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House Flags of German Shipping Companies (n)

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Naval Reederei

[Naval Reederei] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2007

Naval Reederei A.G. - The company was established in 1922. Owner was a certain R.Heckmann. The company sold its last sailing ship in 1928 but kept a few steamships and was dissolved some time in the 30ies of the 20th century.
The company used a blue splitflag with horizontal orange stripes on the upper and lower edge and an orange capital "N" shifted to the hoist.
Source: Jürgen Meyer: "Hamburger Segelschiffe von 1795-1945"; ISBN 3-89225-400-1; Hamburg 1999; p.234-235.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2007


Navichem Hamburg

[Navichem Hamburg] image by Jarig Bakker, 4 Dec 2005

Navichem Hamburg GmbH, Hamburg - blue flag; in canton red shield charged with a white castle with three towers; in bottom fly a white catern with blue outlined "NCH".
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 4 Dec 2005


Neptun

[Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft / Neptun (Shipping Company, Germany)] image by Al Fisher

Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft "Neptun". Horizontally striped, blue-yellow. Formed in 1873 it became Sloman Neptun Schiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft in 1973 after the Sloman Group bought a 75% holding. The flag was replaced by that of Sloman.
Neale Rosanoski, 13 Oct 2004


Neusser Kies- und Sandbaggerei

[Neusser Kies- und Sandbaggerei] image by Eugene Ipavec, 6 Aug 2008

A nice find in „Flaggem auf dem Rhein“ (p. 74) was ‚Neusser Kies- and Sandbaggerei GmbH’ meaning, literally, a gravel and sand dredging company established at Neuss, a town situated on the Rhine directly opposite Düsseldorf. This flag reminds of  Hülskens and Elskes, as well as the general pattern of the house flag: divided per saltire (blue upper and lowermost, white left and right) with a black cogwheel in the centre enclosing a red initial.
In all, four initials were treated: ‘H’, ‘B’, ‘K’, and ‘E’ (photographic evidence of ‘H’ only).  The Neuss company, obviously related to the others, has a ‘N’ within the cogwheel shape.
Although the Hülskens homepage gives a nice overview of its gravel and sand dredging activities, NKuS is not mentioned and I have not found any further trace - but in 1952, at least, the flag was still flying!
Jan Mertens, 6 Sep 2007


Norasia Schiffahrt

[Norasia Schiffahrt] image by Jarig Bakker, 27 Sep 2005

Norasia Schiffahrt G.m.b.H., Kiel - blue flag, white diamond with concentric blue outline; black "N".
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 27 Sep 2005


Reederei 'Nord'

[Reederei 'Nord'] image by Jarig Bakker, 27 Nov 2005

Reederei 'Nord', Klaus E. Oldendorff G.m.b.H., Hamburg - blue flag, white circle containing white "N".
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

Now a Cypriot shipping company.
Jan Mertens, 28 Nov 2005

The firm was founded in 1964. Being fed up with the German cold weather and high taxes, Herr und Frau Oldendorff emigrated southwards mit den Kindern and settled in Limassol, Cyprus in 1987. There was no change either in the name or the house flag of the company.
Ivan Sache, 28 Nov 2005


Norddeutsche Hochseefischerei

[Norddeutsche Hochseefischerei] image by Jarig Bakker, 11 Nov 2003

I found this webpage with the flag of Norddeutsche Hochseefischerei AG: diagonally divided, top and bottom blue, hoist and fly red; in the center white shield with NDHAG. [Link is dead, R.I.P. Ed]
Jens Pattke, 1 Nov 2003

The house flag of NDHAG can be seen on a company share offerred on eBay Österreich.
Ivan Sache, 14 Mar 2008


Norden Frisia

[Aktiengesellschaft Reederei Norden Frisia (Shipping Company, Germany)] image by Jorge Candeias, 23 Feb 1999

Aktiengesellschaft Reederei Norden Frisia - A black-red-dark blue tricolour with a white lozenge in the center, fimbriated in black, and containing the letters: "A.-G. / R. / N.-F." in black.
Jorge Candeias, 23 Feb 1999


Nordische Handels- und Reederei Gesellschaft

[Nordische Handels- und Reederei Gesellschaft] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2007

Nordische Handels- und Reederei Gesellschaft m.b.H. The only thing I know is that the company was established after WWI, probably 1919. The man in charge was a certain Max R. Wogatzky. The company had close connections to "Nordische Handelsgesellschaft Hachfeld, Fischer G.m.b.H. Fischer was also Partner in Schröder, Hölken und Fischer, which was established at the same time and dissolved in 1925.
The company used a white flag divided by a red saltire superimposed by black serifed capital letters "NHR".
Source: Jürgen Meyer: "Hamburger Segelschiffe von 1795-1945"; ISBN 3-89225-400-1; Hamburg 1999; p.224ff.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2007


Nordische Reederei und Handelsgesellschaft (Schenk & Orth)

[Nordische Reederei und Handelsgesellschaft (Schenk & Orth)] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2007

Nordische Reederei und Handelsgesellschaft (Schenk & Orth) - The captain Bruno Orth from Altona established in 1922 the shipping company "Schenk & Orth". The company was renamed in 1924 to "Nordische Reederei und Handelsgesellschaft (Schenk& Orth)". In 1928 the last ship was sold and the company dissolved.
The company used a black and white flag divided by saltire, the white quarters cotized red. In the centre of the flag was a shield divided per fess. In the chief were black letters "S&O" in a yellow field. The base was divided per pale with inverted Hamburg colours in the right side rotated clockwise 350o and and the colours of Elbing in the left side rotated clockwise 50o.
Source: Jürgen Meyer: "Hamburger Segelschiffe von 1795-1945"; ISBN 3-89225-400-1; Hamburg 1999; p.239-240.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2007


Nordische Reederei Jacob

[Nordische Reederei Jacob] image by Jarig Bakker, 29 Aug 2005

Nordische Reederei Jacob. G.m.b.H. & Co. K.G., Flensburg - white field, blue saltire; in center blue diamond, white "N".
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 29 Aug 2005