CNM (FOTW).
image by Ivan Sache, 7 February 2004
image by Ivan Sache, 7 February 2004
The FOTW rendering follows Bois, while the comparative note emphasises differing band widths, letter shapes and punctuation.
Brown’s 1934 version is swallowtailed with blue letters.
Merchant Ships 1942 confirms this as the original funnel; Mitchell dates the livery to 1912.
A black-and-white photograph of El-Kantara confirms the funnel. Brown also attributes the livery to Compagnie Touache, while Lloyd Reedereiflaggen gives it to Société Anonyme Mazout Transports. Reed’s equal-width triband is treated as probably incorrect.