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image by Jarig Bakker, 7 August 2005
Source: http://kommandobryggan.se/Bryggan/Rederi.htm
Five horizontal stripes of yellow and blue, proportioned
2:1:1:1:2; in top center a blue 5-pointed star.
Jarig Bakker, 7 August 2005
Rederi A/B Avena. Formed in 1874 by R.W. Thorburn
it operated until 1912. The flag, as shown by Lloyds 1912
[1], was red with a white circle bearing
a blue "A" with feet.
Neale Rosanoski, 2 November 2006
image contributed by Neale Rosanoski, 24 November 2006
Domiciled in Trelleborgm noted as operator for Rederi A/B Ostkusten
which was formed c.1922. US Navy 1961 [8] shows a
blue swallowtail with narrow white bands top and bottom and bearing a
white 6 pointed star charged with a blue "C" listing it under the Otskusten name but from the letter it
would appear to be more likely that it belonged to the operator and
also applied to the other companies under his control. By the late
1950s, just prior to their disappearance from Lloyds, the companies
involved are shown under the operation of A. Th. Christensen and
Oscar Christensen both at the same address but just where they, and
the flag, fit in is not clear as USN gives a different funnel, with no
flag shown, for Oscar, who was the one ending up operating Rederi A/B
Ostkusten according to Lloyds.
Neale Rosanoski, 24 November 2006
image contributed by Neale Rosanoski, 24 November 2006
Traded out of Råå and also as Rederi A/B Wallen and
Rederi A/B Wandia with both Collectors Corner and US Navy [8] showing
under these latter names. The flag was blue with a broad gold band
bearing a white triangle touching the blue top and bottom and charged
with a blue "W", with the triangle being towards the hoist according
to the cap badge whereas US Navy centres it.
Neale Rosanoski, 24 November 2006
image by Phil Nelson, 25 November 2006
Source: image contributed by Neale Rosanoski, 2 November 2006
Axel Frederik Andersson of Härnösand operated in
the 1950's and early 1960's. For two of the companies which he operated, Rederi
A/B Norrland and Rederi A/B Nord-Sverige, the Collectors Corner site shows the
same flag from its cap badge i.e. white with a blue circle bearing a yellow "N".
However he had a 3rd company, Dynas A/B, in the early days, plus ships in his
own name and whether they used the same is not known.
Neale Rosanoski, 2 November 2006
image by Phil Nelson
Source: Colin Stewart and John B. Styring: Flags, Funnels and Hull Colours, 1963
[ste63].
Apparently this company transported coal.
Ole Andersen, 2000-Sep-18
A.R. Appelqvist A/B became Ara-bolagen A/B and then A/B Arafart before disappearing
from Lloyds at the end of the 1970s. From the company cap badges it appears
that the original flag may have been plain white with the black "ARA" emblem.
Neale Rosanoski, 5 August 2003
rectangular version
image by Jorge Candeias, 9 February 1999
swallowtail version
image by Jorge Candeias, 9 February 1999
B&N Nordsjöfrakt AB (Sweden) - Dark blue with horizontal yellow
stripes running near the top and the bottom of the flag and the inscription
"B&N" in the center, also in yellow.
Jorge Candeias, 9 February 1999
B&N Nordsjöfrakt AB has its offices in Skärhamn in Bohuslän
and has its homepage at http://www.bn.se/. To
judge from the homepage, it seems as if they use both square cut and swallow
tailed versions of the house flag.
Elias Granqvist, 17 March 2001
B&N Nordsjöfrakt A/B seem to have several versions which presumably relate
to the various companies making up the combine. The first version is confirmed
by a flag from the Josef Nüsse site [5] which he associates with Sea Partner which
would be Sea Partner Sweden A/B, a joint venture of B&N, Gorthon Lines A/B and
Swedish Orient Line A/B. He also shows the second swallow tailed version but
with a lighter mid shade of blue and white instead of yellow. Brown 1995
[4] shows another version, a white swallowtail
with a very broad blue horizontal band bearing the white letters "B&N".
Neale Rosanoski, 5 August 2003
image by Phil Nelson, 25 November 2006
Source: image contributed by Neale Rosanoski, 2 November
2006
Taken from a cap badge in Collectors Corner it appears to relate to a firm,
based Stockholm, who acted as agents around the latter 1960s for
Hemisphere Steamship Corporation being a
white tapered swallowtail with a blue border.
Neale Rosanoski, 2 November 2006
Rectangular representation
image by Jarig Bakker, 6 August 2005
Source: http://kommandobryggan.se/Bryggan/Rederi.htm
Swallowtail representation
image by Ivan Sache, 19 March 2005
Source: Image provided by Neale Rosanoski, 12 March 2006
Per saltire blue and yellow; in center white disk
with black "T". The "T" refers to Jarl Trapp - which makes it double canting.
Jarig Bakker, 6 August 2005
Though most sources support this version as a swallowtailed
flag with the circle being ringed black is shown on a cap badge in
Telia.com. .
Neale Rosanoski, 12 March 2006
image by Phil Nelson
Source: Colin Stewart and John B. Styring: Flags, Funnels and Hull Colours, 1963
[ste63].
Brown, 1951 [12]
and 1958 [13], do not show a white border
in the hoist. Possibly sightings thought it was part of the sleeve.
Neale Rosanoski, 5 August 2003
image contributed by Neale Rosanoski, 16 January 2007
Operated 1920-1978 based Göteborg. Appears to
have been involved in operating ships up to World War 2, colliers no doubt.
The Collectors Corner website cap badge shows a blue swallowtailed
flag edged white except at hoist and bearing the white letters "BK".
At a guess, post World War 2 they moved into tanker shipping through
Rederi Billners A/B with a similar style flag
with both appearing to cease operations around the same time.
Neale Rosanoski, 16 January 2007