COMPANHIA DE NAVEGAÇÂO LLOYD BRASILEIRO.

Merchant Ships 1942 confirms an earlier funnel identified in the narrative as C429, followed by C284. Rosanoski notes that it does not mention an outline to C469’s band and questions the evidence for the earlier version. The C429 reference is retained as written; it does not establish an additional image association.

Pre-war sources show a larger central star in the flag’s cross. Joseph McMillan notes that standard references from 1951 onwards show the centre star the same size as the others, whereas Brown 1926 has the larger star. Rosanoski also cites C284’s sources and Brown 1929 for C114 in support of the larger centre. Stewart 1957’s C283 has black letters and a cross of 21 stars, with equal numbers vertically and horizontally. The Brazilian website’s circa-1950 chart and Josef Nüsse’s flag support this arrangement, though the Nüsse flag has blue letters. Brown 1943’s C470 is another lettered version, but Rosanoski considers its canton suspect.

The funnel adopted in 1971 was intended to combine the letters LB. Its failure to be recognised led to its replacement in 1976.

The replacement funnel has black letters. It was observed on Lloyd Brisbane at Lyttelton on 15 June 1980, although Rosanoski cautions that black and dark blue can be difficult to distinguish.