CRESCENT PLC.

Brown 1995 distinguishes a red flag with a white crescent for dry-cargo ships and a blue flag with a white crescent for tankers. The red version came from London & Rochester; the blue from Bowker & King. The National Maritime Museum’s London & Rochester flag, C1276, has unusual proportions: its example, dated 1955–67, measures 863.5 by 1854.2 mm. Rosanoski questions Brown’s wider funnel band for C86.

Mitchell also shows both funnels with a small white circle, possibly intended as a star, but Rosanoski finds no support for that feature. Another card shows the crescent versions, with C77 apparently seen at Hull in August 1973. Rosanoski tentatively associates Brown’s tanker attribution with Crescent Tankships, although that company was formed later.

Direct overview and secondary page retrievals failed. The title company, older Crescent Shipping, Crescent Navigation and tankship subsidiaries must remain distinct; the complete acquisition and renaming chain is not independently resolved.