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From Scott, R.M., The Caltex book of Flags and Funnels, Cape Town, Caltex Africa
Ltd. (1959).
Hadjilias & Co., London - red swallowtail, white disk, blue "R".
Jarig Bakker, 2 January 2005
However, Brown's Flags and Funnels (1951) [Wedge (1951)] shows for the same firm a
completely different flag: blue flag with a coat of arms (argent bend azure bordered red)
in the center.
Jarig Bakker, 2 January 2005
by Jarig Bakker, based on the website of the National Maritime Museum.
From the website of the National
Maritime Museum, "the house flag of the Hadley Shipping Co. Ltd, London. A
yellow rectangular flag with a white diamond bearing the black letters 'HSC'.
The flag is made of a wool and synthetic fibre bunting. It has a cotton hoist
and is machine sewn. A rope and two Inglefield clips is attached.
The company was incorporated in 1926 to buy and charter one of the tankers built
for the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. during the First World War and continued to
trade as tramp tanker owners. In the 1930s it entered the coastal tanker trade
and also began shipping bananas. After the Second World War the company owned
tankers and then bulk carriers. It continues in business and is still under the
control of the Warwick family."
Jarig Bakker, 14 August 2004
by Jarig Bakker, based on the website of the National Maritime Museum.
From the website of the National
Maritime Museum, "the house flag of Hain Nourse Management Ltd., London. A
rectangular blue flag with a white rectangle in the centre, bearing the
conjoined letters 'HN' in red. The flag is made of a wool and synthetic fibre
bunting. It has a cotton hoist and is machine sewn. A rope and toggle is
attached."
Jarig Bakker, 13 August 2004
from Stewart and Styring's Flags, Funnels and Hull Colors 1963
Hain new houseflag: red with in the center a standing black rectangular
block, charged with white "H". Source: All about Ships & Shipping, 1959; Lloyd's
Calendar 1959.
Jarig Bakker, 17 October 2003
Hain old
houseflag: white H on red field; source: All about Ships & Shipping, 1936
Jarig Bakker, 17 October 2003
Founded 1901 in Cardiff although the
company had roots back to 1881. Purchased 1917 by P&O. In 1972 the company was
merged into P&O's General Cargo Divison. The company ships started with the
Cornish title Tre.
Phil Nelson, 18 October 2003
by Jarig Bakker, based on Wedge 1926
Larousse Commercial Illustré (1930) shows
Hain Steamship Co. Ltd., Cardiff: red, white letters (without serifs) EH in the
middle, the letters' height being about one third of flag's. Compare with
version shown above, 'Hain Steamship Co. Ltd' the older version of which
(source: 1936) has a single letter 'H', white on red. 'EH' I take to mean Edward
Haines, the firm's founder (back then: E. Hain & Co, St Ives, Cornwall, est.
1878). In any case, on this page:
http://www.worldshipsociety.org/publications/books-wss-history.php?RECORD_INDEX(WorldShipSociety)=51
the 'EH' flag is shown on a book cover and in the on-line 1912 Lloyd's Flags
& Funnels it's on p. 16 under No. 282 as 'Hain Steamship Co. Ltd. (E. Hain &
Son), St Ives' but with the letters much bolder than Larousse has them:
http://www.mysticseaport.org/library/initiative/Impage.cfm?PageNum=16&bibid=11061&ChapterId=8.
This particular house flag clearly precedes those above, but then the firm went
through a number of changes in the course of the years.
Jan Mertens, 28 May 2004
Hain Steamship Co. Ltd. According to
Loughran (1979) the company was
founded in 1878 by Edward Hain being originally based St. Ives (I presume the
Cornwall one) and presumably they began trading through Cardiff in 1901. The
original flag was red with the white letters "EH" and this was used until 1938
when the "E" was dropped and then post WW2 the black panel was added. The fleet
commodore used a swallowtailed version of this latter flag according to Loughran
with no mention being made of a similar provision through the previous flags.
The company head office shifted to London in 1917 when P&O took over and the
company itself was merged into Hain-Nourse Ltd. in 1964/5.
Neale Rosanoski, 15 June 2004Hall Brothers Steam Ship Co., Ltd.
by Phil Nelson, 10 April 2000
from Stewart and Styring's Flags, Funnels and Hull Colors 1963
by Jarig Bakker, based on the website of the National Maritime Museum.
From the website of the National
Maritime Museum, "the house flag of Hall Line Ltd., Liverpool. A rectangular
flag quartered diagonally into white quarters at the top and bottom, blue
quarters at the sides and 'HALL LINE' in blue letters on the white quarters. Ellerman Group's
blue pennant is hoisted above and bears the white letters 'JRE'. The flag and
pennant are made of a wool and synthetic fibre bunting. They have cotton hoists
and are machine sewn. The letters on the items are printed. The pennant and flag
are on a single rope with a toggle attached."
Jarig Bakker, 13 August 2004
A red flag with a blue lozenge
centered charged with a white "H".
Jorge Candeias, 02 Feb 1999