Hi,
..... When I was a kid (and that's longer than I really want to think about) my dad, who was an avid photographer of anything transportation had a couple books that identified shipping companies by funnel markings. I'm not sure if it was English printed, but he did get a lot of his reference books from the UK. The books, although in black & white (with color ID), showed designs of funnels and hulls for shipping companies. It also included information on the company, its fleet, etc. Closest thing I have to that is a 1942 Janes Merchant Ships. Maybe Janes still publishes, but I'm sure that's pretty pricey.
..... Anyone know of a resource on the internet (my dad would have loved the internet) with that kind of information? I'm always interested in who owns a ship and what flag they're under.
Thanks, Dave