The house flag of Scottish Tanker Co. Ltd, London. A pale blue rectangular flag with a white saltire. In the centre is a white diamond with a red rampant lion. The flag is made of a wool and synthetic fibre bunting. It has a cotton hoist and is machine sewn. The lion on the flag is printed. A rope and toggle is attached.

Scottish Tankers Ltd. was formed in 1951 by the British shipping company Cayzer, Irvine and Company, to take part in the growing oil tanker market. Its first two ships were the Scottish Lion and the Scottish Eagle. In 1956, Scottish Tankers became part of British and Commonwealth Shipping Ltd, still under the control of Cayzer, Irvine and Company. In 1962, after the termination of the Norwegian whaling industry, two whaling ships from the Hector Whaling Company were transferred into the Scottish Tankers fleet. By the late 1960’s, British and Commonwealth were phasing out their conventional fleets and moving into the large tanker and container ship business. Interestingly, one of the Scottish Tankers ships, the 'Scottish Hawk', was used to re-supply the British task force that was sent to the Falkland Islands in 1982. Finally, in 1986, British and Commonwealth sold the last of the Scottish Tankers ships, the 'Scottish Eagle (II)'. (Research: Rebecca Hernandez)