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House flags of Swedish Shipping Companies (5)

Last modified: 2006-09-23 by phil nelson
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Dag Engstrom Rederi A/B

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

Lysekil - white flag, blue disk, white "e".
Jarig Bakker, 8 October 2005

Dönsotank A/B

[Donsotank A/B] image by Jarig Bakker, 12 January 2006
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World [lgr95]

Donso - yellow flag, blue disk bordered white, white "D", black "T".
Jarig Bakker, 12 January 2006

This is a Kristensson family concern dating from 1953. Brown is not quite correct in its portrayal as the letter "T" is grey, not black, with the horizontal arm being over the "D" and the vertical spine being under. The logo showing the design can be seen on their website www.donsotank.se whilst the flag is shown by Josef Nüsse amongst his table flags though his flag appears to have the "T" with a narrow white fimbriation.
Neale Rosanoski, 13 April 2006

Eric Banck

[Eric Banck houseflag] image by Jarig Bakker
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies, compiled by F.J.N. Wedge, Glasgow, 1926 [wed26]

Helsingborg - blue flag, yellow diagonal stripe from top hoist to fly bottom; at bottom hoist white "B"; at top fly white 5-pointed star.
Jarig Bakker, 19 January 2005

[Rederi A/B] Ektank

[Ektank] image by Jarig Bakker, 24 October 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World [lgr95]

Rederi A/B Ektank, Gothenburg - yellow flag, blue circle, alternating red/white 8-pointed star.
Jarig Bakker, 24 October 2005

The company webpage shows the emblem shifted towards the hoist, not centered. Although a representation of the flag from a ship indicates it may be similar to what Brown shows.

And, if the image at the site is correct about the elements in the "star" then the points at 45, 135, 225 and 315 degrees are shorter than the other four, giving it an appearance of compass points.

Apparently involved in chemical shipping.
Phil Nelson, 25 December 2005

The point about the length of the star points is confirmed as the being compass star style both by the table flag shown on the Josef Nüsse site, which also centres the emblem, and the emblem as shown on the ship funnels. I also have a ship photo clearly showing the flag with the emblem centred.
Neale Rosanoski, 13 April 2006

Erik Bancks Rederi A/B

[Bancks Rederi] image by Phil Nelson
Source: Colin Stewart and John B. Styring: Flags, Funnels and Hull Colours, 1963 [ste63].

http://home.swipnet.se/leksaksmarknaden/fartygsweb.htm has Bancks Rederier, and http://w1.435.telia.com/~u43505985/SHIPP1.HTML has Bancks (Erik) Rederier, Helsingborg.
Ole Andersen, 2000-Sep-19

Erik Bancks Rederi A/B. Going by the cap badge the blue letters may be a very dark shade. This flag appears to have been adopted post WW2 replacing one white was blue with a narrow yellow bend (diagonal band from upper hoist to lower fly) with in the upper fly a white star and in the lower hoist a white "B".
Neale Rosanoski, 5 August 2003