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![[Andrew Craig houseflag]](../images/g/gb~hfacr.gif)
image by Ivan
Sache, 1 May 2021
Lloyd's Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912) shows the house flag of Andrew
Craig (#1518, p. 109), a Belfast-based shipping company, as swallow-tailed, red,
in the middle a white "C" surrounding a white unidentified charge (maybe a
crown).
https://research.mysticseaport.org/item/l011061/l011061-c008/#74
Ivan Sache, 1 May 2021
![[Hugh Craig & Co. houseflag]](../images/g/gb~hfhcr.gif)
image by Ivan
Sache, 1 May 2021
Hugh Craig & Co of Belfast was formed in 1842 and was engaged primarily in the
import of coal into Northern Ireland. Their first, and most famous, steamer
"Helen Craig" was built 1891 is featured elsewhere. [...] Although coal
importers and distributors, Hugh Craig also operated a subsidiary company, the
Belfast and Preston Transport Co Ltd engaged in carrying general cargo between
the two ports [...] After the "Clydebrae" went to scrap in 1958, followed by the
"Helen Craig" in 1959, they continued with three elderly steamers, "Craigolive",
"Craigavad" and "Craigantlet" until all three went to scrap in 1965. The latter
was primarily engaged in the coal trade and the other two on the general cargo
service. This service initially continued with chartered in tonnage, namely the
small German vessels "Arimeda" and "Hartwarden" but the age of the container and
unit load was upon us and the writing for traditional general cargo was on the
wall. The "Craigantlet" was the last Irish coal-burning steamship engaged in
regular trading to go to the breakers, departing Belfast on 28th September 1965,
destination Passage West. Shortly afterwards her planned replacement "Craigmore"
was launched but to the best of my knowledge she never traded in Craig's colours
- in particular their familiar black, red and buff funnel markings - as, by the
time of entering service, Hugh Craig & Co Ltd had been sold to Cawoods Fuels,
and she only traded in their colour scheme whilst in their ownership.
Clydebrae
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rpsmithbarney/5670618541/
Lloyd's Book
of House Flags and Funnels (1912) shows the house flag of Hugh Craig & Co.
(#1517, p. 109) as white with a thin horizontal blue stripe at the top and at
the bottom, in the middle, a red "C" enclosing a blue dot.
https://research.mysticseaport.org/item/l011061/l011061-c008/#74
Ivan Sache, 1 May 2021
![[C. Crawley Ltd. houseflag]](../images/g/gb~craig.gif)
3:5 image by
Rob Raeside, 15 January 2008
House Flag of R&J Craig Co of Glasgow.
Red, white and blue
horizontal: red St Andrew's Cross superimposed on white.
Graham Cumming,
15 January 2008
According to James Griffin's 'Flags national and
mercantile' (Portsmouth, Griffin, 1891), the flag was 3:5 in dimension.
Ian Sumner, 16 January 2008
![[W.W. Crampin houseflag]](../images/g/gb~hfwwc.gif)
image by Ivan
Sache, 1 May 2021
Lloyd's Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912) shows the house flag of W.W.
Crampin (#1507, p. 108), a Grimsby-based fishing company, as red with a white
"C".
https://research.mysticseaport.org/item/l011061/l011061-c008/#73
Ivan Sache, 1 May 2021
![[Craven Steamship Co., Ltd. houseflag]](../images/g/gb~hfcrs.gif)
image by Ivan
Sache, 27 April 2021
Lloyd's Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912) shows the house flag of Craven
Steamship Co., Ltd. (B.C. Atkinson & Son, Managers) (#791, p. 74), a
Middlesbrough-based company, as red with a white diagonal stripe running from
the lower hoist to the upper fly.
https://research.mysticseaport.org/item/l011061/l011061-c008/39/
Ivan Sache, 27 April 2021
![[C. Crawley Ltd. houseflag]](../images/g/gb~ccg.gif)
image by Jarig
Bakker, 29 August 2005
C. Crawley, Ltd., Gravesend - green flag, white bucket.
Source: Loughran (1995)
Jarig Bakker, 29 August 2005
image
by Jarig Bakker, 10 Aug 2004
From The National Maritime Museum:
The house flag of Crescent Shipping. A rectangular red flag with a white crescent near the hoist. The flag is made of a wool and synthetic fibre bunting. It has a cotton hoist and is machine sewn. A rope and toggle is attached.Jarig Bakker, 10 Aug 2004
Crescent Shipping. This is the flag of the British company London & Rochester Trading Co. Ltd.
The NMM flag is the only source which shows these different proportions. London
& Rochester, dating from 1907, used Crescent Shipping as a trade name until 1986
when they officially became Crescent Shipping Ltd. Involved in the coastal
trade, in 1989 they absorbed Bowker & King Ltd. who were similarly involved but
in tankers and according to Brown 1995 they then used two flags, one red with
the white crescent for cargo ships and the other blue with the white crescent
for tankers. In 1997 a takeover saw them become Crescent plc under which title,
as a subsidiary of the Clipper Group, they still operate with their shipping
operations handled by Crescent Marine Services Ltd. Going by their website
www.crescentltd.com they
probably no longer use this flag as their logo appears to now comprise mainly a
red crescent above two wavy red lines though a blue version is given for the
Seatruck Ferries division. The red version is shown appearing on a white funnel
band which may indicate possible use as a flag.
Neale Rosanoski, 18 April 2005
image
by Jarig Bakker, 3 October 2005
Crescent Shipping Ltd., (Tanker), London - blue flag, white crescent towards
the hoist (the companion of the red flag with crescent).
Loughran (1995)
Jarig Bakker, 3 October 2005
![[Shah Line houseflag]](../images/g/gb~hfisc.gif)
image by Ivan
Sache, 10 April 2008
Lloyds Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912)
shows the house flag of "Isaac Crocker" (#254, p. 49), a company based in
Cardiff (Wales), as white with a red "A" in the middle.
Ivan Sache,
10 April 2008
![[Crosby, Magee & Co. houseflag]](../images/g/gb~hfcrm.gif)
image by Ivan
Sache, 25 April 2021
John William Crosby & John Magee formed their shipping company in 1891 with
the purchase of the "Larch". In 1904 they took over the ships & company of
Stainthorp, Kitching & Co, Stockton. The company then traded to Gulf ports, US
Eastern Seaboard & St. Lawrence. John Magee retired in 1927 & the company was
re-named Crosby, Son & Co. Ltd.
In total they owned 16 ships throughout the
company's history. They sold their last ship in 1954 & the company was wound up
in 1958
https://www.hhtandn.org/venues/3902/north-of-england-steamship-co-ltd
Hartlepool History Then and Now
Lloyd's Book of House Flags and Funnels
(1912) shows the house flag of
Crosby, Magee & Co. (#623, p. 66), as white
with a red ("C") and blue ("M") monogram in the center.
https://research.mysticseaport.org/item/l011061/l011061-c008/31/
Ivan
Sache, 25 April 2021
![[Andrew Craig houseflag]](../images/g/gb~hfcsf.gif)
image by Ivan
Sache, 1 May 2021
Lloyd's Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912) shows the house flag of Crown
Steam Fishing Co., Ltd. (#1530, p. 109), a Grimsby-based fishing company, as
blue, in the center a Royal crown.
https://research.mysticseaport.org/item/l011061/l011061-c008/#74
Ivan Sache, 1 May 2021
![[Shah Line houseflag]](../images/g/gb~hfcrr.gif)
image by Ivan
Sache, 4 April 2008
William Norman Rudolf was born on 27 January 1835, the son of William Rudolf
(1791-1859) and Anna Matilda Oxner (1811-1886). His father was a successful
merchant in the West India trade and served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
(1826-1838) and subsequently on the Legislative Council until his death. W.N.
Rudolf began his working career in Pictou as a clerk for the Bank of Nova Scotia
in 1853 and subsequently took on the responsibility of running the office of
W.M. McKay. Rudolph became a partner in the firm Primrose and Rudolf of Pictou,
Nova Scotia, from 1864 until the business was dissolved in 1870. In 1866 he was
appointed a Justice of the Peace for the County of Pictou.
He moved to Great
Britain in September 1870 and established a general commission business in
partnership with Alexander Scott in Glasgow, Scotland, under the name Scott,
Rudolf & Co. In 1875 the Rudolph family moved to Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, England
and Rudolf established a partnership with Crow, Bogart & Co., later Crow, Rudolf
& Co. of Liverpool, England (established 1883). This enterprise primarily
related to the timber trade with North America and Rudolph was recorded as a
merchant seaman in census information from that time period. He died on 17
December 1886 at his home in Liverpool, England.
https://memoryns.ca/william-norman-rudolf-fonds
Nova Scotia Archives
The link to Lloyd's has to be updated to
https://research.mysticseaport.org/item/l011061/l011061-c008/#10
Ivan Sache,
22 April 2021
![[Crusader Shipping Ltd houseflag]](../images/g/gb~crusa.gif)
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 Crusader Shipping Ltd., London. A black
swallow-tailed pennant with a shield bearing the cross of St George on a gold
sword. The flag is made of a machine sewn, wool and synthetic fibre bunting. The
motif and the hoist are made of cotton fabric. A rope and toggle is attached.
The crusader's sword and shield in the design were intended by the company to
symbolise the launch into a new trade route across the Pacific from New Zealand
to the West Coast of USA."
Jarig Bakker, 10 August 2004
![[Crusader Swire Container Service Ltd. houseflag]](../images/g/gb~cscs.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 9 September 2005
Crusader Swire Container Service Ltd., London - white flag, blue "CSCS".
Source:
Loughran (1995)
Jarig Bakker, 9 September 2005
British Shipping lines: continued