STRINTZIS.

The first Kefallinia postcard is unclear: the funnel appears white with a narrow blue top and an indistinct emblem. S1589 is based on later postcards showing the blue logo on white funnels, although it often looks nearly black. Ionian Glory supplies a port view and Ionian Sun a starboard view; a 1992 photograph of the latter shows a black top and a very dark blue symbol.

Ionian Island introduced S1590 in 1987. The upper red band followed the funnel’s top and forward edge; the other two followed the same line, with the second not touching the panel. The bands narrowed away from their thickest point at the forward base. A starboard photograph on 12 September 1998 shows the design mirrored, with the bands again descending at the forward end. Straight-sided funnels such as Superferry II made the descending part vertical.

Blue Aegean and Blue Galaxy show the S256 funnel with the flag colours reversed and the star facing forward on both sides. The hull carried large “Blue Ferries” lettering followed by smaller “STRINTZIS LINES”. On the flag, “STRINTZIS LINES” appears below “Blue Star Ferries”.

The reasons for S355 and S356 are unknown. Nüsse’s table flags show differing shades, including very dark blue and an apparently yellow band. Photographs of Blue Star ships from 2000 also suggest yellow or a more golden shade than orange; Blue Star I on 25 August 2003 appears to fly golden-yellow flags with a blue star.

Postcards of Superferry in Swansea Cork service show S1590, but another official postcard makes two of the bands blue, as S1591. An Ionian Sun view from the 1990 Swansea Cork service may show a white funnel with black top, a red band, then a narrow gap above either a blue band or a blue base.

The new Strintzis Ferries returned to the Greek sigma in S1592 with the colours reversed. A portside view of Kefalonia shows the funnel, and a photograph dated 1 July 2006 shows the flag together with the S1593 bow pennant.