British shipping companies (P)

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• Pacific Steam Navigation Co.
• Palm Line
• Peninsular and Oriental (P&O)
• R.H. Penney & Sons
• Pollok, Gilmore & Co.
• Port Line Ltd.
• Prince Line
• Purvis Shipping Co., Ltd.

• House flags of British shipping companies
• House flags of shipping companies
• United Kingdom

by Jarig Bakker, based on the website of the National Maritime Museum.

From the website of the National Maritime Museum, the house flag of the Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Liverpool. A flag comprising a white field and a blue cross with a king's crown in the centre. The initials 'PSNC' are in the quarters. The flag is made of a wool and synthetic fibre bunting. It has a cotton hoist and is machine sewn with the crown printed. A rope and toggle is attached."
Jarig Bakker, 24 August 2004

Pacific Steam Navigation, founded 1938 in London with routes to South America at first. The first house flag was similar to that shown in Brown, but with a Chilean style star where the crown in. The company was granted a Royal Charter and the star eventually replaced by the crown. In the early 1840's the company headquarters was moved to Liverpool. With Anderson, Anderson & Co., and F. Green & Co. co