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Houseflags of Norwegian maritime companies (M)

M. Thorvik
Martin Olsen
Melsom & Melsom
Moltzaus Tank Rederi A/B
A/S Mosvolds Rederei
Møre og Romsdal Fylkesbåtar

M. Thorvik

image by Jarig Bakker, 9 February 2005
Source: Loughran, A Survey of Mercantile Houseflags & Funnels, 1979. [lgr79]

The early funnels were black with the houseflag; later on it became buff (yellow) with black top, with the houseflag. Caption: M. Thorvik, Oslo.
Jarig Bakker, 9 February 2005

Martin Olsen

image by Ivan Sache
Source: Lloyd's book of house flags and funnels of the principal steamship lines of the world and the house flags of various lines of sailing vessels #2054 [llo11]

The flag is red with a blue border and a white lozenge charged with a M (blue).
Ivan Sache, 1 February 2004

Melsom & Melsom

image by Jarig Bakker
Source: The Caltex book of Flags and Funnels [scx59]

#75 Melsom & Melsom, Larvik - red flag, white diamond, blue "M". Until the 1950's a whaling company
Jarig Bakker, 3 January 2005

Moltzaus Tank Rederi A/B

image by Jarig Bakker, 14 January 2006
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World [lgr95]

Oslo - per fly diagonal blue over red, white "M".
Jarig Bakker, 14 January 2006

A/S Mosvolds Rederei

image by Jarig Bakker, 25 October 2005
Source: Brown’s Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World, 1995 [lgr95]

Farsund - Suriname-style Blue-White-Red-White-Blue, in center of the red, a white diamond, blue "M" inside.
Jarig Bakker, 25 October 2005

Møre og Romsdal Fylkesbåtar

image by Kjell Roll Elgsaas

A houseflag with the horizontal bands of blue, white, and red muse belongs to another company. Perhaps, MRF (Møre og Romsdal Fylkesbatar). Many Norwegian houseflags have the red-white-blue combination.
Jan Oskar Engene, 20 November 1995