MOREL.

The supplementary Griffin 1895 version M747 presumably records a minor change from M746.

Lloyds 1904 and 1912 also assign this version to P.E. Morel of Cardiff.

Brown 1926 gives the R.E. Morel livery as Morel & Co.

The black funnel carries a broad white band, bordered red and then white, with a red disc. Allende’s black-and-white photograph appears to give equal outer white and red band widths and a disc of similar or slightly greater diameter. A cap badge supports the flag, but with a disc slightly narrower than the red bands. Rosanoski criticises Dignan’s FOTW rendering for a smaller disc and red bands only as broad as the outer white: Sampson is closer to M751. Van den Muijzenberg describes a 2:3 white flag with inset red bands along the upper and lower edges and a central red disc about one-third of the height, noting a slightly larger disc in Dignan’s version.

Rosanoski regards this flag as suspect. It might reflect a late change, but he considers that Marine News should then have mentioned it.

Almanacco Marine Mercantili shows a smaller flag disc.