REEDEREI GERHARD LANGE K.G.

Mitchell draws the letters black without specifying their colour; Rosanoski assumes white. A bow-port photograph of Susanne L on 1 January 1989 confirms grey and a white L but hides the base. The funnel might instead have been white with a black top and a grey band lower down, possibly changing with the ship’s names. Nüsse supplies a table flag.

L562 is based on a poor starboard view and may be incorrect. A very narrow black top is possible and a lifeboat obscures much of the base. The letters appear angled; only the spine of G is clear, so the rest is assumed. Rosanoski suggests the black may have been a change to improve contrast.