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Carsten Rehder (German Shipping Company)

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Last modified: 2026-01-24 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Carsten Rehder #1]
image by Jarig Bakker, 11 Sep 2005 and António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Mar 2025 		[Carsten Rehder #2]
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Mar 2025 		   


[] image by António Martins-Tuválkin, See also:

Carsten Rehder G.m.b.H. & Co.

based in Hamburg - white flag with two narrow red horizontal stripes; on centre black rhombus, white "CR" (see left image above).
The rhombus of the variant (see right image above) is less wide and its tangent to the red stripes, which in turn are closer, yielding a central white stripe that is 1/3rd of the height.
Sources Brown´s Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95] And Die Farben der Deutschen Reedereien, p.9; row 2; column 1
Jarig Bakker, 11 Sep 2005 and António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Mar 2025

It is illustrated, though, on top of the page — I should have seen that! However, Jarig’s rhombus has visible symmetry issues so here’s an image replacement for [images/d/de~reca-cr.gif] attached as [de~reca.gif]: I just replicated the lower hoist quadrant into the other three, and then centered he text. (I presume that the lack of symmetry is not present in [lgr95], but, if it is, then please disregard this new image.)

Carsten Rehder & Robert Köpke

[Carsten Rehder & Robert Köpke] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jul 2012

It is a white over red horizontal bicolour with a black, serifed inscription "RuK". This pattern, also the ring of the black company funnel, was only used for two fishery vessels KEHDINGEN and DITHMARSCHEN.
Source: Gert Uwe Detlefsen: "Deutsche Reedereien, Bd.41", p.122
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jul 2012

Carsten Rehder & L. Müller

[Carsten Rehder & L. Müller] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jul 2012

It is a white flag divided by two thin, red, horizontal stripes. Between the stripes is a black lozenge containing a white inscription "R & M". The flag pattern is also the ring on the black company funnel. That's the usual Carsten Rehder houseflag with different inscription.
Source: Gert Uwe Detlefsen: "Deutsche Reedereien, Bd.41", p.130
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jul 2012

Arkon

[Arkon] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jul 2012

This Haren based company has a white flag with thin red stripes at the top and bottom edges. In the white field is a celestial blue inscription in italic capitals "ARKON". Below the inscription is a wave of the same colour.
Source: I spotted this table flag in a restaurant in Hamburg New Town on 18 March 2011.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jul 2012

Rehder & Arkon

[Rehder & Arkon] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2009

Description of flag of Rehder & Arkon: It is a white flag having ahorizontal blue line at the bottom edge and a horizontal red line at the top edge. In between are three wavy lines, two of them red, the bottom line blue. The wavy lines are superimposed by a white diamond containing a blue serifed inscription “R & A”.
Source: I spotted this flag at Alsterarkaden/Hamburg on 21 April 2007.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2009

Victoria Shipbrokers

[Victoria Shipbrokers] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2009 Victoria Shipbrokers GmbH & Co KG - The company is located in Hamburg. It was established as a shipbroking daughter of Carsten Rehder in 2001, then having the name “Rehder & Arkon”. It was renamed after change of shareholders in June 2007. For further information click www.victoria-shipbrokers.de.
Description of flag of Victoria Shipbrokers: It is nearly the same flag as Rehder & Arkon's, but the horizontal lines have been deleted and the inscription has changed into “VS”, the blue “V” is superimposing the upper half of the red “S”.
Source: I spotted this flag at Alsterarkaden/Hamburg on 20 February 2009.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2009

L.Rehder

[L.Rehder] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Jun 2012

It was a blue flag with a white, serifed initial "R" in the centre.
Source: Flaggenkarte, Hrsg.: H. Carly, Hamburg, c.1898
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Jun 2012

(editorial note: this late 19th century company probably has nothing to do with Carsten Rehder companies; kms)

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