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![[Taubatkompaniet Boa Limited houseflag]](../images/n/no~boa.gif)
image by Jorge Candeias
![[Th. Brøvig]](../images/n/no~brovi.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 8 January 2006
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the
World [4]
Farsund - red flag bordered blue, white diamond,
blue "B".
Jarig Bakker, 8 January 2006
![[Thorvald Hansen flag]](../images/n/no~th.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship
Companies, compiled by F.J.N. Wedge, Glasgow, 1926
[9]
Thorvald Hansen, Lyngör - white flag, blue "HT".
Jarig Bakker, 19 February 2005
![[Tordenskjold ASA houseflag]](../images/n/no~torde.gif)
image by Jorge Candeias
Tordenskjold ASA originated from Rasmus S. Olsen, a shipowner from 1876 who
in 1888 formed D/S Tordensjkold. At the same time he appears to have continued
operating in his own name at first and then later as Rasmus S. Olsens Rederi A/S
until the last ship was sold in 1965. In the meantime the Tordensjkold company
seems to have become the major operating company of the Olsen family who
retained control for 4 generations during which time it became a share capital
company in 1930. In 1989 a reorganization saw the advent of outside shareholders.
In early 1995 Runciman Investments of UK bought 51% but by the end of the year
it was back in Norwegian hands as a result of a syndicate led by Tor Johan Stuve.
In 1996 all operations were consolidated under Tordensjkold ASA and in 1997 they
took over the cement ship management company Chem Bulk Carriers AS
which is described by some sources as being "absorbed" at this date but in fact
appears to be still operating as a subsidiary (detail from the old company
website, http://www.skipet.no and Lloyds).
![[Tordenskjold ASA houseflag]](../images/n/no~o311.gif)
(1)
![[Tordenskjold ASA houseflag]](../images/n/no~o162.gif)
(2)
images by
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2011
The flag of Olsen and Tordensjkold has been shown as red with a white "X"
throughout starting as Rasmus F. Olson by Lloyds 1912 [image (1)] with pretty
much the version being shown by Ivan with one arm thicker than the other. The
only other flag book to show it that I have found is Stewart 1963, also in the
name of Olsen, but they show it as a straight "X" with no serifs [image (2)] though I would not place much credence on this factor.
(3)
(4)
(5)
images by
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2011
According to the skipet website this version was superceded by another giving
a wider and thicker "X" [image (3)]. Then there are the two versions obtained
from company website logos.
The first [image (4)] is the apparent
source of Jorge for the Tordenskjold flag sourced probably around 1998. The
second [image (5)] is
Ivan's obtained in 2003. As a Olsen/Tordensjkold flag it may have well
been flown by vessels in the management by Cem Bulk Carriers but that does not
make it theirs as such, merely their use of the parent flag unless the variation
in thickness can be pinpointed as being a deliberate ploy to differentiate.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2011
See also: Chem Bulk Carriers AS
Torghatten started as a mere shipping company with just one vessel in 1878.
Today Torghatten is one of the biggest logistics companies of Norway having an
annual turnover of about 9.3 billion NOK and about 7000 employees. It is running
all kinds of transport of persons and gods by ship, ferry, bus, lorry and
aeroplane. For further information click:
http://torghatten.no/om-torghatten/
The company was established as “Dampskibet Torghatten AS” on 3 January 1878
for mail transport and was thus entitled to fly the Norwegian post flag on stern
of the only ship “TORGHATTEN”. Name giver was a nearby mountain with a hole in
it, which is said having been the hat of a troll named Torge, which was pierced
by an arrow. When dawn was breaking the whole scenery turned to stone and became
a mountain ridge.
In 1913 the name was changed to “AS Torghattens
Dampskibsselskab” and the company moved from Kvaløen to Brønnøysund in 1917. In
1930 the first bus route was established. In 1952 the name was changed into “AS
Torghatten Trafikkselskap”. In 1957 the first ferry service was established. In
1991 the company gained chairs of air transportation company “Widerøes
Flyveselskap”. In 1999 the name was changed to “Torghatten Trafikkselskap ASA”.
In 1998 “Fosen Traffiklag ASA” was acquired as a daughter of Torghatten. Their
houseflag was a red-white-red horizontal triband. (see:
http://ferjekiosken2.mamutweb.com/subdet206.htm). Both companies merged in
2009 and the name was changed again to Torghatten ASA.
For further
information (in Norwegian) click:
http://torghatten.no/om-torghatten/historikk/
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2
May 2017
![[Torghatten]](../images/n/no~toha878.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2
May 2017
I can’t guarantee its existence. But as a matter of fact the
funnels of the fleet until 1952 had been white with blue horizontal stripes at
top and bottom and a blue serif “T” in the centre. It is very likely that the
house flag had the same pattern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2
May 2017
![[Torghatten]](../images/n/no~toha952.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2
May 2017
A split flag, blue
with red stripes at top and bottom with white fimbriations between the stripes
and a white serif “T” slightly shifted to hoist.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2
May 2017
![[Torghatten]](../images/n/no~toha009.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2
May 2017
Blue with red stripes at top and bottom with white fimbriations between the
stripes and a white unserifed “T” in centre.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2
May 2017
![[Torkel Alendal]](../images/n/no~hftal.gif)
image by Ivan Sache, 12 December 2013/p>
Josef Nuesse's "Ships and Flags" website shows the house flag of Torkel
Alendal, a Karmsund-based company, as white with a thin blue horizontal stripe
at the top and bottom edges, in the middle a "floating" swallow-tailed red flag
charged with a white "A" attached to a blue staff topped with a blue disk.
Source:
http://www.flagpole.de/reedereiflaggen/europa/nordeuropa/
Ivan Sache, 12 December 2013
Nautical Antiques Warehouse, offering for sale some crockery from a Torkel
Alendal ship, has it the company was founded in 1979.
Source:
http://www.piecesofship.com/shipsalvage.htm.
Torkel Alendal himself apparently lives on the Channel Islands these days.
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 17 January 2014
![[Houseflag of Troms Fylkes Dampskisselskap]](../images/n/no~tfds.gif)
image by Jorge Candeias
flag at Hamburg Exhibition about Hurtigruten
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 January 2009
Established 1 October 1888 in Tromsø.
Description of flag: It is a dark blue flag, fimbriated white and red. Within a blue field are white capital letters, one capital in each corner "TFDS" around a white 5-point star in the centre.
Seat: Tromsø
The company was established as Tromsø Amts Dampskibsselskab
in 1866 for local steamship service in Troms County. An extensive network was
built up over the years and in 1925 the company was renamed. A summer service to
Spitsbergen (Svalbard)was started in 1934. The ship of that line was later used
as a replacement ship within the coastal express service. The purchase of four
ships of Bergenske in 1979 heralded a phase of expansion. In 1984 the company
overtook the shares of Nordlandslinje in Nord-Poolen. TFDS became a partner in
RoNoTro, which bought Bergenske from Kosmos. The company was enabled to buy the
two vessels of Nordenfjeldske. Today TFDS runs five ships in the coastal express
line, furthermore local ferry servicesand commercial shipping activities in
tankers and offshore
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2017
![[Tschudi]](../images/n/no~tsudi.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 24 June 2009
Homepage of the Tschudi group (in English), demerged in 2003 from Tschudi &
Eitzen, founded 1883: http://www.tschudishipping.com/
Helpful quote from the ‘About Us’ section, left menu: "Tschudi Shipping Company
is a privately controlled Norwegian ship owning company operating within the
international maritime industry. The company focuses on active ownership and
management of vessels and shipping related projects and companies."
As can be seen on the introductory page, Tschudi participates in, or owns,
various companies: Esco, container carrier (EE); Tschudi Logistics (NO); Tschudi
Lines Baltic Sea and North Sea, respectively (NO/EE); Tschudi Road Transport
(EE); and Tschudi Ship Management (EE). All but Esco and the also listed ITC
(NL) and Otto Danielsen (DK, taken over in 2005) use the current house flag.
Further firms - using different logos and, probably house flags - are Kirkenes
Transit, logistics provider for Russia (NO), Sydvaranger, former mining and
current industrial maritime service provider (NO), Boreal Group, offshore
services (NO).
From the ‘History’ section: "From 1896 the funnel mark of T&E was the coat of
arms of the canton of Zurich on a red belt thereby combining the colours of
Norway with a Swiss symbol (...) introduced (...) as a gesture to the vessel's
Swiss shareholders. From 1895 until 1936 Swiss capital raised from the
connections of Captain Henry Tschudi whose family originated from Switzerland,
provided an essential part of the investments in new vessels for the company.
From that time on until the second world war the company's vessels were all
given Swiss geographical names. Tschudi Shipping Company will continue to
display this time-honoured funnel mark on its directly owned vessels."
Flag related image taken from the site
and photo detail found
here.
Swallowtail, per descending diagonal divided into light blue and white, a light
blue initial ‘T’ (no serifs) in the upper fly.
FOTW-ws pages concerning Tschudi & Eitzen, Zurich, Otto Danielsen, and Esco,
respectively:
Tschudi & Eitzen Bulkers A/S,
Zürich, Otto Danielsen
Rederiet, Esco
Jan Mertens, 07 June 2009
![[Tønsbergs Rederiaktiesselskab houseflag]](../images/n/no~ton.gif)
by Ivan Sache
Source: Boone's Scripophily
Red field with white diamond bearing a blue disk, thus repeating the
Norwegian national colours.
Jan Mertens, 15 January 2005
Photo of Tønsberg flag can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brusse/3807302553/
Aleksandar Nemet, 30 August 2009
Looking at city of Tønsberg page, we have
information on non existence of the flag at the time. Apparently this has
changed.
It is interesting to not at the above photo that there is a thin stripe of white
attached to the lower edge of the flag. It is hard to say if there is such
stripe at the top, and if it is, may it be that these stripes were actually blue
and faded away? But, then the seal in the flag looks like very well preserved.
Hmh, a mystery to be solved ...
Željko Heimer, 30 August 2009
It does look like a flag with the seal / arms of Tønsberg
on it. I don't see anything on their sight about it, though.
The flag looks brand new, for the most part. My view is that we're actually
seeing two flags on one pole; the bottom stripe is where the other flag is not
obscured by the one in full view. Maybe they didn't want the sun shining
through?
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 30 August 2009
