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Kuwait: House flags of shipping companies

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Kuwait Oil Tankers

[Kuwait Oil Tankers] image by Jarig Bakker, 18 August 2004

From the link provided by Barbara Tomlinson of The National Maritime Museum < http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/ >:
"The house flag of Kuwait Oil Tankers, Kuwait. A flag divided into horizontal red, white and black stripes (the white stripe is wider). In the centre there are gold Arabic letters on a green background. The flag is made of a wool and synthetic fibre bunting. It has a cotton hoist and is machine sewn. The motif is printed. A rope and toggle is attached."
Jarig Bakker, 18 August 2004


United Arab Shipping Co.

[United Arab Shipping Co.] image by Jorge Candeias

Dark purple - red - white- very dark green - black horizontal stripes with narrow white stripes separating the dark colours and the central white stripe about 4x wider than the other stripes. In the center, extending further than the white stripe, a golden helm wheel charged with two brown crossed anchors, united by a chain, also brown.
Jorge Candeias
, 26 February 1999

[United Arab Shipping Co.] image by Jarig Bakker, 3 September 2005

Image after Browns Flags and Funnels (1995):
United Arab Shipping Co. (S.A.G.), Kuwait - 7 horizontal stripes of red, white, orange, white, green, white, black, proportioned c. 3:1:3:21:3:1:3; in center a black outlined steering while, with in center two black anchors in saltire.
Jarig Bakker, 3 September 2005