JAMES DOWIE & CO. LTD.

The flag is a red burgee with a black star. Rosanoski treats Griffin’s blue star as a printing error. Joe McMillan initially suggested that a similar red pennant was used collectively by several transatlantic lines returning from Liverpool, but later withdrew confidence in that explanation after finding different Williams & Guion flags. Rosanoski suggests Dowie’s chartering practice might explain the reports, while noting that Chandler records only Australian services and does not establish a transatlantic trade.

Rosanoski considers this variant erroneous, since Liverpool Shipping says the company retained the red burgee with black star.