House Flags of German Shipping Companies (d)

Last modified: 2006-09-23 by jarig bakker
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Deppe Lines

From a Google cache (news flash from 24 Sept.) we learn that:
"Deppe Line will withdraw from liner shipping effective 31 October. To confirm with the FMC status of vessel operator, the Hamburg-based H. Schuldt-owned carrier formally chartered a ship (lately a 3,000 TEU unit) from its long-standing partner Lykes Lines (CP Ships).
Deppe, which had its roots in Belgium (Armement Deppe) used to offer space on three weekly box services between N. Europe and the US East Coast and Gulf, including Mexico."

I do not know anything about the degree of relationship between Deppe Lines (DE) and Armement Deppe, but anyway, here goes:
Company website: The Delta points to "Deppe", surely, and the choice of colours may not be accidental.
A quick look did not reveal anything on withdrawing from the shipping business... But if the flag waves on, who are we to complain?
Jan Mertens, 5 Nov 2003

Detjen

Dov Gutterman reported the link of Detjen - flag: white with red bordered white diamond charged with black capital D. At the history page of that site the black thingies at top and bottom on a Macromedia Flash image are replaced by black shadows underlining the flag flying. On that same history page is another houseflag: white with a vertical chevron with in the center a capital D. It's black and white, though...
Santiago Dotor, 6 Nov 2003

Deutsche Bundesbahn Ferries

As far as I know, German ferries in the Baltic Sea in the past wore the state ensign, not the civil ensign, as they belonged to the Deutsche Bundesbahn (federal railways).
Ralf Stelter, 14 Feb 2001

Deutsche Levant-Linie

Image from "The dumpy book of ships and the sea" (ed. Henry Sampson, published by Sampson Low, London, circa 1957).", captioned: Deutsche Levant-Linie.
James Dignan, 13 Oct 2003

German - Continental Ports - Mediterranean and Black Sea. Houseflag: Red and White, quartered diagonally, with DL in White on Black Disc in centre.
Jarig Bakker, 13 Oct 2003

Deutsch Ost-Afrika Linie

Image from "The dumpy book of ships and the sea" (ed. Henry Sampson, published by Sampson Low, London, circa 1957).", captioned: Deutsch Ost-Afrika Linie.
James Dignan, 8 Oct 2003

German East-Africa line, Hamburg. - Shipping company. Started 19.04.1890" by the companies C Woermann, F. Laeisz, August Bolten and Hansing & CO in connection with the acquisition of the "German East Africa" colony.
Beginning in 1891 weekly trips from Hamburg by the Mediterranean to Bombay-Zanzibar (1892). In 1914 its fleet consisted of 22 steamers with approx. 110000 BRT. After 1920 reconstruction.
1941 bought the cigarette manufacturer Hermann Reemtsma and passed it on later to Hamburg tank shipowner John T. Essberger.
Since then the German East Africa line has operated German Africa lines.
Sourse: this webpage.
Phil Nelson, 8 Oct 2003

Peter Döhle Schiffahrts KG

Red, with a narrow white lozenge and two very narrow horizontal white stripes along the top and bottom edges of the flag. In the lozenge, the letters 'PD' in black bold capitals.
Jorge Candeias, 18 Feb 1999