Striped Funnel

[northeast]

Can someone remind me, was it on this Forum that we had a discussion re a steamer with red/white vertical stripes in a band on a black funnel? Possibly a NE shipowner. But it may well have cropped up elsewhere .....

[magoonigal]

Cannot recall George.

The French Firm Cie Auxiliare de Navigation has red and white vertical stripes on a black funnel....

[magoonigal]

Got it...........

Must be The Freear and Dix Steam Shipping Company Limited of Sunderland.

Black Funnel with Red and White vertical stripes.

House Flag was Red and White Stripes with a large white diamond with a black border in the centre, containing the Black letters F&D.

[magoonigal]

Address 21 Bridge Street Sunderland.

1897 Fleet was steamers ALLERWASH 229 Tons, LEBANON 565 Tons, PERSEVERANCE 639 Tons and REMEMBRANCE 1081 Tons.

Sailing ships GAZELLE 98 tons and NORTHUMBRIA 288 tons.

[northeast]

Thanks Paul.
Perhaps it is French after all.
Name starts with a C.
Coaling at Alexandria in 1930's
Simon Bang collection/copyright
Any ideas?

[teesships]

Could be their CLIO, 2312gt, completed 6-1922
1924 BRIERE - wrecked near Pontusval, NE Brest 16.11.30 [Rouen-Casablanca, cattle & general]
with photos at: http://www.archeosousmarine.net/bdd/fic ... p?id=13680

Otherwise, near sister CYBELE, 2382gt, completed 10-1922
1924 CRUCY - 1931 PENTHIEVRE - shelled (British Army) near Calais 2.3.43

Owners actually rendered Cie Auxiliaire de Nav (extra i in Auxiliaire). If indeed one of these might be quite a rare photo given both were in the fleet for no more than two years.

Ron

[magoonigal]

Could very well be Ron.

I was wondering if the Funnel was Blue and Red instead of Red and White and came up with the CENS for Compagnie Nantaise de Navigation a Vapeur, Nantes BUT although she has a well deck the Bridge and Quarter deck are combined so its not her.

Your suggestion is F = 37' B = 64' P = 22' which is much more like it.

[northeast]

Well done Detective Mapplebeck, have passed on your suggestion which looks very good to me!
Merci buckets.