The Regent flag follows the National Maritime Museum’s printed example, with lettering on both sides and very dark blue that looks black. Its recorded dimensions are 1346.2 by 2133.6 mm. The document gives its date once as about 1955 and again as about 1855; that discrepancy is not resolved. The fleet’s absorption into Texaco ended the livery.
Mitchell’s Regent Tankships funnel shows a stretched H. Rosanoski suggests that this was probably intended to represent REGENT, though Mitchell supplies no explanation.
US Navy 1961 pairs this funnel with the R251 flag. In Rosanoski’s illustration the flag space instead enlarges the funnel emblem, resembling a ground sandwich-board sign with black REGENT lettering.
Regent’s antecedent Trinidad Leaseholds was formed in 1913 and acquired distributor Burt Boulton & Haywood with the Regent brand in 1930. In 1947 Trinidad Leaseholds and Texaco combined British interests under Regent; Texaco transferred its share to Caltex within a year. Acquisition of Trinidad Oil later brought Texaco’s Regent stake to 75 per cent. The breakup of European Caltex in 1967 replaced Regent branding at most outlets. The notes date absorption of Regent’s tanker fleet both to 1967 and 1968. The brand returned to independent British retailers selling Texaco products in 2004.
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