

An 1819 Perseverance painting confirms B120. It was replaced by B119 in 1820. The flag was always flown at the foremast, possibly because early privateers reserved the mainmast for a letters-of-marque pennant.
The later flag is divided vertically white at the hoist and blue at the fly. The funnel-band blue stands out from black in monochrome photographs, while a February 1977 Lyttelton observation describes the flag as dark blue. References also attribute the livery to Anchor-Brocklebank and Brocklebank & Well Lines. The museum flag, dated about 1951, measures 1828.8 × 2514.6 mm.