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HADAG (Shipping Company, Germany)

Hafen Dampfschifffahrts Aktien Gesellschaft.

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[Hadag Seetourist & Farhdienst A.G.] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2007
used from 1969 to about 1980

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Hadag Seetourist & Farhdienst A.G.

Hadag Seetourist & Fahrdienst A.G., Hamburg - flag per saltire green and white; in center red shield, charged with white "HADAG".
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

HADAG is a shipping company in Hamburg, which was established in 1888. Until 1983 the company ran the cruiseliner "ASTOR" But nowadays it is a mere passenger-transport company and is also running the harbour-ferries under the roof of Hamburgs public transport HVV. As times were changing the volume of passengers declined from 21,300,000 in 1958 down to less than 2,000,000 passengers in 1989. Today the company has 85 employees and runs 19 ships on 6 branch-lines.
This flag was used from 1969 to about 1980.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Feb 2007

HADAG Cruise line: The flag is divided by saltire. The colours are green (top and bottom) and white (hoist and fly). The centre is superimposed by a red shield with a narrow white tressure and white capital "HA" over "D" over "AG".
According to companies own flagchart this is the company-flag used between 1969 and 1980. I also saw an old photo, showing a very big flag hoisted upon the Landungsbrücken building in Hamburgs harbour area.
According to KLUDAS this is the flag of HADAG-Cruise line, which no longer exists.
Source: Arnold KLUDAS: Die Geschichte der deutschen Passagierschiffahrt (5 Bde.) Hamburg 1986; Reprint Laibach Slovenia-Buch Nr. 03617-8, p.224
Additional information: HADAG is an abbreviation of  "Hafen Dampfschiffahrts Aktien Gesellschaft".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2007

Hadag till 1950

[Hadag till 1950] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Feb 2007

Description of flag: It is a green and white flag divided by saltire with black capital letters "H"(top), "D"(hoist), "A"(fly) and "G"(bottom). The flag was used until 1950.
Source: spotted on 26 November 2006 at Modellbauwelt Hamburg, reconfirmed later by PR-department of company
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Feb 2007

Hadag 1950 to 1969

[Hadag 1950 to 1969] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Feb 2007

Description of flag: It is a green and white flag divided by saltire with capital letters "H"(top, white), "D"(hoist,black), "A"(fly,black) and "G"(bottom,white). The letters have no serifs. The flag was used from 1950 to 1969.
Source: answer of PR-department of company. For further information see company site.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Feb 2007

Hadag actual flag

[Hadag actual flag] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Feb 2007

The flag is used since the 1980's. It is the same as the company's logo.
It is a white flag. At the bottom are white waves topped by red waves topped by green waves.Above all are white capitals with green edges forming the word "HADAG". They are placed as if they are swimming upon the waves. Source: HADAG-Timetable 2007
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Feb 2007