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22/01/2025

Shipping lines

A ship's flag: rectangular, with four colours divided into triangles meeting in the centre. To the top: white; to the bottom: yellow; to the right: red; to the left: blue.

P&O Steam Navigation Company

The mail operator that became a global transport and construction group.

A ship's flag: white background, with a triangle cut out on the right, narrow green bars at the top and bottom, in between which four chevrons pointing left alternating in red and blue.

Strick Line

Operator of cargo liners between the UK, the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf.

A ship's flag: white background on which a red cross, and in the four quadrants, N, Z, S, Co.

New Zealand Shipping Company

Carried passengers and refrigerated cargo between New Zealand and the UK, and around the Pacific.

A ship's flag: red pennant, on which the letter M, a flared cross, and the letter H

Moss Hutchison Line

Operator of cargo liners between the UK/France and the Mediterranean.

A ship's flag: white background, on which a blue cross of diagonals, on which a red diamond.

James Nourse

Operator of sailing ships and powered vessels transporting indentured labourers between India, the Caribbean, and the UK.

A ship's flag: blue background, white rectangle in the centre. On the white rectangle, the letters H and N joined together along a common upright.

The Hain Steamship Company

Cornish operator of worldwide tramp services.

A ship's flag: white background, on which a red segmented circle inside which a red segmented globe. In the corners the letters GSNC, at the bottom the umber 1824.

General Steam Navigation Company

Operator of coastal, short-sea, ferry services in the UK and Europe and pleasure steamers on the Thames.

A ship's flag: green triangles at top right and bottom left, a broad diagonal red stripe between, on which a white lion rampant holds a black anchor.

Eastern & Australian Steam Navigation Company

Operator of passenger and cargo liner services between Australia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia.

A ship's flag: blue/white/red/blue/white horizontal stripes, with the letters CL in blue in the middle.

Coast Lines

Operator of coastal, short-sea and ferry services around the British Isles, both in its own name and through its well-known...

A ship's flag: white background, blue cross and in the centre a blue-edged white diamond containing the latter A.

Avenue Shipping Company

Operator of worldwide cargo liners and occasional tramping services.