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Adolf Wiards (German Shipping Company)

Adolf Wiards, Bremen

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[Adolf Wiards] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2007 See also:

Adolf Wiards

Adolf Wiards, Bremen
The flag is the same like the 8-stripes variant of the city of Bremen. It has however a big blue capital "W" in a white circle surrounded by a thin red line in its centre.
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

Kauffahrtei Seerederei Adolf Wiards & Co

[Kauffahrtei Seerederei Adolf Wiards & Co] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 April 2009

Kauffahrtei Seerederei Adolf Wiards & Co
The company was located in Hamburg. It is a blue flag with a white sailing ship, sailing towards the fly, having three masts and placed above a wavy line, all in white.
Source: Deutsche Reedereien und ihre Erkennungszeichen; 2nd ed.; Hamburg; 1956; p.24.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 April 2009

Heinrich Witt

[Heinrich Witt] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2009

Heinrich Witt GmbH
The company was located in Hamburg. Corresponding ship owner was Adolf Wiards, located in Bremen.
The holding of both companies was Kauffahrtei Seereederei, Adolf Wiards & Co, located in Hamburg (according to source p.24). The flag is nearly the same like that one of Wiards (Bremen), but in the disc is are celestial blue capitals “H” above “W” (extended width).
Source: Deutsche Reedereien und ihre Erkennungszeichen”; 2nd ed.; Hamburg; 1956; p.43.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2009

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