The house flag of the Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft 'Hansa', Bremen. A red, white and red triband with a wider central stripe on which is printed a black cross formy couped (Hanseatic cross). It is made of machine-sewn, synthetic fibre bunting. A rope and clip are attached.

The company was founded in 1881 to serve Bremen industries importing cotton, jute and rice from India and the Middle East. Services to the Baltic proved unprofitable and were soon abandoned. Routes to the East Indies were handled by a subsidiary, the Asiatic Line, between 1888 and 1894 when the two companies were integrated. During the period of expansion following the opening of the Suez Canal, routes from British India and Burma were extended to North European Ports and North America. The company lost its entire fleet during both world wars but rebuilt its business in the post war period. It ceased trading in 1980.