Documentary images — company attribution uncertain

The star is angled on S1376, documented on Asphalt Commander and Asphalt Spirit, but upright on S1377, photographed on Asphalt Transporter at Newcastle on 30 July 2010. Rosanoski suggests a possible connection with a US Navy commander’s sleeve insignia because the founder was a former naval officer, but his rank is unknown and the explanation is expressly theoretical. Either star orientation might be an error if that interpretation is correct; neither is resolved. The occurrence of the angled version on two ships disproves the suggestion that an upright star was deliberately used elsewhere simply to avoid being identical.

Preserve vessel dates; neither exclusivity nor rank symbolism established.