








Merchant Ships gives a plain S on the funnel flag rather than the more ornate letter on the flag itself. Jordan merely says that the funnel bears the house flag and does not confirm an angled portrayal.
The funnel flag is shown slightly fluttering, with a plain S rather than the more ornate letter of the house flag. Stewart also shows a fluttering flag. The prose associates this observation with Massary, while the bibliography assigns Massary to S1502.
Rosanoski considers the Brown 1943 funnel doubtful.
The house flag is plain white with a large black S. The flag depicted on the funnel waves slightly.
The May 1987 Seefalke photograph, taken after many years as a museum vessel, appears to show restoration of her original colours after earlier Bugsier service. A small monochrome photograph suggests a large white funnel panel. Another monochrome image, supposedly from the mid-1930s, appears to show a panel without a pole; Rosanoski identifies its letter as S despite the published description calling it B.