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Basler Rheinschiffahrt is a precursor company referred to Bragtank AG,
which flew a similar flag, but with blue stripes.
Jan Mertens, 10 April 2006
The flag shows the black bishop�s crozier of Basel Stadt
half canton and a small red square in the canton containing the well-known
white, couped Swiss cross. On the Binnenvaart site you will find several photos
showing that house flag, as well as a drawing:
http://www.debinnenvaart.nl/schependb/inhoud.php?action=tel&id=1309
http://www.debinnenvaart.nl/schependb/inhoud.php?action=tel&id=2011
http://www.debinnenvaart.nl/schependb/inhoud.php?action=tel&id=2012 showing
the vessels �Z�rich�, �Uri�, and �Unterwalden� respectively.
As to the
history of this firm, there is the following source (in German), indirectly
providing some information:
http://bpg.ch/index.php?nav=5&thema=geschichte.
Brag or BRAG must have existed before 1927, as it started a tourist line
in direct competition with the Basler Personenschiffahrts- Gesellschaft which
had to close down in 1928 (Brag�s German-built ships were less costly). In the
course of the years, Brag � being essentially a transport firm � invested in
tourist shipping but dropped out of this business at being taken over in 1968
(which incidentally resulted in the resurrection of its old rival).
There
may well be a connection with Ultra-Brag AG, also established at Basel (second
url is English version):
http://www.ultra-brag.ch/
http://www.ultra-brag.ch/index_e.html and the description provided certainly
seems familiar, having been founded in 1925 and being �an internationally active
Swiss logistics and river navigation firm domiciled in Basel� but there is no
evidence of a house flag I believe � the company logo would be nice on a flag,
that is certain � and anyway the similarity of names may be accidental.
Jan Mertens, 23 July 2006