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![[O & A. Irgens flag]](../images/n/no~irg.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship
Companies, 1926
[9]
Bergen - yellow flag, blue swastika
Jarig Bakker, 22 February 2005
![[O. Tonnevold flag]](../images/n/no~tonnv.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship
Companies, 1926 [9]
![[O. Tonnevold flag]](../images/n/no~ottr1.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 04 April, 2011
O. Tønnevold, Grimstad - blue swallowtail, white
"T".
Jarig Bakker, 11 February 2005
We see a blue swallowtail bearing a white serifed
initial "T", the source being Wedge, F.J.N.; Brown's Flags and Funnels of
British and Foreign Steamship Companies; 1926 [wed26] . A slightly later
appearance is Flaggenbuch Teil II (Fla. B. II) [d9e28]
Jan Mertens, 31 March, 2011
O. T. Tønnevold AS of Grimstad nowadays the firm
uses a rectangular flag and an initial without serifs:
http://www.ott.no/index.php?menuid=1&expand=1
This family business founded by O.T. Tønnevold in 1875 flew the swallowtail on
ships like ‘Siam’ operated 1908-1923:
http://www.ott.no/images.php/original/119/11%20Siam%2020x30%20(600%20x%20400)%20resize.jpg
Tanker business developed but during WWII a split occurred resulting in two
Tønnevold firms reunited, finally, in 1990. Currently container ships are
operated as well, moreover OTT has diversified into property and technology
investments. Oddly, the ‘Fleet’ section under ‘Shipping’ (upper menu) lists only
one unsold ship, sailing under the British flag.
The two house flags are shown by
skipet.no
without chronological reference (and no serifs).
![[O. Tonnevold flag]](../images/n/no~ottr.gif)
image located by Jan Mertens, 31 March, 2011
Image of rectangular variant attached, see also the last pic
on
this page for a table flag (many relevant photos on these pages).
Jan Mertens, 31 March, 2011
![[O.A.T. Skjelbred flag]](../images/n/no~os.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship
Companies, 1926 [9]
O.A.T. Skjelbred, Christiansand - red flag, blue
cross bordered white; in center white disk, blue "OS".
Jarig Bakker, 2 February 2005
![[O,H. Meling & Co.]](../images/n/no~ohm.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 14 January 2006
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the
World [4]
Stavanger - the Thailand flag
with on blue white "OHM".
Jarig Bakker, 14 January 2006
![[Odd Berg houseflag]](../images/n/no~bergo.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker
Source: The Caltex book of Flags and Funnels [15]
#105 Odd Berg, Oslo - black flag, blackened "B"
within whitened "O".
Jarig Bakker, 3 January 2005
image by Ivan Sache, 21 September 2010
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship
Companies, 1971 & 1978
The Odd Godager & Company was headquartered in Oslo, Norway. This version of their flag was shown by Brown in both the 1971 and 1978 editions.
Neale Rosanoski, 18 October 2008
modified by Pete Loeser, 21 September 2010
The Odd Godager & Company flag is also shown with a white field and letter, but whether this version is correct is questionable. It may have been taken from Brown (1958) which shows the white variant, while at the same time indicating in their notes that this is incorrect and the white should be yellow. The U.S. Navy Merchant Marine House Flags and Stack Insignia (1961) also shows the white version.
Neale Rosanoski, 20 September 2010
![[Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab ASA houseflag]](../images/n/no~ovd.gif)
image by Jorge Candeias
![[Ofoten & Vesteraalens D/S A/S]](../images/n/no~ofve0.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 23 January 2006
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the
World [4]
Based in Narvik - a horizontal White-Red-White flag, in center
white diamond, blue "O".
Jarig Bakker, 23 January 2006
Formed 1987 by the amalgamation of D/S Vesteraalens
and A/S Ofotens D/S and in 1989 absorbed Nord-Ferjer A/S. Brown 1995 [4]
shows the flag as having narrow white bands top and bottom
Neale Rosanoski, 11 December 2003
Ofotens og Vesterålens Dampskibsselskab ASA (Norwegian Shipping Company). Of
the 1st two flags shown under this title, the first by Jorge can be confirmed as
an actual flag being flown by ships in photos dated 1995 and 2005. The 2nd
version by Jarig from Brown 1995 therefore either predates it or it has been
mistakenly recorded being thought to be in line with the funnel markings where
the main red band with diamond and "O" is edged top and bottom by narrow white
bands. Usually one would expect the funnel design to be the same as the flag but
in this case apparently not [unless changed].
Neale Rosanoski, 15 April 2011
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 January 2009
Description of flag: It is red flag with a white stripe at the top and bottom edge. In the red field
is a white lozenge with a black capital "O".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 January 2009
Ofotens Dampskipsselskap. Although no source is given for this, by the date I
suspect that it is also sourced from the Hamburg Exhibition about Hurtigruten
which would then give it authenticity although having the "O" black instead of a
dark blue is somewhat surprising in getting away from the Norwegian colours. The
only portrayal that I can find for the company is from
http://www.skipet.no
which shows only the one flag for Ofotens D/S A/S 1912-1987 and then Ofotens
Vesteraalens D/S A/S 1988-2006 [after which it merged into the new Hurtigruten
Group ASA] and that is the 1st version above as shown by Jorge for Ofotens og
Vesterålens Dampskisselskab ASA.
Neale Rosanoski, 15 April 2011
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