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House Flags of Danish Shipping Companies

28:37, image by Željko Heimer and António Martins-Tuválkin
Danish merchant ensign

Introduction
Abbreviations of Legal Forms of Danish Shipping Companies
Pages ordered by Alphabet
Unknown House Flag 1862

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Abbreviations of Legal Forms of Danish Shipping Companies

Hier is a probably uncomplete list of Danish legal forms with English equivalent in brackets and abbreviation after the colon. The (et) at the end is the name with definite article
Interessentskab(et) (=(the) partnership): I/S
Aktieselskab(et) (= (the) stock-based corporation, limited or PLC): A/S
Aktiebolag(et) (= (the) stock-based corporation, limited or PLC): A/B (rare,old, normally Swedish AB)
Dampskib(et) (= (the) steamship): D/S, S/S or SS
Anpartsselskab(et) (= (the) limited or PLC): ApS
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2025

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Unknown House Flag 1862

image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Apr 2012

The complete image shows the brigg ELITE from Blankenese (today Hamburg) in 1862. There are the flags/pennnants hoisted:
-foremast: white flag divided by red saltire (probably the houseflag)
-mainmast: red name pennant cotised white with ship´s name upon
-mizzenmast: Danish ensign with cypher
Probably the ship was trading with the mediterranian (cypher as distinguishing mark to Knights of Malta, although those had been already history then). Can somebody assist in order to identify the houseflag?
Source: own photo shot in Aurich on 1 May 2009
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Apr 2012

The perfect match due to time frame and flag would be Moses og Søn, G. Melchior. There is however a little disfigurement:
J. Marcussen´s webpage describes company, but the brig ELITE is not in the ships list of that company. The page also refers to that brig, but no further information is given there, neither shipbuilder nor ship owning company.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 July 2025

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