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
Karluf Thoresen	Norway	ukjent	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	7/20/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	4/24/1945
Karsten Mastrup Thorstensen	Norway	Smører	London	7/6/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	4/17/1945
Robert Alexander	New Zealand	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	7/21/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	4/9/1945
Nils Reinhart Nilsen Langemyr	Norway	3. Styrmann	London	7/10/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	1/10/1945
Askell Eikemo	Norway	Kokk	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/21/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	1/2/1945
Johan Martin Hegvik	Norway	Fyrbøter	London	3/14/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	12/18/1944
Knut Ole Hugsted	Norway	Matros	Newhaven	3/29/1943	Hull, Yorkshire, England	12/8/1944
Gunnar Trygve Gravdal	Norway	Matros	Liverpool	5/8/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	11/30/1944
Alf Martinsen Ramberg	Norway	Matros	Liverpool	5/8/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	11/30/1944
Reginald Gettit	Great Britain	Hjelpegutt	London	7/24/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	10/26/1944
Monrad Woll	Norway	Messegutt	Unknown	7/6/1944	Unknown	10/26/1944
Albert Murray	Great Britain	Skytter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/19/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	10/24/1944
Ronald Pudsey	Great Britain	Skytter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/19/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	10/24/1944
S. Sizer	Great Britain	Skytter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/19/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	10/24/1944
A. Thomas	Great Britain	Skytter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/19/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	10/24/1944
Aage Sande	Norway	Fyrbøter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	6/30/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	10/22/1944
Hans Severin Bjelland	Norway	Fyrbøter	London	6/22/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	10/20/1944
Are Vainola	Estonia	ukjent	Liverpool	5/5/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	10/20/1944
Valentine Cooke	Great Britain	2. Telegrafist	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/20/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	10/19/1944
Emil Kristian Ingvald Berg	Norway	Fyrbøter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/19/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	10/13/1944
Einar Melås	Norway	Stuert	London	3/18/1944	River Tyne	9/21/1944
John Robert Samuelsen	Norway	Matros	Glasgow	7/21/1944	River Tyne	9/19/1944
Otto Ragnar Andersen	Norway	Fyrbøter	London	3/14/1944	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/18/1944
Valentine Cooke	Great Britain	2. Telegrafist	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/4/1944	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/14/1944
Lewis Massow	Great Britain	Skytter	London	7/11/1944	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/14/1944