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![[Norddeutscher Lloyd (Shipping Company, Germany)]](../images/d/de~ngl.gif)
image by Jorge Candeias, 5 Jan 2005
Norddeutscher Lloyd was formed in 1857 and amalgamated into Hapag-Lloyd
A.G. in 1970. According to Bonsor the original flag was a white pennant
with a border in the hoist of 12 red and white squares and on the field
the black legend "N.D.Lloyd" being used until 1866 or possibly until
c.1871-3. Reed 1891 shows a blue flag with the crossed anchor and key emblem
between the letters "NDAB" all in white [see below]. The uncertainty
of the dates is stressed by Loughran giving 1870 as the probable adoption
of the white version shown here which shows the key of Bremen with an anchor
representing the sea and a wreath of oak leaves as the traditional symbol
of German power. Brown 1958 shows a swallowtailed version which appears
to be in error. The fleet commodore, unlike most companies which used a
derivation from the houseflag, comprised a white swallowtail with a black
Iron Cross [see below] being based on the appropriate German naval flag
defaced by a white ball at the centre bearing the company emblem in blue.
Neale Rosanoski, 25 Oct 2004
It's white with a blue logo centered, which consists of an anchor crossed
with a key, further charged with two things that look vaguely like two
laurel branches (or two sausages?). The caption is a lot easier to read
when we have an outside hint about it, and this one reads Noord Lloyd Bremen.
This was sent back in 1999 as North German Lloyd by Al Fisher, but
since it wasn't in FOTW format (and the logo seemed a bit distorted to
me), I reGIFfed it from scratch.
Jorge Candeias, 5 Jan 2005
It's Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, founded 1857, named after the coffeehouse
of Mr. Edward Lloyd by Hermann Heinrich Meier.
Flag: "Gekreuzter Anker und Schlüssel mit Eichenkranz, blau auf
weissem Grund".
That is white, an anchor and key in saltire with an wreath of oak-leaves,
all blue.
Depending of sources the oak-wreath is blue contoured or all blue (like
Al's sausage)
From Wolter's "See und Seefahrt", 1968.
Jarig Bakker, 5 Jan 2005
![[Norddeutscher Lloyd blue flag]](../images/d/de~nlbf.gif)
image sent by Neale Rosanoski, 25 Oct 2004
![[Norddeutscher Lloyd swallowtailed flag]](../images/d/de~nlw.gif)
image sent by Neale Rosanoski, 25 Oct 2004
Regarding this flag: see end of this
page (in German) showing the flag of Commodore Leopold Ziegenbein:
there seems to be no difference in colour between the cross and the central
emblem. This particular flag was awarded in 1933. It was only awarded once,
according to this source.
Jan Mertens, 26 Oct 2004 and 14 Oct 2006