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
Karl Henriksen	Norway	Matros	London	1/10/1944	Liverpool	5/8/1944
Toralv Ingvald Berntsen	Norway	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	10/12/1943	Liverpool	5/4/1944
Hans Kristiansen	Norway	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	4/12/1943	Liverpool	7/24/1943
Bernt Nilsen Dale	Norway	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/30/1943	River Tyne	10/9/1943
Knut Ole Hugsted	Norway	Matros	Newhaven	3/29/1943	Hull, Yorkshire, England	12/8/1944
Hans Theodor Hennum	Norway	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/2/1943	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/29/1943
Sigurd Ellingsen	Norway	Matros	London	2/25/1943	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	7/20/1944
Olaf Elias Johansen	Norway	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	2/19/1943	London	2/26/1943
Birger Smith	Norway	Matros	London	1/14/1943	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/7/1943
Jørgen Alf Koppen	Norway	Matros	London	1/13/1943	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/27/1943
Mathias Kleppe	Norway	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	12/23/1942	London	1/14/1943
Helleman Herdlevær	Norway	Matros	London	12/18/1942	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/27/1943
Harry Hansen	Norway	Matros	London	9/2/1942	London	12/17/1942
Arne Bøgeberg	Norway	Matros	London	4/28/1942	London	9/2/1942
Kristian Nilvard Hauan	Norway	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/30/1942	London	5/2/1942
Alf Karolius Andersen	Norway	Matros	London	1/30/1942	London	12/24/1942
Fabian Noel	France	Matros	Unknown	8/31/1941	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/30/1941
Walter Marthinsen	Norway	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	7/16/1941	London	4/4/1942
Nils Kristian Berg Nilsen	Norway	Matros	Southend	7/3/1941	Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England	7/14/1941
John Pirtchard	Canada	Matros	Campbellton	5/21/1941	St. John's	8/29/1941
Kurt Nielsen	Denmark	Matros	Unknown	4/4/1941	Unknown	7/1/1941
Toivo B. Rytkonen	Finland	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/7/1941	Alliert havn	10/6/1941
Henry Sten Sørensen	Norway	Matros	Unknown	7/9/1940	London	1/28/1942
Patrick Ryan	USA	Matros	Philadelphia	6/19/1940	Alliert havn	5/20/1941
Kaj Alfred Green	Denmark	Matros	Unknown	4/30/1940	Unknown	6/17/1940