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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2007
used from 1969 to about 1980
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 Landungsbr�cken 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
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
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
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
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 B�hne/, who maintains the website www.marcollect.de.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2009
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 B�hne/, who maintains the website www.marcollect.de.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2009
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 B�hne/, who maintains the website www.marcollect.de.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2009
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 B�hne/, who maintains the website www.marcollect.de.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Feb 2009