House flags of Swedish Shipping Companies (16)

http://w1.435.telia.com/~u43505985/SHIPP1.HTML has this one too, but with a more centered S (and uneven swallow-tails?).
Ole Andersen, 22 September 2000

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I experienced the time when the ships of Svea came and went in the harbour of Stockholm. I have no memory of Svea having a small Swedish flag in the house flag. The S was on the other hand bolder than in the image.
Richard Roosvall, May 2001 [translated from Swedish]

Taking a look at Svea in Brown's Flags and Funnels, 1978, which is a few years later than the source in my original image there are a few differences.The Swedish flag appears more along the lines of a Scandinavian cross as anticipated by Ole back at the time of the original posting. Additionally, the 'S' in the image is more san serif v. the serif letter in the [ssy63] source.
Phil Nelson, 1 June 2001

See: Eman. Högberg

Probably the best source available is the Josef Nüsse table flag showing a very small canton with the cross fesspoint to the hoist ie Scandanavian style and with a plain letter. As photos definitely show the "S" on the funnel was plain I would be surprised if that on the flag differed. The company originated 1886 as Stockholms Rederi A/B or Stockholms Ĺngfartygs Rederi A/B (sources differ) with the original flag being a dark blue with an oval picture, within an ornate gold frame, of the upper portion of a red coated man with a golden crown against a light blue background with the name and flag changed by 1912.
Neale Rosanoski, 5 August 2003