House Flags of German Fishing and Whaling Companies - Part 2

Flaggen deutscher Fisch- und Walfang Reedereien - Teil 2

Last modified: 2019-08-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Hamburger Walfang Kontor
• "Hansa" Hochseefischerei
• J.Hubert and Ernst F. Hubert
• Ludwig Janssen & Co.
• Hochseefischerei AG Carl Kämpf
• Kieler Herings-und Hochseefischerei AB
• Kohlenberg & Putz Seefischerei AG
• Leerer Heringsfischerei AG
• Hochseefischerei Niederelbe AG
• Hochseefischerei Niedersachsen
• Norddeutsche Hochseefischerei
• Deutsche Dampf-Fischerei-Gesellschaft "Nordsee"
• Hochseefischerei "Nordstern" AG
• F.Albert Pust
• Rostocker Hochseefischerei AG
• Reederei Siebert & Co.
• "Visurgis" Heringsfischerei AG
• Westholsteinische Fischerei GmbH
• Hochseefischerei J. Wieting AG
• Fischerei AG "Wilhelmshaven"

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Hamburger Walfang Kontor

The company was based in Hamburg. The flag was red, divided by a black saltire cotised black-white, in centre a white lozenge fimbriated black and charged with a broad, black initial "W".
Source: I spotted an image of this flag on 25 September 2008 in Tamm-Museum Hamburg.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 July 2019

"Hansa" Hochseefischerei

The company was based in Altona, today Hamburg, and ran 32 fishing trawlers in 1933, having altogether a tonnage of 8750 GRT. The company operated in the North Sea, the White Sea and around Iceland. In the middle of the red flag was a white diamond fimbriated black. In its centre was a black serifed initial ""H".
Source: Lloyd 1933, p.10 , image no.47
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2014

J.Hubert and Ernst F. Hubert

In the centre of the blue flag is a white upright anchor superimposing a white capital "H".
Source: Gratis Beilage zu Deicken und Behrmann's Neuen Monatsheften Neue Ausgabe Sommer 1897
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Apr 2012

Ernst F. Hubert
The small company was based in Nordenham and ran 3 fishing trawlers in 1933, having altogether a tonnage of 650 GRT. The company operated in the North Sea and around Iceland.
The company flag is the same as that from J. Hubert.
Source: Lloyd 1933, p.11 , image no.56
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2014

Ludwig Janssen & Co.

The company was based in Wesermünde-Geestemünde and ran 9 fishing trawlers in 1933, having altogether a tonnage of 2450 GRT. The company operated in the North Sea, the White Sea and around Iceland. In the middle of the white flag was a black, unserifed "J".
Source: Lloyd 1933, p.11 , image no.59
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2014

Hochseefischerei AG Carl Kämpf

The company was based in Wesermünde-Geestemünde and ran 11 fishing trawlers in 1933, having altogether a tonnage of 3200 GRT. The company operated in the North Sea, the White Sea and around Iceland. It was a Partenreederei. The flag was blue with a white initial "K", slightly shifted to the hoist.
Source: Lloyd 1933, p.10 , image no.50
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2014

Kieler Herings-und Hochseefischerei AB

The company was based in Altona. The flag was blue with a white centred "H".
Source: Massary 1928, series 1, image no.49
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 July 2019

Kohlenberg & Putz Seefischerei AG

The company was based in Wesermünde-Geestemünde and ran in the early 1930ies five fishing trawlers, operating in the North Sea, around Iceland and in the White Sea.
The flag was blue, in centre a white disc with black rim and black serifed inscription "K. & P.".
Sources: Flaggenbuch 1905, part V, p.22, image no.630 and Lloyd 1933, p.12 , image no.65
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2014

Leerer Heringsfischerei AG

The company was based in Leer and ran 20 miscellaneous vessels in 1933, having altogether a tonnage of 3350 GRT. In the middle of the blue flag was a yellow initial "L" surrounded by three, facetted 6-point stars of the same colour. The ensemble is based upon the pattern as displayed similar on seals and arms of the city.
Source: Lloyd 1933, p.12 , image no.70
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2014

Hochseefischerei Niederelbe AG

The company was based in Hamburg. The flag was yellow with a centred celestial blue lozenge, charged with a white inscription "S.C.H.".
Source: Massary 1928, series 1, image no.237
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Aug 2019

Hochseefischerei Niedersachsen

The company was based in Bremerhaven. The flag was a red-white-red horizontal triband. In centre of the broader white stripe was a black, serifed initial "N".
Source: Massary 1928, series 1, image no.144
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Aug 2019

Norddeutsche Hochseefischerei AG

I found this webpage with the flag of Norddeutsche Hochseefischerei AG: diagonally divided, top and bottom blue, hoist and fly red; in the center white shield with NDHAG. [Link is dead, R.I.P. Ed]
Jens Pattke, 1 Nov 2003

The house flag of NDHAG can be seen on a company share offerred on eBay Österreich.
Ivan Sache, 14 Mar 2008

The company was based in Wesermünde-Geestemünde and ran 11 fishing trawlers in 1933, having altogether a tonnage of 2800 GRT. The company operated in the North Sea, the White Sea and around Iceland.
Source: Lloyd 1933, p.13 , image no.81
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2014

Deutsche Dampf-Fischerei-Gesellschaft "Nordsee"

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2012

3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,

The company was located in Nordenham. The flag was divided per saltire into blue (hoist, fly) and white (top, bottom) superimposed by a yellow upright key (see left image above) or a white key (see right image above).
Sources: Lloyds 1912 ; p.43, flag no.135 and Flaggenbuch 1905, part V, p., image no.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2012

The company as also mentioned as "Nordsee" Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG. The company was based in Bremen, Nordenham and Cuxhaven. It ran in 1933 besides 134 fishing trawlers also 5 motor vessels, 1 tugboat and 1 tanker. The fleet had altogether a tonnage of 36800 GRT. The company operated in the North Sea, the White Sea and around Iceland.
Source: Lloyd 1933, p.14 , image no.87
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2014

Hochseefischerei "Nordstern" AG

The company was located in Geestemünde. It was a green flag with red stripes at top- and bottom edge. In the centre was a yellow 6-point star.
Source: Lloyds 1912 , flag no.350
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2009

The company was based in Wesermünde-Geestemünde and ran 10 fishing trawlers in 1933, having altogether a tonnage of 2600 GRT. The company operated in the North Sea, the White Sea and around Iceland.
Source:Lloyd 1933, p.10 , image no.52
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2014

Hochseefischerei F.Albert Pust

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2012

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2014

The company was located in Geestemünde.
It was a white swallow tail pennant. Divided by two narrow, horizontal stripes. In the cnetre of the big white field was a red cross patty surrounded by black iniatials "F" (upper hoist), "A" (upper fly), "P" (lower hoist) and "G" (lower fly).
Source: Lloyds 1912 ; p.51 , flag no.302
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2012

The company was based in Wesermünde-Geestemünde and ran 7 fishing trawlers in 1933, having altogether a tonnage of 1600 GRT. The company operated in the North Sea, the White Sea and around Iceland. The flag variant displays dotted initials.
Source: Lloyd 1933, p.10 , image no.53
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2014

Rostocker Hochseefischerei AG

The company was based in Rostock. The flag was blue, divided by a white parallelogram, fimbriated white with a red inscription "R.H. (1st line) A.G. (2nd line)".
Source: Massary 1928, series 1, image no.52
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 July 2019

Reederei Siebert & Co.

The small company was based in Wesermünde-Geestemünde and ran 4 fishing trawlers in 1933, having altogether a tonnage of 950 GRT. The company operated in the North Sea, the White Sea and around Iceland. In the middle of the blue flag was a white disc displaying a blue, unserifed initial "S".
Source: Lloyd 1933, p.15 , image no.98
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2014

"Visurgis" Heringsfischerei Aktiengesellschaft

The company was located in Nordenham. "Visurgis" is the Latin name of river Weser. The flag was divided per saltire into blue and white. In the centre was a white, edgeless disc with a blue capital "V" prolonged by two horizontal stripes at the top.
Source: Lloyds 1912 , flag no.1183
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2012

Westholsteinische Fischerei GmbH

The company was based in Altona, then not being a part of Hamburg and indeed located in Wetsern Holstein. The flag was white with red, dotted, serifed initials "P.W.".
Source: Massary 1928, series 1, image no.1
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 July 2019

Hochseefischerei J. Wieting

image by Ivan Sache, 27 Apr 2008

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2014

Lloyd's Book of House Flags and Funnels 1912 shows the house flag of Hochseefischerei J. Wieting A.G. (no.320, p. 52), a company based in Bremerhaven, as white with a black "W" in the middle.
Ivan Sache, 27 Apr 2008

The small company was based in Nordenham and ran 2 fishing trawlers in 1933, having altogether a tonnage of 520 GRT. The company operated in the North Sea and around Iceland. The variant displays a different "W", having two additional v-shaped lines in the middle.
Source: Lloyd 1933, p.10 , image no54.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Mar 2014

Fischerei AG "Wilhelmshaven"

The company was based in Wilhelmshaven and Geestemünde. The flag was red divided by a white centred cross, in centre a white disc charged with a black "W".
Source: Flaggenbuch 1905, part V, p.14, image no.172
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 July 2019

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