BARBER STEAMSHIP LINES INC.

The early livery is recorded under New York & Oriental Steamship. Early flag sources outline the central white circular area in black. Merchant Ships 1942 combines the B113 funnel with the B280 flag; James Chambers vessels in the Dodwell-Castle service also used the B113 funnel.

Talbot-Booth’s B280 and Loughran’s B281 omit a letter from the funnel star. Rosanoski assumes this reflects the small illustrations rather than the actual marking. Talbot-Booth uses light blue for B280 and reports that its flag could sometimes be a swallowtailed pennant.