BAKARSKO PAROBRODARSKO DRUŠTVO.

The earlier flag, assigned by FAME to 1875–1878, is shown in a painting of the bark Ban Mažuranic reproduced in an encyclopaedia. It has blue–white–blue horizontal stripes with red “HBD” in the centre stripe, flown at the mainmast while the Dual Monarchy ensign is carried separately.

The later illustration reconstructs a description of a Croatian national tricolour with “BBD” in its white stripe. Heimer expressly warns that the reconstruction may be incorrect. The initials appear to correspond to Bakarsko Brodarsko Društvo, Bakar Shipping Co., rather than exactly the steamship-company heading. Use is placed in the second half of the nineteenth century, probably ending towards its close. The house flag is distinguished from the Austro-Hungarian ensign flown at the stern.