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Early 20th Century sources show it as Argo Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft,
then as Argo Reederei A.G. before becoming Argo Reederei Richard
Adler & Co. in 1933 following a merger with two other companies,
all being associated with Norddeutscher Lloyd.
This company lasted until the early 1990s with the same flag being used
throughout.
Neale Rosanoski, 13 Oct 2004
This is the firm’s website, click on the waving flag to enter, i.e. Argo Shipping GmbH, Bremen. The poster on the right of the page which appears next is clickable and as you can see, this is the source of the flag drawn on the left of the page (‘ARGO Reederei Richard Adler & Co. Bremen’).
I am not so much concerned with the shape of the star though. The poster is obviously not recent and the star on FOTW-ws is the one used on funnels nowadays and, moreover, backed up by Josef Nuesse. So the star has evolved over time. What is more surprising: the star near the hoist rather than in the middle, as shown in the on-line 1912 Lloyds Flags and Funnels, no. 187, i.e. ‘“Argo” Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft, Bremen’ (“Argo” Steam Navigation Company, Bremen).
It looks odd, a star adrift (not securely roped?). On the other hand,
this may have been the original version?
Jan Mertens, 13 Jun 2005