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Adolf Wiards (German Shipping Company)

Adolf Wiards, Bremen

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Adolf Wiards

Adolf Wiards, Bremen
The flag is the same like the 8-stripes variant of the city of Bremen. It has however a big blue capital "W" in a white circle surrounded by a thin red line in its centre.
Source:
I spotted this flag on 28 May 2004 in a pub in St.Pauli. The flag was identified with the help of Josef Nuesse, Drochtersen on 25 September 2007.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2007

Kauffahrtei Seerederei Adolf Wiards & Co

[Kauffahrtei Seerederei Adolf Wiards & Co] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 April 2009

Kauffahrtei Seerederei Adolf Wiards & Co
The company was located in Hamburg. It is a blue flag with a white sailing ship, sailing towards the fly, having three masts and placed above a wavy line, all in white.
Source: Deutsche Reedereien und ihre Erkennungszeichen; 2nd ed.; Hamburg; 1956; p.24.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 April 2009

Heinrich Witt

[Heinrich Witt] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2009

Heinrich Witt GmbH
The company was located in Hamburg. Corresponding ship owner was Adolf Wiards, located in Bremen.
The holding of both companies was Kauffahrtei Seereederei, Adolf Wiards & Co, located in Hamburg (according to source p.24). The flag is nearly the same like that one of Wiards (Bremen), but in the disc is are celestial blue capitals H above W (extended width).
Source: Deutsche Reedereien und ihre Erkennungszeichen; 2nd ed.; Hamburg; 1956; p.43.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2009

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