Robert Bornhofen Reederei - The company is located in Hamburg and
was established by Robert Leopold Bornhofen, born on 15 October 1880 in
Koblenz (former Rhine Province of Prussia), after his partner had left
the predessor “Unterelbische Reederei Bornhofen & Treess”, established
on 1 May 1911, which ran a tugboat and lighter service up to Finland and
Lithuania. First dealing again with lighters Bornhofen bought his first
freighter in 1923. At the end of WW II nearly all his ships got lost in
order to pay reparations. His crewmen then had been employed in his harbour
service branch. In 1948 Bornhofen began to rebuilt his fleet alone and
together with Heinrich Bischoff as “Bornhofen & Bischoff”. He began
with wrecks and old ships due to allied restrictions. After those restrictions
had been abolished he also began to buy new built ships.
In 1957 the harbour service branch was outsourced, the fleet of Bornhofen
too, which was renamed as “Bischoff & Popp”.
Due to economic difficulties, which infected the whole shipping business,
Bornhofen began to re-flag ships to cheap countries since 1973. Bornhofen
died on 4 August 1973. The company was lead by its employees Wittleder,
Hein, Koch and Sürie and the company was changed into an oHG. The
troubles increased and since 1982 the business was maintained by ship broker
company “W.von Essen & W.Jacoby”. In 1985 the end was reached and the
last two ships had to go by forced sale.
Source: Klaus-Peter Bühne; translated by Klaus-Michael Schneider.
Description of flag of Robert Bornhofen Reederei: It is a red flag with
a white cross patty in ist centre. At the top and bottom edges are wthin
white stripes.
Source: Deutsche Reedereien und ihre Erkennungszeichen”; 2nd ed.; Hamburg;
1956; p.12.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2009
Bornhofen & Bischoff
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2009
Description of flag of R.Bornhofen & H.Bischoff Ges.mbH: The same
like the one of Bornhofen, but the cross is flanked by two white capital
“B”s.
Source: Deutsche Reedereien und ihre Erkennungszeichen”; 2nd ed.; Hamburg;
1956; p.12
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2009
Bischoff & Popp
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2009
Description of flag of Bischoff & Popp: It is a white flag
divided by a red cross patty with a thin black fimbriation. Within the
cross are black capitals “B” (hoist) and “P” (fly).
Source: based on a photo of a table flag, provided by Klaus-Peter Bühne.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2009
![[Bornhofen]](../images/d/de~bhof.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2009
See also:
![[R.Bornhofen & H.Bischoff]](../images/d/de~bobi.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2009
![[Bischoff & Popp]](../images/d/de~bipo.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2009
