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These were experimental funnels, G64 carrying a yellow drop of oil on its band. Wilmington Getty wore G64 in April 1968. Rosanoski suggests the accompanying flag may have been G66, but the source does not state this.

Mitchell’s yellow-drop version is presumably another experiment, shown on George F Getty, Alaska Getty and Washington Getty. The yellow is darkened in Rosanoski’s illustration for contrast, not as a historical colour claim.

Loughran dates adoption of this funnel and flag to about 1968. The funnel’s orange oil drop and flag’s nuclear device symbolise the power of oil and its by-products. Brown reverses the charge colours, giving an orange G with the drop and remaining letters red; Rosanoski suspects printing errors and leaves the actual colours uncertain.

Brown’s notes confirm the nuclear device on the flag, bringing it into line with flags ashore, while the funnel retains the orange oil drop. Loughran colours the flag device orange, but a table flag has it red. Most sources render the drop as a circle.

This version began replacing the others in 1969 according to Maritime News. Its marks are shown as drops rather than circles, and Rosanoski assumes the source’s colours are also correct.