20/1945
Patrick Pugh	Great Britain	Skytter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	2/3/1943	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England	5/9/1943
Ronald Pudsey	Great Britain	Skytter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/19/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	10/24/1944
Dennis Pointer	Great Britain	Skytter	London	12/10/1943	Hull, Yorkshire, England	4/24/1944
John Pirtchard	Canada	Matros	Campbellton	5/21/1941	St. John's	8/29/1941
John Piendel	Canada	Messegutt	Sydney	11/28/1940	Campbellton	5/16/1941
Olaf Martin Pettersen	Norway	ukjent	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	10/4/1945	Sarpsborg	1/18/1946
Karl Ragnvald Pettersen	Norway	Stuert	London	1/6/1942	Unknown	8/11/1944
Joakim Martinius Pettersen	Norway	Donkeymann	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	7/15/1941	London	1/28/1942
Einar Johan Pettersen	Norway	Båtsmann	Unknown	6/6/1946	Unknown	7/19/1946