British shipping companies (F)

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• Falkland Islands Trading Co., Ltd.
• Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd
• James Fisher & Sons Ltd.
• FOCS Container Service, Ltd.
• William France, Fenwick & Co., Ltd.
• Furness Lines
• Furness Houlder Argentine Lines
• Furness Withy & Co. Ltd.
• Fyffes Group Ltd.

• House flags of British shipping companies
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Falkland Islands Trading Co., Ltd.

from Stewart and Styring's Flags, Funnels and Hull Colors 1963. This company is based in London.

Federal Steam Navigation Co. Ltd

The flag is white with a red cross and a blue rectangle superimposed on the cross.
Ivan Sache, 17 March 2004

The origin of the Federal Steam Navigation Company's house flag dates back to 1824 when the "Sir Edward Paget", one of Money Wigram's clippers, was anchored off Spithead flying the St. George's Cross at the Main. That was, and still is, the flag flown by an Admiral, and so a naval pinnace was sent by an H.M. frigate to investigate. There being no Admiral on board, the Master was ce