P. HENDERSON & CO.

The order of the tricolour’s stripes was reversed following French objections. Former Henderson employee Brian Dickson gives the account that France originally allowed the tricolour in recognition of the company carrying French troops from Marseilles to the Crimea, then requested reversal to signal flag “T”, red at the hoist, to prevent confusion. This is retained as Dickson’s explanation.

Stewart and Brown show equal-width stripes; Griffin does likewise for H364 and also assigns that livery to the Irrawady Flotilla. LJC and Loughran give H363 a wider white stripe. Reed 1912 does so for its British & Burmese and Burmah Steamship entry, but not its Henderson Line entry. Bakker’s H363 FOTW illustration derives from Harnack 1938.

H365’s funnel was used on the West Indian service. The source does not give a flag; the flag shown with it is assumed to apply.