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Centered-cross depiction
image by Phil
Nelson
Source: Colin Stewart and John B. Styring: Flags, Funnels and Hull Colours,
1963 [6].
http://w1.435.telia.com/~u43505985/SHIPP1.HTML
has this one too, but with a more centered S (and uneven swallow-tails?).
Ole Andersen, 22 September 2000
I experienced the time when the ships of Svea came and went in the harbour
of Stockholm. I have no memory of Svea having a small Swedish flag in the
house flag. The S was on the other hand bolder than in the image.
Richard Roosvall, May 2001 [translated from Swedish]
Scandinavian cross depiction
image by James Dignan
Taking a look at Svea in Brown's Flags and Funnels, 1978 [6], which is a
few years later than the source in my original image there are a few
differences. The Swedish flag appears more along the lines of a Scandinavian
cross as anticipated by Ole back at the time of the original posting.
Additionally, the 'S' in the image is more san serif v. the serif letter in
the Stewart [6] source.
Phil Nelson, 1 June 2001
See: Eman. Högberg
Original flag
contributed by
Neale Rosanoski, 5 August 2003
Probably the best source available is the Josef Nüsse [5] table flag showing a
very small canton with the cross fesspoint to the hoist ie Scandinavian style
and with a plain letter. As photos definitely show the "S" on the
funnel was plain I would be surprised if that on the flag differed. The
company originated 1886 as Stockholms Rederi A/B or Stockholms Ångfartygs
Rederi A/B (sources differ) with the original flag being a dark blue with an
oval picture, within an ornate gold frame, of the upper portion of a red
coated man with a golden crown against a light blue background with the name
and flag changed by 1912.
Neale Rosanoski, 5 August 2003
This is the flag of Stockholms
Rederiaktibolag Svea which was associated with Emmanuel Högberg.
According to Jordan in The World's Merchant Fleets 1939 he was the
managers whilst by the mid-1960's the company was being operated by Curt
Högberg who was obviously connected with both Högbergs being at the same
address in Lloyds. Whilst they may even have become owners the flag itself
belongs to Stockholms Rederiaktibolag Svea, going back to pre-World War 1.
Neale Rosanoski, 6 January 2004
Some more detail has come to light in that Emanual Högberg has been given as heading a syndicate of Swedish families, who, as Stjärnbolagen, acquired over half of the shares in Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea around the 1930s. Emanual apparently became CEO and principal operator although other family members seem to have been involved as well. In 1939 Svea set up a joint venture with Kooperative Förbundet (Swedish Co-operative Society) for a tanker company Rederi A/B Saturnus which became a full subsidiary in 1956 and lasted until the Johnson takeover in 1975.
images contributed by Neale Rosanaoski, 21 August 2006
According to Brown 1958 [13] they had a blue swallowtailed flag with a yellow "S" [see s210] and
this appears to be supported by black and white ship photos. Then it seems the colours became reversed to a yellow flag with a blue "S" [see
s209] which is given by US Navy 1961 [8] and supported by
a cap badge in Collectors Corner. The latter version is also shown by
the kommandobryggan website but they allocate the former to Rederi A/B
Staffan which was a company taken over by Svea, operated by Curt
Högberg, and then absorbed by Svea. US Navy 1961 also show this blue
flag with yellow "S" for Rederi A/B Staffan but in conjunction with
another funnel [see s982] so perhaps it was used by
both or maybe its adoption for the latter was reason for a change in
that for Rederi A/B Saturnus.
Neale Rosanaoski, 21 August 2006
image by Jarig
Bakker, 15 August 2005
Source: http://kommandobryggan.se/Bryggan/Rederi.htm
White swallowtail with blue top and bottom; on
white a white shield bordered blue, charged with blue "F".
Jarig Bakker, 15 August 2005
This company had origins going back to 1914 but was acquired by the Högberg family in 1923
according to the kommandobryggan website being managed, according to
Lloyds, by Erik Högberg who, it is assumed, was another of the family.
Neale Rosanaoski, 21 August 2006
image contributed by Neale Rosanoski, 2 November 2006
Operated 1935-1966 before, as a subsidiary of
Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea it was absorbed into the parent company.
Used a blue swallowtailed flag with a yellow "S"
being sourced from US Navy 1961 [8] and the
Kommandobryggan website
although Brown 1958 [wed58] shows it being for the
associate Rederi A/B Saturnus.
Neale Rosanoski, 2 November 2006
image contributed by Neale Rosanoski, 2 November 2006
Formed 1939 as a joint venture by
Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea and
Kooperativa Förbundet as a tanker company with the
latter bought out in 1956, ceasing as an separate identity when
Johnsons took over Svea in 1975.
Brown 1958 [13] shows it using the livery
of Rederi A/B Staffan but other sources including the
Collectors Corner website cap badge and US Navy 1961 [8]
give it using the reverse colours of a yellow swallowtail with a blue "B".
Neale Rosanoski, 2 November 2006
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 August 2007
Operated the ferry "Marina" 1963-1969 and
was a subsidiary of Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea.
The flag from a Collectors Corner cap badge was blue with an "X"
breaking an arrow, both yellow.
Neale Rosanoski, 9 February 2007
Lloyd's Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912)
[1] shows the house flag of
"Rederiaktiebolaget Hernogia" (#145, p. 43), a company based in
Härnösand (Hernösand in Lloyd's), as white with a blue cross, a white
square charged with a black "H" in the middle of the cross and a red
star in canton.
Ivan Sache, 2 April 2008
The scanned detail is misleadng. The company name is
Rederiaktiebolaget Hernodia and the Number is 150. In Lloyds 1917-8
both this company and Hernosand Rederi Aktiebolaget, being one ship
companies, are shown as operated by Hans Hamberg so the "H" may
signify him and apply to both. Rederi A/B Hernodia was bought by
Rederi A/B Fredrika in 1916 according to the
kommandobryggan site.
Neale Rosanoski, 22 November 2008