ÅNGBÅTS A/B KALMARSUND.

The early colours are noted for Kalmar, bought in 1921. Jarig Bakker’s FOTW rendering has yellow six-pointed stars; the indistinct Bryggan image appears to have five points.

Talbot-Booth 1937 and Ships & The Sea 1938 show a blue tower. Rosanoski notes the difficulty of portraying the detailed device at small size.

US Navy 1961 instead has a red castle with two outer towers, each surmounted by a yellow five-pointed star. The shield’s red border carries 22 white stars on the flag, but none on the funnel border.

The later flag is blue with a broad yellow horizontal band bearing a blue logo, apparently a stylised K. Collectors Corner labels a cap badge Type II Kihlship; Rosanoski’s badge note describes narrow shield edging without visible stars and an area appearing dark grey rather than white. Nüsse received table flags as Swedish Gulf Line Shipping, most recently in 1993, and vessel photographs showed the logo. A Kalmarsund letter of 9 January 1979 confirms that its letterhead showed the house flag and almost identical funnel mark. The funnel was reported on Cora in June 1976; Fenris in April 1981 had a lighter blue, black top and bands arranged as on the flag.

K259 is retained from the Mitchell collection.