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Jordan assigns W11 to the Hong Kong company’s Panamanian ships and W99 to its British ships, while Ships & The Sea 1942 applies W99 to all Hong Kong ships. Merchant Ships 1949 makes the diamond extend throughout the band. Brown 1951 and 1958 use W11 for both. Band widths differ: Jordan’s Solviken photograph and Brown 1982 and 1995 support equal bands, unlike the FOTW and Hong Kong images. Nego Nomis in 1998 confirms a yellowish-buff funnel with dark-blue band but unequal proportions; Pacific Logger in 2000 confirms the flag. The white-blue-white triband occupies one-third of the main funnel band or flag, with relatively less blue on the funnel. Mitchell also shows sky-blue bands, sometimes without a black top and sometimes with a narrow top on Panamanian vessels.

Nüsse supplies table flags, while FOTW credits Jorge Candeias as the flag source. Rosanoski traces the original flag to the Norwegian Wallem concern and distinguishes the later Norwegian variation.

Wallem, Steckmest’s variation widens and bulges the blue band into an undefined circle bearing a white S, retaining white between red and blue. The respective widths are uncertain, with Brown editions differing; Mitchell’s W172 funnel has wider red. W172 and W173 remain the separately documented variants.

W512 comes from GH Fortune’s starboard side, showing equal-width bands and a sky-blue shade.

Mitchell first lists W513 under Catherine Ann Shipping, presumably connected with Catherine Ann in 1981–1983, then adds Wallem Ship Management. Several drawings show the dark funnel, but whether all had the black top is uncertain. Cape Star is another possible source.