Houseflags of Japanese shipping companies

Last modified: 2006-09-23 by phil nelson
Keywords: maritime shipping | mon | sanko kisen | seiwa kaiun | shikoku ferry | shimazu kaiun | circles: red (2) | disk: red | letter: s (barbed) | letter: v | letter: f |
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• Sanko Kisen K.K.
• Seiwa Kaiun K.K.
• Shikoku Ferry K.K.
• Shimazu Kaiun K.K.

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Sanko Kisen K.K.

image by Al Fisher

image by Jarig Bakker, 19 December 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World [lgr95]

Sanko Kisen K.K. Formed 1934. Going by the emblem shown on the funnel of "Sanko Laurel" 8.12.98 the red circles of the target are of different widths, the outer being narrow and the inner two progressively wider. Brown 1982 and 1995 show a different flag of 4 white and 3 red horizontal bands, the 2 white inner bands being narrower, with overall the red bands and merging the red "target" but this is incorrect and this flag is that of Sanko Asia Line Ltd. which in 1997 became Sakura Shipping Co. Ltd. The actual thickness of the bands of this latter flag are not certain and I am unsure whether it was retained after the name change.
Neale Rosanoski, 5 March 2003

Seiwa Kaiun K.K.

image by Jarig Bakker, 8 September 2005
Source: Brown’s Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World, 1995 [lgr95]

Tokyo - white flag, red pointed "S".
by Jarig Bakker, 8 September 2005

Shikoku Ferry K.K.

image by Jarig Bakker, 19 November 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World [lgr95]

Takamatsu - white flag, red italic "VF".
Jarig Bakker, 19 November 2005

Shimazu Kaiun K.K.

  image by Phil Nelson
Source: Flags, Funnels and Hull Colours, 1963 [ste63]

Shimazu Kaiun K.K. formed 1950 its fleet from 1998 appeared under Sun Marine Ltd. but there is no indication of the relationship between the two.
Neale Rosanoski, 5 March 2003