House Flags of German Shipping Companies (sch)

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• Peter Schau
• Schiffsservice Berlin
• Schleppschiffahrt auf dem Neckar
• Willy H. Schlicker
• Ernst Schliemanns
• Schlüssel Reederei
• Schlüter & Maack - variant
• A.J. Schön & Co
• Befrachtungskontor Schoning
• Schrader & Wrede
• Richard Schröder
• Robert H. Schröder
• B.J. Schuchmann Schiffshandel
• W.Schuchmann Reederei
• Heinrich Schütt
• J.H.T. Schupp
• Victor Schuppe
• A.H. Schwedersky
• A.H. Schwedersky Nachfahren

• H. & R. Schepers
• Reederei Wilhelm Schepers
• Schepers Rhein-See-Linie
• F. Schichau
• Detlef Schmidt
• Hans Hinrich Schmidt
• Heinrich Schmidt
• Wilhelm E. F. Schmidt
• W. H. P. Schmidt(?)
• E.C. Schramm & Co.
• Hans Schramm
• Schröder, Hölken und Fischer
• Heinrich Schuldt
• Schulte & Bruns GmbH & Co.
• Bernhard Schulte
• Thomas Schulte
• Reederei Schwaben

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Peter Schau

The company was located in Leer. It is a black over red over blue horizontal tricolour, the colours of eastern Frisia. In the centre a white lozenge, fimbriated black containing a black inscription "Sch", is superimposed.
Source: "Flaggen, Schornsteine, Reedereien- Flaggen und Schornsteine der deutschen Reedereien und ihre Schiffe über 300 BRT"; Hamburg 1957; p.F25
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Apr 2009

Schiffsservice Berlin

Alluded to in a message concerning Merkur Schifffahrt-Baustoffe, the yellow pennant seen here represents Schiffsservice Berlin (DE), click first photo in row of three. Company website, German only: This bunkering firm at Berlin-Spandau, founded in 1959, was taken over by I. Gersbeck in 1998 and
currently employs eight people.  Three bunkering vessels ply the Berlin inland waters (one of them accepting bilge) every day, a shipchandler?s shop is maintained, and quayside space offered to vessels in transit. Additionally, the firm operates a tourist shipping terminal.
House flag: Red-bordered yellow pennant, proclaiming name of owner ?Ingo Gersbeck? and company ?Schiffsservice Berlin? in black letters without serifs (two lines), plus the Berlin bear, also black, in the lower hoist corner.
These are in fact the national colours although, of course, the traditional Shell red & yellow are most prominent.
Jan Mertens, 8 May 2009

Schleppschiffahrt auf dem Neckar

?Towage on the (River) Neckar Ltd? is the meaning of this company name. Established at Heilbronn, this venerable firm was founded in 1877 to carry goods on the River Rhine?s tributary ? the ?towage? refers to the fact that for a number of years transportation was operated, literally, by barges being pulled along a 114 km long chain on the bottom of the river. The idea was to compete with the ever-expanding railways.  From 1935 on the river was fully canalized and steam (later diesel motor) vessels were put into service.  The company was taken over by Reederei Schwaben in 1972.

Direct link to German Wiki photo, showing navigation on the Neckar (before 1885):
 A ?Binnenvaart? page shows the flag as a drawing and flying on steam tug ?Otto Konz? (colour photo):
The flag has seven horizontal stripes NRNWNRN, the central (white) one being somewhat wider and bearing the serifed company initials ?S.a.d.N.? in black; next to the hoist is a vertical stripe in counterchanged colours RNRWRNR.  Black and red are the old Württemberg flag colours.
Jan Mertens, 5 Nov 2008

Willy H. Schlicker

Reederei Willy H. Schlicker & Co
The company was located in Hamburg-Altona. It is a black over white horizontal bicolour with a big, red ?S? in the centre.
Source: Deutsche Reedereien und ihre Erkennungszeichen?; 2nd ed.; Hamburg; 1956; p.33.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2007

Ernst Schliemanns

Ernst Schliemanns Tankschiff Reederei
The company was located in Hamburg. It is a white over red over white horizontal triband with a white disc, fimbriated black, containing a black capital ?S? in the centre.
Source: Deutsche Reedereien und ihre Erkennungszeichen?; 2nd ed.; Hamburg; 1956; p.36.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2007

Schlüssel Reederei

Schlüssel Reederei K.G., Bremen - triband NWN; in center on white red shield charged with a white contour line and a white key. "Schlüssel" = key.
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 11 Sep 2005

Schlüter & Maack

Schlüter & Maack existed as a mere trading company in Hamburg since 1820. Though the first ship was acquired in 1886 the shipping company was established in 1903. After WWI the last two steamships of the company were sold and the shipping-company was dissolved. The trading company exists still today.
The company used a white flag with a shield in its centre. In a yellow field is arm dressed in red holding a blue key in a white hand.
"Schlüter" can be translater as the man who locks the door and therefore holds the key.
Source: Jürgen Meyer: "Hamburger Segelschiffe von 1795-1945"; ISBN 3-89225-400-1; Hamburg 1999; p.148ff.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2007

Schlüter & Maack. The company had a fleet of sailing ships until the end of WW1 when the [surviving?] fleet was confiscated. They built 2 steamers in 1922/3, one being sold in 1926 and the last in 1935. Going by the Lloyd Reedereiflaggen cigarette card collection of 1933 their cargoes were then carried by Knöhr & Burchard Nachfolger. I enclose 3 images which may help define the flag.
(1) is the logo as shown on the company website which at first glance I took to be an arm, extending to the shoulder, holding to an arrow but on looking closer it is apparently a key with a pointed triangular end with the wards uppermost rather than having the oval end as shown by Klaus-Michael's source. (see below).
(2) Klaus-Michael's source from Jürgen Meyer which shows the width of the letters and which are constant [as is also shown by 2 other sources found which include the Massary cigarette collection of 1930]. (see below).
(3) the image from Lloyds 1912 No. 2073 which shows the shoulder with its padded clothing effect being shown. As far as their "key" is concerned, to me it looks more like a [burglar's] jemmy. (see below).
Be as it may, if the logo is considered likely to have been replicated on the flag in design, not colours, and the letters amended, then your experts may wish to change the current image.
Neale Rosanoski, 17 Dec 2009

Schlüter & Maack variants

A.J. Schön & Co

A.J.Schön & Co. - The company used a white flag with a black capital serifed "S" in the centre and 3 red stripes parallel to the edges except 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

Befrachtungskontor Schoning

Befrachtungskontor Schoning GmbH & Co., Haren - horizontal BWB flag; on white black "BFS".
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 27 Nov 2005

Schrader & Wrede

The flag is a simple blue cross on white. The caption consists of two words, apparently started by an S and a W. The rest is complete guesswork: Schrabre Wrede?!
Jorge Candeias, 16 Dec 2004

Must be Schrader & Wrede (Hamburg), a tugboat operator. All I could find was this page, charting the career of a tugboat which once (1901-1918) belonged to
this company.
Jan Mertens, 17 Dec 2004

Richard Schröder

#45 Reederei Richard Schröder, Hamburg - flag per saltire blue and white; at hoist and fly red "RS".
From Scott, R.M., The Caltex book of Flags and Funnels, Capetown, Caltex Africa Ltd. (1959).
Jarig Bakker, 30 Dec 2004

Robert H. Schröder

The full name was "Reederei- und Frachtenkontor Robert H. Schröder GmbH". The company was located in Hamburg. In the centre of a red flag is a white lozenge fimbriated black. In the lozenge is a black inscription: "R.H.SCH".
Source:"Flaggen, Schornsteine, Reedereien- Flaggen und Schornsteine der deutschen Reedereien und ihre Schiffe über 300 BRT"; Hamburg 1957; p.F22
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Apr 2009

B.J. Schuchmann Schiffshandel

The full name was "Schiffshandel jeglicher Art, Behrend-Janssen Schuchmann". The company was located in Hamburg. The translation of the company literally is "any kind of ship trading". The flag is divided per saltire into blue(top), red(bottom) and white. The whole is superimposed by a black capital "S". It was a company of Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs AG.
Source: "Flaggen, Schornsteine, Reedereien- Flaggen und Schornsteine der deutschen Reedereien und ihre Schiffe über 300 BRT"; Hamburg 1957; p.F25
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Apr 2009

W.Schuchmann Reederei

W.Schuchmann Reederei
The company was located in Bremerhaven. It is a plain white flag with a big, black capital ?S? in ist centre.
Source:  ?Deutsche Reedereien und ihre Erkennungszeichen?; 2nd ed.; Hamburg; 1956; p.37.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Apr 2009

Heinrich Schütt

The company was located in Wewelsfleth. It is a white flag. At the hoist is a blue trapezium, at the fly a red one rotated 180°. In the centre of the flag is a blue 5-point star containing a white capital "S".
Source: "Flaggen, Schornsteine, Reedereien- Flaggen und Schornsteine der deutschen Reedereien und ihre Schiffe über 300 BRT"; Hamburg 1957; p.F26
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Apr 2009

J.H.T. Schupp

J.H.T. Schupp
The company was located in Hamburg. It is a white flag with a blue disc, fimbriated red, containing a white capital ?S?.
Source: Deutsche Reedereien und ihre Erkennungszeichen?; 2nd ed.; Hamburg; 1956; p.28.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Apr 2009

Victor Schuppe

Victor Schuppe
The company was located in Stettin. It was a white flag with blue, serifed, dotted capitals ?V.S.?.
Source: Arnold KLUDAS: Die Geschichte der deutschen Passagierschiffahrt (5 Bde.) Hamburg 1986; Reprint Laibach Slovenia-Buch Nr. 03617-8 Flagchart p.224.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Apr 2009

A.H. Schwedersky

A.H. Schwedersky, Memel - white flag, blue cross formy. Memel is now Klaipeda in Lithuania.
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

A.H. Schwedersky Nachfahren

The company was located in Kiel. The flag is the same like that one of Nordische Reederei GmbH in Kiel.
Source: "Flaggen, Schornsteine, Reedereien- Flaggen und Schornsteine der deutschen Reedereien und ihre Schiffe über 300 BRT"; Hamburg 1957; p.F26
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Apr 2009

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