House Flags of German Shipping Companies (t)

Deutsche Reedereiflaggen (t)

Last modified: 2019-08-15 by klaus-michael schneider
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• TAGU Tiefbau
• Tank-Dampfschiff Gesellschaft Hamburg
• Tanker Compagnie
• Tank Partner
• Tankreederei Rhein Weser GmbH
• Tankrode
• Franz Tecklenburg
• Tetzner & Bruhn
• Heinrich Thode
• Johs. Thode, formerly BTA
• Thoering & Co
• Gebr. Thomae
• Heinrich Thordsen
• Ferdinand Thyen
• Reederei Ludwig Thygesen
• Arnold Thyselius
• Thyssen Handel GmbH
• J. Tideman & Co.
• Carl Tiede
• Tiek
• Tietgens & Robertson
• Tilsiter Dampf-Verein AG
• A. Tobias
• Alfred C. Töpfer
• Seereederei W.Traber & Co
• Transatlantische Reederei
• Transeste Schiffahrt
• TransRussia Express
• Ferdinand W. Treess
• Max Treess
• Dampfschiff-Gesellschaft Triton
• Trulsen

• Teamlines
• TGB (Transport Genossenschaft Berlin)
• Thien & Heyenga
• Carl Tiedemann
• Transport & Service
• Trelleborg-Travemünde ferry

• House Flags of German Shipping Companies
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TAGU Tiefbau GmbH Unterweser

TAGU T is a German waterway construction firm established at Oldenburg with local branches at Nordenham and Rostock. Website, German only: We learn that the firm, founded in 1927, was at first active in its own region (River Weser) concentrating at first on building dykes.  Since the takeover by Ludwig Freytag, another Oldenburg based construction firm, at the end of the nineteen sixties larger works have been realized such as dams and canals.
After expanding into Europe new activities include maritime cabling, offshore services, etc. with an eye to ecologically sound practices.  To get an idea of what this all means, have a look here (first of  three pages): Obviously this calls for highly specialized equipment (even up for rent), pontoons for instance: the site dutifully mentions that these all fly the German flag but there is a small supply ship as well.
The flag is blue with the company logo in yellow i.e. underlined and stylized, italic initials "TAGU" The name is placed in the centre of the flag rather than near the base as found on the squares seen throughout the site.
Source: obsolete Ludwig Freytag company webpage (http://www.ludwig-freytag.de/)
Jan Mertens, 23 Jun 2009

Tank-Dampfschiff Gesellschaft Hamburg

The blue flag is divided by a white saltire. In the four quarters are yellow capitals: "T"(top), "D"(hoist), "G"(fly) and "H"(bottom).
Source: "Gratis Beilage zu Deicken und Behrmann's Neuen Monatsheften, Neue Ausgabe Sommer 1897"
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Apr 2012

Tanker Compagnie GmbH

The company was located in Neuss. It is a red over white over green horizontal tricolour (the colours of Northrhine-Westphalia, with black capitals "TC" in the middle of the white stripe.
Source:  "Deutsche Reedereien und ihre Erkennungszeichen"; 2nd ed.; Hamburg; 1956; p.40
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2009

Tank Partner

"Tank Partner Chartering Company Ltd" or TPA for short, founded in 1989 "is established at Kaltenkirchen and presents itself as "Europe"s first and only international private shippers' tanker company". Company website: "Partikulier" meaning a shipper who owns his barge: "TPA Tankpartner are focused on mineral oil transportation on the Rhine including its tributaries, and the canals of Western and Northern Germany. All the large mineral oil firms and many mineral oil traders are clients of ours."
The text goes on describing the fleet (from 1000 to 4500 metric tonnes, these last in push combinations) and acknowledges the trend towards double-hulled vessels, one ship being active and more being built or planned. The shares are split up between private shippers (60%) and the management (40%).

The TPA logo (but it is a house flag!) is linked to this webpage. It is quarterly divided white above green (hoist) and red above white (fly) and bears the words "Tank" and "Partner" in black on the respective white fields.
Source: obsolete webpage: http://www.tankpartner.de/flotte.html
Jan Mertens, 11 Mar 2006

Tankreederei Rhein Weser GmbH

The company was located in Bremen. It was a white flag with a red bordure. In the centre was a blue bunch of grapes. In white squares at each corner are red capitals "T"(upper hoist), "R" (upper fly and lower hoist) and finally "W"(lower fly).
"Reedereien und ihre Schiffe όber 300 BRT"; Hamburg 1957; p.F28
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 April 2009

Tankrode

Obliged to demerger in the nineteen fifties, the Dutch shipping company Van Ommeren, which had been active, under different names, in Germany since 1908, founded "Tankrode Schiffahrts GmbH" later named "Van Ommeren Tankrode GmbH" both established at Hamburg.  Ultimately Van Ommeren's merger with Pakhoed would lead to "Vopak" strengthened by the takeover of "Elbe" becoming the fleet's operator.
The suffix rode found in the company name and in a number of ships' names refers to a feature of the North German landscape, a glade.
The "Binnenvaart" page dedicated to tanker "WALSRODE" shows the house flag as a drawing and, difficult to recognize, on a colour photo:
As Transtank's case, the Van Ommeren house flag had its stripes recoloured: blue-white-blue-white-blue; a white diamond, placed slightly towards the hoist, contained the well-known "VO" logo in red.
Jan Mertens, 23 Mar 2009

Franz Tecklenburg

The company was based in Bremen. The flag was white, divided by a black saltire and over all a red disc in centre, charged with a white initial "T".
Source: Flaggenbuch 1905, part V, p.16, image no.284
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2019

Tetzner & Bruhn

It is a 7-stripes flag with alternating blue and white stripes having ratio approx 5:1:1:55:1:1:5. In the broad central stripe is a serifed, blue inscription "T&B". Tetzner & Bruhn is a shipbroker having the legal form of a GmbH (~= Ltd.).
Source: I spotted this flagoid on 30 March 2009 in HH-St.Georg.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jul 2012

Heinrich Thode

The company was located in Steenfeld/Hanerau. It is a blue over red horizontal bicolour, superimposed by a white lozenge touching the edges. In the lozenge is a red capital "H" superimposing a black capital "T" of double height.
Source: "Flaggen, Schornsteine, Reedereien- Flaggen und Schornsteine der deutschen Reedereien und ihre Schiffe über 300 BRT"; Hamburg 1957; p.F28
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Apr 2009

Johs. Thode, formerly BTA

Johs. Thode, former BTA
Johs. Thode was established as Becker, Thode und Ascher (BTA) in 1890 as a ship broker company. But only a few years later the company ran its own ships, first only for North Sea and Baltic Sea. In the 60ies of the 20th century Johs. Thode became a pioneer in building cells in order to freight shuttle services in the Baltic Sea. In the 70ies he again began to build own ships. In 1979 Kurt Behrens took over the company, being a partner of Mr. Becker jr. before. Since 1988 the company is led by his son Dieter Behrens, who is the only companion.
Description of flag: It is a blue flag with a white diamond in its centre. Within the diamond are red capitals "BTA". The "T" has double height.
Source: Information provided by Klaus-Peter Bühne per email on 24 February 2009
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Feb 2009

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2009

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Apr 2009

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2012, based on an image located by Neale Rosanoski, 14 Nov 2009

Thoering & Co

The company was located in Lübeck and connected with Stern-Linie.
It is a green flag, having a white diamond with a black capital "T" in the centre (see left image above). A variant has a yellow diamond with white fimbriation (see right image above).
Source: "Flaggen, Schornsteine, Reedereien- Flaggen und Schornsteine der deutschen Reedereien und ihre Schiffe über 300 BRT", Hamburg; 1957; pp. F20, F28
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2009 / 13 Apr 2009

Thoering - yellow diamond

Thoering & Co. GmbH. Klaus-Michael Schneider's scanner has led him astray a bit for this one as the diamond is not white but yellow with a white edging and the black "T" is on the yellow - see image, which is taken from US Navy 1961 where the diamond shape is more flattened, a lozenge, than Klaus-Michael Schneider's "Esso" source though this should be a little smaller as it is less close to top and bottom [not an important point I feel just an explanation of the small difference in the images]. Esso's colours do confirm the yellow portion though as do their 1958 edition and the same source format Flaggen & Schornsteine of 1957.
Neale Rosanoski, 14 Nov 2009

Gebr. Thomae

The company was based in Hamburg. The flag was blue with white serifed initials "GT".
Source: Flaggenbuch 1905, part V, p.21, image no.562
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Heinrich Thordsen

Heinrich Thordsen K.G., Husum - per saltire blue and white; in center white disk, red intertwined "HT". (the saltire is a bit off; dunno whether that's intentional)
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 9 Nov 2005

Ferdinand Thyen

The company was based in Brake. The company used a red swallow tail pennant. In centre was a white diamond, charged with a black serifed initial "T".
Source: Flaggenbuch 1905, part V, p.19, image no.464
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 July 2019

Reederei Ludwig Thygesen

The company was based in Flensburg. The flag was blue with an equilateral white triangle fimbriated black in centre pointing downwards. In the triangle was a broad, serifed black initial "T".
Source: Massary 1928, series 1, image no.194
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Aug 2019

Arnold Thyselius

The company was located in Bremen and existed at least until 1957. It had been dissolved long time ago. As the company never had been a member of Bremer Rhederverein, the association of Bremen ship ownwers, there was no further information available. The flag was green fimbriated red. In its centre was a white disc cotized red and white. Within the disc was a red capital "T" superimposing an "A" of the same colour.
Source: "Deutsche Reedereien und ihre Erkennungszeichen", 2nd ed.; Hamburg; 1956; p.40 Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2009

Thyssen Handel GmbH

The company was based in Hamburg. The flag was divided per saltire of green and white, over all a green initial "T" in centre.
Source: Massary 1928, series 1, image no.247
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2019

J. Tideman & Co.

Here's another simple white saltire on red. It is "Rhederei von J. Tideman & Co., Bremen".
Source: Lloyd 1912, image no. 2085
Jorge Candeias, 22 Dec 2004 and Jan Mertens, 23 Dec 2004

Carl Tiede

According to source the company was established in Wismar and active 1899-1909. Shares of this company can be seen here and here. Click to enlarge, the ships on these shares fly house flags and name pennants; what's more, a larger flag picture is used in filigrane.
The flag is a broad spanish fess of blue and white with a yellow 6-pointed star in the center, that includes a wide blue border and a red "T" within the border.
Jorge Candeias, 14 Dec 2004 and Jan Mertens, 15 Dec 2004

Tiek

The company was based in Bremen. The flag was white displaying a black serifed initial "T".
Source: Flaggenbuch 1905, part V, p.11, image no.15
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 July 2019

Tietgens & Robertson

According to source Hamburg shipowners register provides evidence of the company's existence at least from 1854 until 1877. It is a white flag with e red inscription "T & R".
Source: Otto Mathies: "Hamburgs Reederei 1814 - 1914", Hamburg 1924, p.24
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2012

Tilsiter Dampf-Verein AG

The company was based in Tilsit. The flag was blue with a white, serifed inscription in canton : "T.D.V." (1st line) and "A.G." (2nd line, smaller)
Source: Massary 1928, series 1, image no.107
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2019

A. Tobias

The company was based in Brake. The flag was white with black hammer and mallet in centre and a bordure of 14 alternating red and white segments.
Flaggenbuch 1905, part V, p.13, image no.154
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Alfred C. Töpfer

Alfred C. Töpfer K.G. Schiffahrt G.m.b.H., Hamburg - white flag, Israeli-flag-style green stripes, green "T".
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 11 Sep 2005

Toepfer Transport GmbH
The company was established in 1974 by Heinrich A. Toepfer and was an offspring of A.C. Toepfer International. The company today is located at Alstertor in Hamburg.
It is a green flag divided by a narrow white saltire. In its centre is a white disc containing a green serifed capital "T".
Source: I spotted this flag on top of the company building on 17 April 2010
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2010

Toepfer Transport GmbH variant
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2010
The white flag is divided by two pairs of horizontal green stripes, the inner stripes are smaller. In the centre is a green capital "T".
Source: Klaus-Peter Bühne's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 May 2010

Seereederei W. Traber & Co.

The company was based in Hamburg, also known as Kühl & Hocke. The flag was parted per saltire of light blue and red, superimposed by a white initial "T".
Source: Schnall funnel chart 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2019

Transatlantische Reederei

Transatlantische Reederei GmbH (Siebert & Co.): The company was based in Hamburg. The flag was blue with four white 6-point stars ordered per cross and a small white disc in centre.
Source: Massary 1928, series 1, image no.173
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Aug 2019

Transeste Schiffahrt GmbH

The company was based in Hamburg - flag white over blue; in the center the firm's arms. (could the apparatus be a camel - to lift a vessel from one waterway to another?)
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 15 Sep 2005

TransRussia Express

Horizontal stripes in dark blue, white, red and black. A mixture of the Russian colours with those of Poseidon, the mother company.
Jorge Candeias, 16 Mar 1999

Ferdinand W. Treess

It was a green flag with an inscription of white, dotted, serifed initials "F.T.".
Source: Flaggenkarte, Hrsg.: H. Carly, Hamburg, c.1898
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jun 2012

Max Treess

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2019

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Aug 2019

The company was based in Hamburg. The flag was green with a centred white diamond (see left image above) or lozenge (see left image above), charged with a red, serifed initial "T".
Sources: Massary 1928, series 1, image no.246 and Schnall funnel chart 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2019

Dampfschiff-Gesellschaft "Triton"

The company was based in Bremen. The flag was white displaying a red serifed initial "T".
Source: Flaggenbuch 1905, part V, p.11, image no.14
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 July 2019

Trulsen

Dov Gutterman reported the link of Cuxhavener Schiffahrtskontor Trulsen GmbH - flag: blue with on top a horizontal white stripe of c. 1/5 flag height, at bottom a white stripe of c. 1/10 flag height; in blue a white diamond with blue capitals "CSK" above two blue wavy stripes.
Santiago Dotor, 6 Nov 2003

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