HADAG (Shipping Company, Germany)

Hafen Dampfschifffahrts Aktien Gesellschaft.

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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2007
used from 1969 to about 1980

• Hadag Seetourist & Farhdienst A.G.
• Hadag till 1950
• Hadag 1950 to 1969
• Hadag actual flag
• Skanfahrt
• Centrumlinien
• Prinzen-Linie
• Hamburg-Blankenese-Este-Linie

• House Flags of German Shipping Companies
• HADAG jacks
• House Flags of Shipping Companies
• Germany

Hadag Seetourist & Farhdienst A.G.

HADAG is a shipping company in Hamburg, which was established in 1888. Until 1983 the company ran the cruiseliner "ASTOR" But nowadays it is a mere passenger-transport company and is also running the harbour-ferries under the roof of Hamburgs public transport HVV. As times were changing the volume of passengers declined from 21,300,000 in 1958 down to less than 2,000,000 passengers in 1989. Today the company has 85 employees and runs 19 ships on 6 branch-lines.
This flag was used from 1969 to about 1980.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Feb 2007

HADAG Cruise line: The flag is divided by saltire. The colours are green (top and bottom) and white (hoist and fly). The centre is superimposed by a red shield with a narrow white tressure and white capital "HA" over "D" over "AG".
According to companies own flagchart this is the company-flag used between 1969 and 1980. I also saw an old photo, showing a very big flag hoisted upon the Landungsbrücken building in Hamburgs harbour area.
According to KLUDAS this is the flag of HADAG-Cruise line, which no longer exists.
Source: Arnold KLUDAS: Die Geschichte der deutschen Passagierschiffahrt (5 Bde.) Hamburg 1986; Reprint Laibach Slovenia-Buch Nr. 03617-8, p.224
Additional information: HADAG is an abbreviation of  "Hafen Dampfschiffahrts Aktien Gesellschaft".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2007

Hadag till 1950

Description of flag: It is a green and white flag divided by saltire with black capital letters "H"(top), "D"(hoist), "A"(fly) and "G"(bottom). The flag was used until 1950.
Source: spotted on 26 November 2006 at Modellbauwelt Hamburg, reconfirmed later by PR-department of company
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Feb 2007

Hadag 1950 to 1969

Description of flag: It is a green and white flag divided by saltire with capital letters "H"(top, white), "D"(hoist,black), "A"(fly,black) and "G"(bottom,white). The letters have no serifs. The flag was used from 1950 to 1969.
Source: answer of PR-department of company. For further information see company site.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Feb 2007

Hadag actual flag

The flag is used since the 1980's. It is the same as the company's logo.
It is a white flag. At the bottom are white waves topped by red waves topped by green waves.Above all are white capitals with green edges forming the word "HADAG". They are placed as if they are swimming upon the waves. Source: HADAG-Timetable 2007
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Feb 2007

Skanfahrt

In 20th century HADAG owned a few shipping companies. Those were:
Skanfahrt
It is a yellow flag with a black goose in front of a red disc in the centre of the flag.
Source: Flagchart of the HADAG company. The information about colours was provided by /Klaus-Peter Bühne/, who maintains the website www.marcollect.de.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2009

Centrumlinien

In 20th century HADAG owned a few shipping companies. Those were:
Centrumlinien
It is a yellow flag. In the centre is a roundel like that one of Greek airforce. An equilateral white triangle fimbriated dark blue is touching exactly the centre of the roundel with one corner.
Source: Flagchart of the HADAG company. The information about colours was provided by /Klaus-Peter Bühne/, who maintains the website www.marcollect.de.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2009

Prinzen-Linie

In 20th century HADAG owned a few shipping companies. Those were:
Prinzen-Linie
Was probably established in 1971. It is a yellow flag with a dark blue stripe at the top and bottom edge. In the yellow field is a dark blue “P” superimposed in the middle by a wavy line with three waves of the same colour.
Source: Flagchart of the HADAG company. The information about colours was provided by /Klaus-Peter Bühne/, who maintains the website www.marcollect.de.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2009

Hamburg-Blankenese-Este-Linie

In 20th century HADAG owned a few shipping companies. Those were:
Hamburg-Blankenese-Este-Linie
Was probably a local company cruising around on river (Nieder-)Elbe to river Este, which flows into the Elbe near Stade.
It is a blue flag with two white crossed keys.
Source: Flagchart of the HADAG company. The information about colours was provided by /Klaus-Peter Bühne/, who maintains the website www.marcollect.de.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2009