House Flags of U.S. Shipping Companies: H

Halcyon SS Co.

Halcyon SS Co (Source: [stg71])
I know nothing about this company. Flag was white with red bands along the upper and lower edges and a blue lozenge with the letter H in white.

Joe McMillan, 18 October 2001

Handy & Everett

  by Joe McMillan

Handy & Everett, New York (ca. 1850s)
Another 19th century sailing ship firm, from a painting of the "David Crockett," built in 1853 and one of the fastest of the California clippers. Flag was an attractive W-R-W horizontal triband with a large black disk overall on the center.

Joe McMillan, 18 October 2001

Harbeck & Co.

  by Joe McMillan

Harbeck & Co., New York (Source: PSMNY)
Another mid-19th century sailing ship firm. Another distinctive flag: yellow with a black saltire.

Joe McMillan, 18 October 2001

Hawaii Textron

  by Joe McMillan

Hawaii Textron (1956-59) (Source: [usn61])
This was a short-lived attempt by the Textron conglomerate to take on Matson Navigation's dominance of the Hawaii market just before Hawaiian statehood. In Rene de la Pedraja's words, "the promoters did not burden Textron with inconvenient historical facts such as the failure of the previous challengers." Textron quickly decided to cut its losses and go back to businesses it knew something about. The flag was a W-V-W horizontal triband with a large red H overall.

Joe McMillan, 18 October 2001

Hess Tankship, Hess Oil Co.