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House Flags of German Shipping Companies (r)

Other "R" companies:

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Carsten Rehder

image by Jarig Bakker, 11 Sep 2005

Carsten Rehder G.m.b.H. & Co., Hamburg - white flag with two narrow red horizontal stripes; in center black diamond, white "CR".
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 11 Sep 2005

F. J. Reimers

image by Jorge Candeias, 19 May 2004

This flag is white with a red disc in the center, charged with an inverted, white, 5-pointed star. But the big novelty is that the caption is quite readable for a change: "F. J. Reimers".
Jorge Candeias, 19 May 2004

J.A. Reinecke

image by Jorge Candeias, 10 Jan 2005

The flag is red with a white lozenge touching the edges and initials in the center, with black seriffed capitals reading "JR". The caption is almost clear but there's something missing. It seems to read "J. A. Renecke", but the word is uncertain.
Jorge Candeias, 10 Jan 2005

'J.A. Reinecke, Hamburg' according to the site of the firm, a shipping agency.
Jan Mertens, 11 Jan 2005

Wolters' See und Seefahrt (1968) has: J.A. Reinecke, Hamburg, and J.A. Reinecke GmbH., Bremen (and same flag).
Jarig Bakker, 11 Jan 2005

F.G. Reinhold

image by Jorge Candeias, 2 Jan 2005

This flag is clear: 7 stripes of red (4) and white (3) with a very large black S in the center. The caption is not entirely clear, though. There are two initials to begin, an F and a G, and then a word that seems to me to read Reinholz OSLT. If so, then there's a puzzle: where did the S come from?
Jorge Candeias, 2 Jan 2005

No idea about the 'S'... but it's 'F.G. Reinhold, Danzig' under No. 898 in the on-line 1912 Lloyds Flags & Funnels. At some point in time, they moved to Hamburg.
Jan Mertens, 2 Jan 2005

Research Shipping

image by Jorge Candeias, 22 Mar 1999

Research Shipping GmbH - White with a logo centered. The logo is composed of the letters 'R' and 'S', interconnected, and in red and blue, respectively, over a short blue wavy stripe.
Jorge Candeias, 22 Mar 1999

Rickmers Reederei

image by Jorge Candeias, 5 Dec 2004

I found this German shipping company: Rickmers Linie GmbH & Cie. KG, Hamburg, with this company website.
Its flag is a horizontal tricolour flag (dark green - red - white) with the white big letter "R" in the middle of the green and red stripe.
J. Patrick Fischer, 14 Feb 2003

One can see the Rickmers flag on the fourth painting from top down (and click to enlarge) here.
Accompanying text, slightly edited:
"Portrait of the Ship *R.C. Rickmers* under full sail in the Chinese Sea, ca. 1870 – The German full–rigged ship (Rickmers Line, Bremerhaven) at sea with local shipping and an unidentified Chinese coastline beyond - unsigned - Oil on canvas, relined - 45 x 60 cm (17 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.) – Private collection, Germany.

Note: A typical example of this type of paintings with a profile view of the vessel. The ship's name is written on the bow and on the main mast we notice the house flag or Rickmers. Click on the image to see a larger illustration."

Information from the company website:
In choosing his house flag, the firm's founder was obviously inspired by that of his native island, Heligoland. Wharf founded 1834 at Bremerhaven, first completely owned ship 1842.
Flag-bearing subsidiary firms are certainly:
- MCC MARINE Consulting & Contracting GmbH: an 'MCC' version of the company flag.
- ESSE or Expert Shipping Service GmbH & Co. KG: tiny blue and white flag on this page.
Jan Mertens, 26 Aug 2004

Even the Rickmers Reismühle GmbH is still existing. It is not a part of the Rickmers shipping acitvities.
Jörg M. Karaschewski, 27 Aug 2004

See a real flag here - i.e. the (Greenwich) National Maritime Museum's on-line house flag collection... by the way, it is clear the upper stripe is green but
has anyone told Barbara Tomlinson?
Same, shown on a 19C painting (ca. 1870, from the Fine Art Emporium).
Jan Mertens, 6 Dec 2004

Bertram Rickmers

image by Jarig Bakker, 30 Sep 2005

Reederei Bertram Rickmers, G.m.b.H., Hamburg - horizontal triband VRW; over green and red white "BR".
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 30 Sep 2005

RMS Eurolines

image by Jorge Candeias

Quartered per saltire, light blue top and bottom, white hoist and fly. On the centre, a white squarish lozenge with the black letters 'RMS'.
Santiago Dotor, 17 May 2005

RMS/Eurolines. Josef Nüsse shows such a flag but with a royal blue shade for Rhein-, Maas- und See- Schiffahrtskontor GmbH., Duisburg.
Neale Rosanoski, 25 Oct 2004

Rhein-Maas-und See Schiffahrtskontor

image by Jarig Bakker, 29 Aug 2005

Rhein-Maas-und See Schiffahrtskontor G.m.b.H., Duisburg - per saltire blue and white; in center white diamond bordered black, charged with black "RMS".
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 29 Aug 2005

Rochling Menzell

image by Jarig Bakker, 7 Feb 2005

Rochling Menzell, Hamburg - blue flag; white triangle, black "R" with a hammer (?) on top.
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies, compiled by F.J.N. Wedge, Glasgow, 1926 [wed26]
Jarig Bakker, 7 Feb 2005

Roland Linie

image by Jarig Bakker, 9 May 2004

Roland Linie, Bremen. White flag, a key and "RL:, all red.
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies, compiled by F.J.N. Wedge, Glasgow, 1926 [wed26]
Jarig Bakker, 9 May 2004