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
Pentti A. Koivisto	Finland	Fyrbøter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	6/8/1945	Unknown	6/13/1947
Johannes Fabian Eriksen Klingstrøm	Norway	Fyrbøter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	6/7/1945	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/26/1945
Trygve Elias Kleppe	Norway	ukjent	Unknown	2/26/1942	Blyth	3/30/1942
Mathias Kleppe	Norway	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	12/23/1942	London	1/14/1943
Anton Klemen	Yugoslavia	Fyrbøter	Gravesend	1/29/1942	Gravesend	2/25/1942
Sivert Kjønsvik	Norway	Lettmatros	London	10/6/1941	London	2/12/1942
Kasemir Kibilds	Latvia	Fyrbøter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	7/2/1942	London	9/1/1942
Erling Karlsen (Marksen)	Norway	Fyrbøter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	8/21/1945	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/26/1945
Karl Karlsen	Norway	Donkeymann	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	12/21/1942	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	1/22/1943
Georg Fredrik Karlsen	Norway	Fyrbøter	Gravesend	1/29/1942	Gravesend	2/25/1942
Jarl Frithjof Kanestrøm	Norway	Fyrbøter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/31/1942	Unknown	4/1942
Sigfrid Martin Jørgensen	Norway	1. Styrmann	Kristiansand	7/19/1946	Bergen	3/15/1948
Jørgen Alexander Birkeland Jørgensen	Norway	2. Styrmann	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	2/7/1941	London	2/25/1942
Ingvard Peder Olander Jørgensen	Norway	Fyrbøter	Unknown	10/6/1941	Unknown	1/26/1942
Ingvald Bertil Jørgensen	Norway	Kokk	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	12/19/1944	Hull, Yorkshire, England	4/30/1945
Tormod Johnsen	Norway	ukjent	Unknown	Unknown	New York	5/11/1939
Thorleif Bergethon Johnsen	Norway	2. Styrmann / Telegrafist	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/21/1942	Southampton	6/21/1944
Gunvar Kåre Johnsen	Norway	Fyrbøter	Alliert havn	1/28/1942	Blyth	3/30/1942
Sverre Johan Johansen	Norway	Fyrbøter	Unknown	6/30/1941	London	10/10/1941
Rolf Eliot Johansen	Norway	Kokk	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	6/16/1943	London	8/9/1943
Ragnar Kaurin Johansen	Norway	Båtsmann	London	4/28/1942	London	9/2/1942
Olaf Elias Johansen	Norway	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	2/19/1943	London	2/26/1943
Halfdan Johansen	Norway	ukjent	Unknown	1/8/1940	Unknown	Unknown
Georg Arman Johansen	Norway	ukjent	Unknown	2/25/1942	Unknown	4/16/1942
Einar Hartvig Johansen	Norway	Donkeymann	Unknown	4/4/1942	Unknown	5/14/1942