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image by Ivan Sache, 21 April 2021
Lloyds Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912)
shows the house flag of "R.M. Hudson & Sons" (#51, p. 39), a company based in
Sunderland, as red with a white disk charged with a red letter "H".
Ivan Sache, 12 March 2008
Ralph Milbanke Hudson [1849-1938] was the eldest son of Ralph Milbanke
Hudson, senior [1813-1908], shipowner, and his wife Elizabeth Robson. He became
a member of the River Wear Commissioners in 1882 and was elected Unionist MP for
Sunderland in 1918, sitting until 1922. His daughter Winifred (Freda) married
Gerard Chipchase Roberts in January 1915, but he was killed commanding the
Gloucestershire Regiment in June 1916. Mrs Roberts was a Director of R M Hudson
& Son Ltd.
http://www.tyneandweararchives.org.uk
Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
Ivan
Sache, 21 April 2021
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 October 2010
Hudson’s Bay Company (see also our Canadian page on the
Hudson's Bay Company)
It is a red ensign with dotted white capitals
“H:B:C:” in the lower fly.
Source:
Campbell and Evans (1953); plate V, flag no.6
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 October 2010
image by Phil Nelson, 11 April 2000
The second image is from Stewart and Styring's Flags, Funnels and Hull Colors 1963. The upper flag could be (and is likely) an earlier version.
Hudson Steamship Co. Originated as John Hudson & Co. [or John Hudson (London)
Ltd.] who were involved in the coal trade from 1905, becoming shipowners in 1915
and forming the Hudson Steamship Co. Ltd. in 1920, and the first flag shown by
Brown 1926, under the later name, is red with a white "H". By 1929 they are
showing the blue flag version which is shown by all sources up until Brown 1982
who notes that it is unlikely to be seen again. The company itself was involved
in the continental and coastal colliery trade being originally based in London
but then shown as Brighton around the beginning of the 1970s. In the mid 1960s
they also seem to have begun trading as John Hudson Fuel & Shipping Ltd. moving
from the coal to the oil trade, and it is likely that The Thornhope Shipping Co.
Ltd. of 1974 was a subsidiary. However Lloyds state that a Hudson Steamship
Co.Ltd. was formed in 1980 and as they were operating (amongst others) The
Thornhope Shipping Co. Ltd. they could be either the original company or a
successor. The striped flag may therefore apply to this company, it being
impossible to judge because a source is not given. It then appears that these
companies were then acquired by the Norwegian company of Mosvold Shipping A/S in
1988 but I cannot trace them by the end of the century.
Neale Rosanoski, 31 May 2004Huelin Renouf Shipping
image by Jorge Candeias, 07 Mar 1999
A red saltire on white with a yellow lozenge overall charged with a black
"H".
Jorge Candeias, 07 Mar 1999
Huelin Renouf Shipping. The letter should be blue as shown on the company
website.
Neale Rosanoski, 31 May 2004
Other sites:
It is a blue swallow tail pennant with red stripes at the top- and bottom edge. At the hoist there are a white saltire above a white Greek cross (or an “x” above a plus).
Source: [el1897 - Elbe Flag Chart 1897 – part 9; “Gratis Beilage zu Deicken und Behrmann’s Neuen Monatsheften Neue Ausgabe Sommer 1897"]
Despite of the shape
of the pennant it is the same pattern as
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 May 2012
image by Ivan Sache, 26 April 2021
Richard Hughes of Flintshire was a coastal ship owner based in Liverpool;
because of its size, the fleet was sometimes referred to as 'The Welsh Navy'.
Hughes started up a number of single ship companies with funding from a small
number of contributors, though later he owned ships himself. All of the ships
had the suffix 'Rose'. The first company was the Primrose Steamship Company
founded in 1885. The fleet was gradually built up with a mixture of old and new
ships. Transport of china clay was the major trade though they also carried coal
and probably iron ore. Coastal trade around the UK was later expanded to France
and the fleet continued to grow during WW1 - ships still being named Rose but
with patriotic names e.g. those of French generals. Hughes had 14 ships at the
beginning of the war and most were brought into government service - though only
one was lost. Hughes got out of the business in 1920 just in time to avoid a
major loss of trade. The company he sold to went into liquidation and Hughes
bought many of the ships back and had increased the fleet to 20 ships by around
1925 and 28 by 1932. This last period of expansion coincided with an economic
depression and Hughes went into receivership.
The fleet was kept largely
together under new management and a new company called Richard Hughes and Co.
(Liverpool) Ltd. was formed - Hughes name was still considered to be of value.
Despite the setbacks, the company had 25 ships at the outbreak of WW2 but lost 8
ships to enemy action.
In 1952 after further sales a new company called
Hughes Holden Shipping Ltd was formed. After that the ships were sold off
piecemeal over time with the last one being disposed of in 1961.
https://www.benjidog.co.uk/allen/Hughes%20Line.html
Benjidog Historical
Research Resources: The Allen Collection
Lloyd's Book of House Flags and
Funnels (1912) shows the house flag of
Richard Hughes & Co., Ltd. (#702, p.
70) as white with a red rose cantonned by the blue letters "R", "H,"&", and
"C°.".
https://research.mysticseaport.org/item/l011061/l011061-c008/35/
Ivan
Sache, 26 April 2021
image by Ivan Sache, 1 May 2021
Lloyd's Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912) shows the house flag of R.
Hughes-Jones & Co. (#1584, p. 112), a Liverpool-based shipping company, as
horizontally divided red-white-red. In the upper stripe, the white letters "R H
J", in the lower stripe, the white letters "1 Co", in the middle stripe, the
blue writing "CELTIC / LINE".
https://research.mysticseaport.org/item/l011061/l011061-c008/#77
Photo
https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/1001.html
Ivan Sache, 1 May 2021
image by Ivan Sache, 30 April 2021
The Hull & Netherlands Steamship Co. Ltd. was formed in 1894 and brought
together the shipping operations of CL Ringrose and WHH Hutchinson with the
intention of concentrating their shipping services to that specific area of
operation.
Hull & Netherlands launched new and upgraded vessels into their
service in 1907 which provoked interest from the North Eastern Railway and in
1908 the company was taken over by the railway company and subsequently operated
as a subsidiary within their group operations. In 1923 the North Eastern Railway
and its subsidiaries were absorbed into the LNER as part of the rationalisation
of the rail industry in the UK
In 1935 it was agreed that the shipping
services and port operations of the respective railway companies operating from
and in the River Humber ports should be merged and the company was taken under
the operating umbrella of Associated Humber Lines. It was the smallest of the
four operations merged at that time and contributed just two ships to the new 30
ship joint operation.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_and_Netherlands_Steamship_Company
Lloyd's Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912) shows the house flag of Hull
& Netherlands Steamship Co., Ltd. (#1425, p. 104), as triangular, white with a
red cross charged with a blue disc bordered in white.
https://research.mysticseaport.org/item/l011061/l011061-c008/#69
Ivan Sache, 30 April 2021
image by Jarig Bakker, based on the website of the National Maritime Museum.
From the website of the National
Maritime Museum, "the house flag of the Hull Gates Shipping Co. Ltd., Hull.
A white pennant with red borders. In the centre is the monogram 'HG' in red. The
flag is made of a wool and synthetic fibre bunting. It has a cotton hoist and is
machine sewn. A rope and two Inglefield clips is attached."
Jarig Bakker, 15 August 2004
image by Ivan Sache, 23 April 2021
Lloyd's Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912) shows the house flag of the
Hull Steam Fishing & Ice Co., Ltd. (#359, p. 54) as blue with a red cross in the
center".
https://research.mysticseaport.org/item/l011061/l011061-c008/#19
Ivan Sache, 23 April 2021
image by Ivan Sache, 25 April 2021
Lloyd's Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912) shows the house flag of
Humber Steam Trawling Co., Ltd. (#558, p. 63), a Hull-based company, as blue
with a white monogram featuring an anchor, cantonned by the white letters "H",
"S", "C" and "T".
https://research.mysticseaport.org/item/l011061/l011061-c008/28/
Ivan
Sache, 25 April 2021
image by Jarig Bakker, 28 October 2005
Humber Tugs Ltd., Immingham - red pennant, black diamond, white "S".
Source:
Loughran (1995)
Jarig Bakker, 28 October 2005
Hunting & Son, Ltd. (Northern Petroleum Tank S.S. Co., Ltd., Field Tank S.S.
Co., Ltd., Hunting Steamshiop Co., Ltd.) - houseflag: Red and White horizontal
stripes; seven-point blue Star in center.
Sources: All about Ships and Shipping, 1938, 1959; Lloyd's Calendar 19599
Jarig Bakker, 17 October 2003
image by Ivan Sache, 28 April 2021
Formed in 1874 when Charles Hunting purchased the sailing ship "Sylvia". In 1891
the company became Hunting and Son and was one of the first to carry bulk oil.
The first oil tanker was built in 1893, but also operated cargo vessels until
1925 after which they only owned tankers.
http://mariners-list.com/site_pages.php?section=Shipping+Companies&category=English&page_name=Hunting+%26+Son+Newcastle
Mariners L
Lloyd's Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912) shows the
same house flag (#912, p. 80), but with a different star.
https://research.mysticseaport.org/item/l011061/l011061-c008/45/
Ivan
Sache, 28 April 2021
image by Ivan Sache, 20 March 2008
Lloyds Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912)
shows the house flag of "Hutchins Bros." (#50, p. 39), a company based in Cardiff
(Wales), as white with a red letter "H".
Ivan Sache, 12 March 2008
image by Ivan Sache, 26 April 2021
Lloyd's Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912) shows the house flag of E.F.
Hutchinson (#710, p. 70), a Hull-based company, as triangular, white with a red
cross.
https://research.mysticseaport.org/item/l011061/l011061-c008/35/
Ivan
Sache, 26 April 2021
image by Ivan Sache, 21 April 2021
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels [Wedge 1926]
J & P. Hutchison, Limited, Glasgow - vertical blue-white-red; on white a green
thistle with red flower.
Jarig Bakker, 24 January 2005
Lloyd's Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912) shows the same house flag (#161,
p. 44).
https://research.mysticseaport.org/item/l011061/l011061-c008/#9
Ivan
Sache, 21 April 2021
See also: Moss Hutchinson Line, Ltd.