Documentary images — company attribution uncertain

Another Belem picture shows a red house flag with a large white star, unlike the written description. It also shows a blue-over-red triangular registration flag identified as Lorient South, although Belem was registered at Nantes, and the French merchant ensign. Ivan Sache suggests either a family-period flag change or a flag of a later owner. The picture’s origin and flag attribution are not established by its association with the 1896–97 maiden voyage.

Crouan versus later owner and private versus corporate use remain unresolved.