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 🠗₁	Date
Einar Enoksen	Norway	Fyrbøter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	4/16/1942	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	5/11/1942
Ivar Aksling	Norway	Fyrbøter	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	4/10/1942	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	4/30/1942
Olai Fester	Norway	Tømmermann	London	4/4/1942	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	5/14/1942
Tryggve Magnus Johannsen Midttveit	Norway	Lettmatros / Matros	London	4/4/1942	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/5/1943
Øistein Erstad	Norway	Fyrbøter	London	3/30/1942	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	5/13/1942
Herman Johan Andersson	Norway	Fyrbøter	London	3/24/1942	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	6/18/1942
Tørner Magnus Kristiansen	Norway	Fyrbøter	Cardiff, Wales, UK	2/25/1942	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	5/11/1942
Arne Olsen	Norway	Matros / Skytter	London	1/29/1942	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	6/24/1942
Wilfred Thomassen	Norway	2. Styrmann / Telegrafist	London	1/28/1942	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/19/1942
John Stanley Vincent	Great Britain	Trimmer	Unknown	1/28/1942	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/31/1943
Per Throndsen (Trandsen)	Norway	Jungmann	London	1/27/1942	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	4/4/1942
Fabian Noel	France	Matros	Unknown	8/31/1941	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	9/30/1941
Aksel Henry Lehn	Norway	Fyrbøter	London	6/30/1941	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	10/14/1941
Bernhard Gunnerius Rossland	Norway	Matros / Skytter	Alliert havn	3/18/1941	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	7/3/1941
Bardon Christophersen	Norway	1. Styrmann	London	2/7/1941	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	3/3/1941
Knut Alexander Løvmo	Norway	Donkeymann	Ålesund	10/18/1938	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	5/11/1942
Edvin Jacobsen	Norway	Lettmatros	Unknown	8/17/1954	Ommønstring	9/3/1954
Finn Roger Wangberg	Norway	Messegutt	Unknown	5/27/1938	Ommønstring	8/27/1938
Wilhelm Kristian Abrahamsen	Norway	Fyrbøter	Oslo	6/19/1925	Oslo	7/17/1925
Godtfred Aronsen	Norway	Fyrbøter	Norfolk	4/30/1940	Philadelphia	5/18/1940
Sigvald Johan Odland	Norway	Matros	Norfolk	4/25/1940	Philadelphia	6/10/1940
Helge Petersen	Denmark	Lettmatros	Unknown	4/12/1940	Philadelphia	6/17/1940
Ivar Arvid Larsen	Norway	Matros	Philadelphia	2/1940	Philadelphia	4/1940
Ole Johannessen	Norway	1. Kokk	Philadelphia	2/13/1940	Philadelphia	6/11/1940
Anker Hegstad	Norway	3. Maskinist	New York	1/12/1940	Philadelphia	6/17/1940