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Croatia - Shipping Companies, part 1, before 1918

• Bakar
  • Bakarsko parobrodarsko društvo, Bakar
  • Hrvatsko brodarsko društvo, Bakar, 1875 – 1878
• Dubrovnik
  • Dubrovačka parobrodska plovidba, Dubrovnik
  • Dubrovačko pomorsko društvo, Dubrovnik
  • Napried, Dubrovnik
  • Unione, Dubrovnik
• Krk
  • Austro-hrvatsko parobrodarsko društvo na dionice, Punat
  • Krčko parobrodarsko društvo, Šilo
• Mali Lošinj
  • Capponi & Freno, Mali Lošinj
  • Martinolich & Co., Mali Lošinj
  • Premuda & Co., Mali Lošinj
  • Vapore, Mali Lošinj
• Orebić
  • Peljesac Maritime Association
• Rijeka
  • Adria, Rijeka
  • Atlantica, Rijeka
  • Copaitich & Co., Rijeka
  • Costiera, Rijeka
  • Grünhut & Co., Rijeka
  • Hrvatsko parobrodarsko društvo, Rijeka
  • Indeficienter (1901), Rijeka
  • Indeficienter (1912-1914), Rijeka
  • Leopold Schwarz (1884 - 1901)
  • Oriente, Rijeka
  • Photogen, Rijeka
  • Ungaro-Croato, Rijeka
  • Ungaro-Croato Libera, Rijeka
• Senj
  • Senjsko parobrodarsko društvo, Senj
• Split
  • Jadran, Split
• Zadar
  • Dalmacija, Zadar

• Croatia - Shipping Companies
• Croatia

Bakar

Bakarsko parobrodarsko društvo, Bakar

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The flag of the steamship society of Bakar was based on the Croatian national tricolour, inscribed with letters BBD in the white stripe. No further details available at the moment. Of course, as any house flag this was hoisted on mainmast or some other place, while the appropriate (in this case) Austro-Hungarian ensign was hoisted on the stern.

Established as Hrvatsko brodarsko društvo with three ships and in 1878 the first steamship Grad Bakar was built, so the name was changed to Bakarsko parobrodarsko društvo.

Hrvatsko brodarsko društvo, Bakar, 1875 – 1878

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The flag of the shipping society of Bakar was based on the national colours, being blue-white-blue tricolour with the red inscription HBD in the central stripe. The painting showes it hoisted atop the mainmast and with the Dual Monarchy flag as the ensign.

Hrvatsko brodarsko društvo owned ships (barks) Ban Mažuranić, Hrvat i Bakaran and renamed when it obtained the first steamship.

Dubrovnik

Dubrovačka parobrodska plovidba, Dubrovnik

Dubrovačka Parobrodska Plovidba Dubrovnik

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The flag is horizontally divided in red over blue with an anchor in the middle between letters DP.

The company is established in 1880 as a carat society. It was also known as Dubrovačka plovidba and Ragusea. See more on the next page.

Dubrovačko pomorsko društvo, Dubrovnik

Dubrovačko pomorsko društvo, Dubrovnik

Company was active between 1869 and 1889, operating a dozen sailships.

Napried, Dubrovnik

Navigazione a Vapore “Napried” Ragusa

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The flag is red over blue bicolour with white letter N overall. This flag yielded a whole set of house flags from Dubrovnik and variations are used still today. Origin of colours is the Croatian tricolour and the red and blue barry coat of arms of Dubrovnik.

The company was established in 1894 with the first ship named also Napried (name spelled also "Naprijed"). In 1912 operated eight ships owned by captains M. Marinović and Rajmund Negini, in 1913 was added ship Dubrovnik. Two ships were lost in WWI and in 1918 company was merged with Dubrovačka parobrodska plovidba.

Unione, Dubrovnik

Navigazione a Vapore "Unione" Dubrovnik

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The flag is red over blue bicolour with white cipher UR (= Unione Ragusa) overall.

The overseas line company established in 1890 as caratist society lead by Ivan Račić, in 1907 with 7 cargo hips company retained 4 while 3 were seceded to Slobodna plovidba Ivo Račić i drugovi. In 1914 operated 14 cargo ships, merged with Dubrovačka parobrodska plovidba in 1918.

Krk

Austro-hrvatsko parobrodarsko društvo na dionice, Punat

Austro-Croata, Societa in azioni

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A white flag with a cypher composed of a red letter "A" and a blur letter "H".

The company was established in 1906, fusioned in 1912 with the Krčko of Šilo, maintained lines in Kvarner bay with four steamships. In 1922 it was amalgamated in 1922 into Jadranska Plovidba d.d.

Krčko parobrodarsko društvo, Šilo

Mali Lošinj

Capponi & Freno, Mali Lošinj

B.U. Capponi & Giovanni Freno - Lussinpiccolo

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The flag is red and white divided in diagonal cross.

Martinolich & Co., Mali Lošinj

Marco U. Martinolich & Co. - Lussinpiccolo

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Blue flag with white lozenge throughout.

Marko's father Nikola was leading shipbuilder in Mali Lošinj, among others building the 700 t bark Leone, largest in the Lošinj fleet, and the 2500 t nava Imperatrice Elisabetta, largest on the Adriatic. In 1885 began building iron ships, Marko built 71 ships totalling to over 9000 t. The steamship company was established in 1911 with 7 steamships. The company closed in 1937.
Marco U. Martinolich apparently subsequently located himself in Trieste and in the late 1950s to latter 1960s was again a ship-owner under the title of Marco U. Martinolich Societé di Navigazione per Azioni, still using the same flag as shown by US Navy 1961 and Stewart 1963.

Premuda & Co., Mali Lošinj

Societé di Navigazione a Vapore “Eredi Matteo Premuda & Co.” - Lussinpiccolo

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Blue flag with white letter P.

Vapore, Mali Lošinj

Societé Anonima di Navigazione a Vapore Lussino - Lussinpiccolo

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The flag is white with black letter L. Other sources show the letter in red.
According to Talbot-Booth, who from 1936 on shows it as Italian, it was formed in 1907 and is apparently relocated after the World War to Trieste where being shown still in the early 1950s by Lloyds as Societé di Navigazione “Lussino”.

Orebić

Orebić

Peljesac Maritime Association

Asociazione Marittima di Sabioncello

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The flag is in the colours of the Croatian tricolour, white lozenge throughout with red and blue triangles surrounding it and black initials of the society embroidered in the middle on both sides. There are at least three of this flags preserved one each in the museums of Split, Orebić and Dubrovnik and it is found on many paintings of the society's ships. The society was established in 1865 and in a bit more the 20 years of existence built or purchased some 33 large sail ships. With the increase of steam shipping the society dissolved in 1891.

Rijeka

Adria, Rijeka

Royal Hungarian Sea Navigation Company “Adria” Limited, Adria magyar király tengerhajózási részvénytárság, Königliche ungarische seeschiffahrts A.G. Adria - Fiume

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The flag is green with awhite oval with the company emblem - conjoined red letter A and an anchor fouled with a red cable, inscribed on a tablet at the anchor crossing point ADRIA, topped with the crown of St. Stephen, beneath on a red ribbon white inscription Hazának Használj (Be useful to your country / Sei deinem Land nützlich). Numerous western sources show the emblem in much simplified form. Also known as Adriatic Hungarian Steam Navigation Co. .

The company was established in 1882 in Rijeka. It was the leading steamship company of the Croato-Hungarian part of the Monarchy, connecting Rijeka with North-European, western Mediterranean and South-American harbours. It managed 34 steamships. After the World War it was given to Italy and in 1937 it was fusioned with the Tirrenia company.

Atlantica, Rijeka

Atlantica Sea Navigation Ltd, Atlantica Tengerhajózási Részvénytárság

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The flag is Hungarian tricolour of red over white over green with the black initial "A" in the center, entering the red and the green stripe.

The largest free shipping company in Fiume led by Jenő Polnay de Tiszasűly, 1907-1918.

Copaitich & Co., Rijeka

S. Copaitich & Co. - Fiume

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White flag with red six-pointed star.

Osnovana 1895., djelovala do 1912. s tri parobroda: Azow, Dunav i Recina.

Costiera, Rijeka

“Costiera” societa anonima di navigazione in Fiume

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Red flag with a blue border and a yellow emblem - an anchor with a double inverted initial "C" and the letter "F" in the centre.

Grünhut & Co., Rijeka

Grünhut & Co. - Fiume

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The flag is white with blue border and blue cross throughout and with a blue six-pointed star in each of the quarters except the canton where a blue letter G is set.

Hrvatsko parobrodarsko društvo, Rijeka

Società In Azioni Croata di Navigazione Marittima a Vapore, Fiume

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A blue flag with a red and white chequy (6×7) shield.

Indeficienter (1901), Rijeka

“Indeficienter” Sea Navigation Co. Ltd. - Fiume

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The flag is Hungarian tricolour of red over white over green with black numbers 1901 in the central stripe. The numbers denote the year when the company was established. The name of the company is taken from the motto of the coat of arms of Rijeka (meaning "inexhaustible").

Indeficienter (1912-1914), Rijeka

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The flag is Hungarian tricolour of red over white over green with the black initial "I" in the center, entering the red and the green stripe.

There were in Rijeka sucessivly three different companies named Indeficienter Ltd.

Leopold Schwarz (1884 - 1901)

Impresa Fiume-Venezia-Ancona di Leopold Schwarz - Fiume

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The flag is geen and red vertical bicolour with a white lozenge throughout containing a blue emblem - fouled anchor between the initials "L" and "S", all within a border of red and white triangles.

The Fiume-Venetia Society owned by Lipót Schwarz and Girolamo Prister was established in 1884. Schwarz headed the company alone since 1895, when it got a new name: Impresa Fiume-Ancona e Fiume-Venezia. The company was wound up in 1900 and its assets were brought into Ungaro-Croata in June, 1901. The four ship handed over represented a total of 2610 BRT and 3275 Hp.

Oriente, Rijeka

Oriente Magyar Tengeri Gőzhajózási Részvénytárság - Fiume, Società Anonima Ungherese de Armamento Marittimo "Oriente" Fiume

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The flag is red with a yellow sun with 16 wavy rays. Some sources show the sun errorneously with simlified stights 14 rays.

The company was founded by Aloysius Ossoinack in 1891 and it operated until 1918.

Photogen, Rijeka

Photogen Transportation Ltd., "Photogen" Forgalmi Részvénytársaság, "Photogen" Transport Actiengesellschaft

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The flag is red with a white diagonal stripe with three five-pointed green stars.

The Photogen Transportation Ltd. Was led by the Oil Refinery of Fiume 1896. - 1909.

Ungaro-Croato, Rijeka

Societé in Azioni Ungaro-Croato di Navigazione Marittima a Vapore - Fiume

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The flag is red with white six-pointed star.

Coastal shipping society established by fusion of smaller companies of Rijeka (Navigazione a vapore M. Sverljuga and Co. [Copaitich], est. 1884) and Senj (Krajacz and Co. in Senj [Gözhajózási vállalat Krajacz és Társai Zenggben], est. 1884) in 1891, developed into the largest coastal company of the Empire with 46 ships. The ships (only three) remaining after the World War gave birth to Jadranska plovidba, Sušak.

Ungaro-Croato Libera, Rijeka

Societé in Azioni Ungaro-Croato per la Navigazione Libera - Fiume

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The flag is red with blue six-pointed star. Som sources show the star rotated so that a ray point towards the hoist. After the World War virtually the same flag was used by Parobrodska plovidba.

The company established in 1899 in Sušak by the Croatian owners from Rijeka, the coast and Zagreb, having 6 ships in 1914. Changed name to Prekomorska plovidba after the World War, retaining the same flag.

Senj

Senjsko parobrodarsko društvo, Senj

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The flag of the steamship society of Senj was based on the Croatian national tricolour, inscribed with letters SBD in the white stripe. No further details available at the moment. Of course, this was hoisted on mainmast or some other place, while the appropriate Austro-Hungarian ensign was hoisted on the stern.

Split

Jadran, Split

Jadran Società Croata di navigazione, Società Croata di Navigazione a Vapore Jadran - Split

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The flag is divided by a white triangle with base along the fly edge and vertex at the centre of the hoist, above it red, below blue and in the triangle a blue letter "J".

Zadar

Dalmacija, Zadar

Dalmatia, Società Austriaca Navigazione a Vapore - Zara, Societa di Navigazione Dalmatia, Società Anonima Austriaca di Navigazione a Vapore "Dalmatia”, Trieste/Zara

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The flag is blue with a white initial "D". While some soruces show an intricate design of the letter, others depict it in plain sans-serif style.

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