SALAMIS GROUP

Dov Gutterman describes a blue house flag divided into three equal stripes by thin horizontal white stripes. At the centre is a gold map of Cyprus bearing a white disc with a blue S. In September 2004 he reported frequent Salamis calls at Haifa and flags and funnels without an inscription.

Josef Nüsse’s table flag has a much larger, more golden island and the white inscription SALAMIS LINES at the base. Rosanoski initially questioned whether it was for shore use only, but photographs of Salamis Glory in June and July 2007 show this version as both bow jack and mainmast house flag. Its proportions may differ slightly from the table flag. A September 2009 photograph suggests that the jack is single-sided.

The funnel panels are documented on Pontos on 3 June 2008 and Salamis Glory on 27 June 2007. Their island shapes differ from the flag. The S leans slightly towards the fly, as it also does on the photographed flag, rather than standing upright as in the FOTW image. Salamis Glory’s funnel design is the same on both sides and lacks a white outline around the island. A photograph of Salamis Filoxenia on 23 May 2011 confirms the house flag and the outlined-island funnel version.