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House Flags of German Shipping Companies (h)

Other "H"-companies:

Hadag Seetourist & Fahrdienst A.G.
Hamburg - Amerika Linie
Hamburg Süd
Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft: see Columbus Line / HSDG
Haniel Reederei
Hansa
Hapag-Lloyd AG
HHLA
Horn Linie
Hülskens

See also:

Haeger & Schmidt

image by Eugene Ipavec, 24 May 2006

Last year, a Haeger & Schmidt house flag was offered on eBay (end 8 June 2005, object no. 6182869155). Divided per saltire red (left and right triangles) and blue (upper and lower triangles), it has a white disk in the centre bearing a gearwheel outlined in black; the red triangles bear the black letters ‘H &’ (hoist) and ‘Sch’ (fly). Following links lead to the website of 'Haeger & Schmidt International GmbH' (original German and English version). Quote from ‘The Company’ section: “With our own fleet of ships, chartered vessels and a large number of privately-owned inland waterway craft working under contract for us, Haeger & Schmidt International is responsible for transporting over 10 million tonnes of cargo a year.

Haeger & Schmidt is a strong and powerful member of the SNCB / NMBS Group. As a major link in this comprehensive logistics system, we can offer all the
advantages of inland waterway carriage in ideal combination with all other modes of transport. Flexibility and integration are our strengths.”
Among the activities of this company, founded in 1887 and now employing some 200 people, are waterway transportation of various kinds (including containers), warehousing, and short-sea traffic. A look at the ‘Locations’ section shows Haeger & Schmidt offices in Germany (Duisburg being the main seat), Poland, Switzerland, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Some interesting flagoids appear representing RKE (Belgium), Best Logistics (Poland), AVR (France), and Sitra (Netherlands), all but the last being variants of the H&Sch flag.
House flag flying on this barge, or to give another example, tiny flag visible (photo) and house flag (drawing) here.
Jan Mertens, 18 Apr 2006

E. Hagen & Co

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2007

E. Hagen und Co. - The company used a white flag with a red pentagram in its centre. In the middle of the pentagram is a red inscription "H&Co.".
Source: Jürgen Meyer: "Hamburger Segelschiffe von 1795-1945"; ISBN 3-89225-400-1; Hamburg 1999; inside cover.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2007

J. Hagen

image by Jorge Candeias, 8 Jan 2005

The flag is blue with a white lozenge that touches the edges and a red initial "H" in the center. And the caption is sheer clarity: J. Hagen.
Jorge Candeias, 8 Jan 2005

Hamburg-Bremen Afrika Linie

image by Jarig Bakker, 21 Jan 2005

Hamburg-Bremen Afrika Linie, Bremen; white flag, black key; in corners red "HBAL".
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies, compiled by F.J.N. Wedge, Glasgow, 1926 [wed26]
Jarig Bakker, 21 Jan 2005

Hamburger Lloyd

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2007

It is not the flag of Hamburger Lloyd itself, but according to Nuesse a flag of a companies subsidiary.
It is a horizontal 9-stripes flag with alternating black and yellow stripes starting with a black one. In the canton is a black bear in a red field. So probably the company was a Berlin branch. Hamburger Lloyd had been an inline-shipping company.
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

Hamburger Lloyd variant

image sent by Jan Mertens, 30 Sep 2007

Another branch of this inland shipping company, established at Hamburg, flying a similar flag with a red canton bearing the well-known castle in white.
See the Binnenvaart site - house flag as a drawing on the 'Sabrit' page (scroll down to the little camera logo near '1975 Alpenbüttel' which links to a photo showing the flag flying prominently):
- drawing plus photo of 'Alchimist Emden' flying two HL flags: one on the bow, the other on a movable mast.
Jan Mertens, 30 Sep 2007

Hamburger Verkehrs Verbund

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Feb 2007

HVV, the "Hamburger Verkehrs Verbund" is Hamburgs Public Transport, consisting of S-Bahn Hamburg, which is part of German Railways DB, HHA, the "Hamburger Hochbahn AG", which runs metros and busses and HADAG, which runs harbour ferries for passengers. It is often hoisted together with the HADAG-flag.
It is a white flag with red horizontal stripes at both edges. In the centre is the inscription "HVV" in red capital italics, red underlined and two blue parallel lines connected with a little white square on the left side. The blue line is a symbol of a railway track with one station (=white square). (spotted 12 November 2006 in Hamburg).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Feb 2007

Hamburg-Vera Cruz-Packetfahrt-Gesellschaft

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2007

Hamburg-Vera Cruz-Packetfahrt-Gesellschaft - The company had a red flag with a blue roundel in the centre. In each corner was a blue capital "H" (upper hoist), "V" (upper fly);"P" (lower hoist) and "G" (lower fly).
Source: Jürgen Meyer: "Hamburger Segelschiffe von 1795-1945"; ISBN 3-89225-400-1; Hamburg 1999; cover inside.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2007

Hamman & Prahm

image by Jarig Bakker, 9 Nov 2005

Hamman & Prahm G.m.b.H. & Co., Wischhafen - horizontal green - white - red flag; in center white diamond with smaller black outlined diamond, charged with green underlined cloverleaf; the diamond between black "HP".
(Wischhafen is northwest of Hamburg along the Elbe river.)
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 9 Nov 2005

Hanse Bereederung

image by Santiago Dotor, 11 Nov 2003

Dov Gutterman spotted the link of HANSE Bereederung - Blue - white disk, red H.
Santiago Dotor, 11 Nov 2003

Hanseatic (Bremen)

image by Santiago Dotor, 11 Nov 2003

Dov Gutterman spotted the link of Hanseatic (Bremen) - Red - white disk, outlined H.
Santiago Dotor, 11 Nov 2003

Hanseatic Shipping

image by Santiago Dotor, 11 Nov 2003

Dov Gutterman spotted the link of Hanseatic Shipping & Chartering GmbH - Horizontal Red - White - Blue, reversed at the hoist; in center outlined blue oval, blue "HSC".
Santiago Dotor, 11 Nov 2003

Hanseatische Dampf Gesellschaft

image by Jarig Bakker, 14 Dec 2004

Hanseatische Dampf Gesellschaft, Lübeck - red flag; white letters "H.D.G".
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies, compiled by F.J.N. Wedge, Glasgow, 1926 [wed26]
Jarig Bakker, 14 Dec 2004

Hanseatische Motorschiffahrts-AG

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2007

Hanseatische Motorschiffahrts-AG - The company used a white flag with narrow horizontal red stripes on both edges. In the centre of the flag is a black object similar to a ship's propeller.
Source: Jürgen Meyer: "Hamburger Segelschiffe von 1795-1945"; ISBN 3-89225-400-1; Hamburg 1999; cover inside.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2007

Hanseatischer Afrika-Dienst

image by Jarig Bakker, 13 Nov 2003

I found a companion to the Glahr-houseflag with reversed colors in "See und Seefahrt", by G.A. Wolter, 1968 - Hanseatischer Afrika-Dienst.
Dov Gutterman, 2 Nov 2003

A. Hansen

image by Jarig Bakker, 17 Feb 2005

A. Hansen, Flensburg - blue flag, white "A.H.".
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies, compiled by F.J.N. Wedge, Glasgow, 1926 [wed26]
Jarig Bakker, 17 Feb 2005

Harms Bergung

image by Jarig Bakker, 23 Nov 2005

Harms Bergungs G.m.b.H., Hamburg - blue flag, yellow axe with blade pointing to the bottom. (Bergung = salvage)
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 23 Nov 2005

Alnwick Harmstorf

image by Jarig Bakker, 23 Nov 2005

Alnwick Harmstorf Co / Taurus-Schiffahrt: It is a light blue (FIAV-code B-) flag with a white stripe at top and bottom edge and a white serifed capital "H" in the centre of the flag.
I spotted this flag on 2 April 2007 in front of companies building in Hamburg-Altona,Kaystraße 1.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 June 2007

Harpen Transport AG

image by Jarig Bakker, 17 Jun 2007

‘HTAG Häfen und Transport AG’ (or ‘Harpen Transport AG’ as it was called till 2004) is a German logistics company active in inland navigation and related areas. Homepage (English version via Union Jack), the url revealing where the head office is situated: Owned by the similarly named ‘Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG’ – again laying stress on ports and transport - HTAG has a number of subsidiaries in Germany and other countries offering chartering, shipping, and handling services.

In addition, the related firm ‘Bunkerbetriebe Büchting GmbH’ is active in the Rhine area while other daughter companies are Oudkerk, Masslog (coal terminal at Duisburg), and Neska (forwarder, Duisburg).

The house flag (drawing) on the site, horizontally divided black-white-red, is striking in view of the fact that it is completely similar to the old German national flag 1871-1918. Tiny Harpen flag couple on inland vessel ‘Similor’ (photo) plus earlier version of flag logo on this Vlootschouw page.

A number of Harpen (that is to say, pre-HTAG) vessels are shown on the Binnenvaart site, e.g; ‘Harpen 29’ (adding a drawing of the flag):
I could not but see that said Binnenvaart vessels are mostly attributed to a firm called Harpener Bergbau (i.e. mining) which flew a different (pre-WWII) house flag. For the moment I see Harpen Transport/HTAG as an offshoot of Harpener Bergbau (which is named after a village of that name, by the way).
Jan Mertens, 15 Jun 2007

Here is a link to a German Wikipedia page on Harpener Bergbau: Founded in 1856. Mining interests go to Ruhrkohle 1969, keeping real estate, logistics and energy distribution. Further consolidations and mergers of companies, successors of HB.

Real estate firm Harpen Immobilien, Dortmund: So there seems to be a connection - the logistics department must have gone on until the takeover by Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln.
Now for Harpener Bergbau, flying a house flag horizontally divided (light)-(dark)-(light) with (light) initials ‘HB’ on the middle stripe separated by the well-known miners’ hammers in (light).
No colours unfortunately as I only found b/w images on this Tugspotters page: This is the best HB photo on Tugspotters.
A wild guess: could the colours have been white and green? See this Binnenvaart photo of ‘Harpen 105’: Who knows?
Jan Mertens, 16 Jun 2007

Hartmann Reederei

image by Jorge Candeias, 2 Mar 1999

White with a greyish blue lowercase 'h', in italics, shifted to the fly. The lower 'leg' of the 'h' stretches to the hoist creating a relatively narrow stripe over which are two other stripes in dark red and black.
Jorge Candeias, 2 Mar 1999

Hartmann Reederei. This refers to what is now Hartmann Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. K.G. which dates from 1981, originally as Alfred Hartmann.
Neale Rosanoski, 18 Oct 2004

A.Hartrodt

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2007

A.Hartrodt imported salpetre. He bought this one and only vessel in 1907. It was sunk by a submarine in 1917 and that was the end of the company. The company used a white flag with capital letters "AH" in the centre.
Source: Jürgen Meyer: "Hamburger Segelschiffe von 1795-1945"; ISBN 3-89225-400-1; Hamburg 1999; p.208.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2007

Paul Hase

image by Jarig Bakker, 17 Feb 2006

Paul Hase, Hammah - 7 horizontal stripes of black and orange; in center black "H".
Hammah is a small town west of Hamburg.
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 17 Feb 2006

Albert Hauschild

image by Jarig Bakker, 6 Nov 2003

Dov Gutterman reported the link of Albert Hauschild (GmbH & Co.), which contains the houseflag of said firm, as well as the rather similar flag of Klingenberg Bereederungs- und Befrachtungs OHG. Hauschild's flag is: white with broken capitals: green A, and black H.
Santiago Dotor, 6 Nov 2003

H.W. Heidmann

image by Jorge Candeias, 3 Dec 2004

The flag is simple and clear: a white cloth with two black "H" that share a common leg. But the caption is a nightmare. Speculating a lot, I could say it's something like "H. W. Hremans". Let's hope it pops up in some other source.
Jorge Candeias, 3 Dec 2004

It's No. 588 in the on-line 1912 Lloyds Flags & Funnels: 'H.W. Heidmann, Hamburg'.
Jan Mertens, 4 Dec 2004

John Heins

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Apr 2007

John Heins - The company used a red over yellow pennant superimposed by a black serifed capital "H" shifted to the hoist.
Source: Jürgen Meyer: "Hamburger Segelschiffe von 1795-1945"; ISBN 3-89225-400-1; Hamburg 1999; inside cover.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Apr 2007

Helmsing & Grimm

image by Jarig Bakker, 30 Sep 2005

Helmsing & Grimm G.m.b.H. & Co., Hamburg; white burgee, blue disk.
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 30 Sep 2005

Wilhelm Hemsoth

image by Jarig Bakker, 7 Feb 2005

Wilhelm Hemsoth, Hamburg - white flag, tapered blue saltire, in center yellow disk with two black hammers in saltire; in white top and bottom black "WH".
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies, compiled by F.J.N. Wedge, Glasgow, 1926 [wed26]
Jarig Bakker, 7 Feb 2005

Jorg Hennig

image by Jarig Bakker, 17 Dec 2005

Jorg Hennig Bereederungs und Schiffahrts K.G., Duisburg - green flag, white "H".
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 17 Dec 2005

A.J. Hertz Söhne

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2007

A.J.Hertz Söhne - The flag shows a white Hamburg-gate in a red heart ("Hertz" = heart) in a blue heart in a white flag.
Source: Jürgen Meyer: "Hamburger Segelschiffe von 1795-1945"; ISBN 3-89225-400-1; Hamburg 1999; inside cover.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2007

Claus Heydorn

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2007

Claus Heydorn - The only thing I know about Claus Heydorn is, that he ran the vessel JOHANNA MATHILDA from 1869-1874 together with Rob M. Sloman. The flag is somehow an inverted Sloman flag. In the centre of a white cloth is a blue Hamburg-gate and in each corner is a blue 6-point star.
Source: Jürgen Meyer: "Hamburger Segelschiffe von 1795-1945"; ISBN 3-89225-400-1; Hamburg 1999; p.23.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2007

Reederei Hiddensee

image by Al Fisher

Blue flag with a wide red stripe, fimbriated white, from bottom hoist to top fly, bearing a white anchor. On the top hoist a white letter 'R', on the bottom fly a white letter 'H'.
Santiago Dotor, 17 May 2005

Jean Hintze

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2007

Jean Hintze - This company used a black flag with a white rhomb with red serifed capital letters "JH".
Source: Jürgen Meyer: "Hamburger Segelschiffe von 1795-1945"; ISBN 3-89225-400-1; Hamburg 1999; cover inside.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2007

Heinrich Hirdes

image by Santiago Dotor, 27 Mar 2006

Sara Townsley asked: This flag is located on a main road in a rural area in Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany. It has three horizontal stripes: white on the top, white on the bottom, and black across the middle. In the black field, "HH" is in large white letters. It's flying from a pole at the entrance to an agricultural business, whose name does not contain any Hs.
Sara Townsley, 27 Mar 2006

This flag is the houseflag of the Heinrich Hirdes GmbH founded 1912 in Duisburg. This company still exists (now in Hamburg), see this website.
Jörg M. Karaschewski, 30 Mar 2006

Wulf Hoffmann

image by Jarig Bakker, 17 Dec 2005

Wulf Hoffmann, Hamburg - blue flag with 4 white horizontal stripes a varying height; in center sort of white "WH".
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 17 Dec 2005

Holm & Molzen

image by Jarig Bakker, 7 Feb 2005

Holm & Molzen, Flensburg - blue flag, white 7-pointed star
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies, compiled by F.J.N. Wedge, Glasgow, 1926 [wed26]
Jarig Bakker, 7 Feb 2005

Eduard Holtzapfel

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2007

Eduard Holtzapfel - The company existed from 1889 til 1912, when Holtzapfel gave up. The company used a white flag with red stripes on either edge. The white field had a small blue canton with a white shield showing a branch with three wild apples (germ.: Holzäpfel). The red inscription "E.H." is shifted to the fly.
Source: Jürgen Meyer: "Hamburger Segelschiffe von 1795-1945"; ISBN 3-89225-400-1; Hamburg 1999; p.153-154.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2007

Alfred Homuth

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2007

Alfred Homuth G.m.b.H. - The company was founded by Captain Alfred Homuth in 1919 and existed at least until 1927. The company used a green flag with a white diamond with red serifed dotted capital letters "A.H."
Source: Jürgen Meyer: "Hamburger Segelschiffe von 1795-1945"; ISBN 3-89225-400-1; Hamburg 1999; p.218f-219.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2007

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