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Dutch Houseflags of Shipping Companies [b]

Berghuys
Bestevaer (blue B)
BosKalis
BPM
den Breejen
Brinkman

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Berghuys

by Jarig Bakker, 17 Jan 2005

W.H. Berghuys, Amsterdam - white flag; top and bottom narrow red stripe, bordered black; on white interconnected black "WHB".
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies, compiled by F.J.N. Wedge, Glasgow, 1926 [wed26].
Jarig Bakker, 17 Jan 2005

Bestevaer

by Jarig Bakker, 16 Dec 2004

Nederlandsche Stoomvaartmaatschappij "Bestevaer", C.
Goudriaan & Co., Rotterdam - a triband BWB, with in the center a yellow diamond charged with a black "B". "Bestevaer" (Best father) was the nickname of the famous 17th century Dutch admirals Tromp and de Ruyter.
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies, compiled by F.J.N. Wedge, Glasgow, 1926 [wed26]
Jarig Bakker, 16 Dec 2004

The "B" is shown as blue by Handboek voor Scheepvaartbelangen in Nederland (1917).
Neale Rosanoski, 22 Jan 2005

Bestevaer (blue B)

by Jarig Bakker, 30 Jan 2005

The "B" is shown as blue by Handboek voor Scheepvaartbelangen in Nederland (1917).
Neale Rosanoski, 22 Jan 2005

BosKalis

by Jorge Candeias, 5 Feb 2005

The houseflag of Bos & Kalis NV, Sliedrecht (NL) is on Heinrich Fischbach's site. It is now situated in Papendrecht.
Jan Mertens, 4 Feb 2005

And here it is, as nl~bknv.gif: a diagonal bicolour of yellow in upper fly and blue in lower hoist. Simple but nice.
Jorge Candeias, 5 Feb 2005

BPM

by Jarig Bakker, 28 January 2005

Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij (Batavian Petrol Co), The Hague - vertical triband VWV, on white black "B".
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies, compiled by F.J.N. Wedge, Glasgow, 1926 [wed26]
Jarig Bakker, 28 January 2005

den Breejen

by Jarig Bakker, 8 Mar 2005

Jan Mertens reported this link. Den Breejen, Zierikzee - red flag, white 4-pointed star, blue "B".
This company specializes in showing tourists the "Deltawerken", while you're eating eating an unlimited amount of (no, not mussels) pancakes!
Jarig Bakker, 8 Mar 2005

Brinkman

by Jarig Bakker, 3 Mar 2005

Jan Mertens reported this link with mainly Dutch houseflags. Brinkman - square blue flag; intertwined yellow "UB".
Jarig Bakker, 3 Mar 2005