3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla (Sweden)
| 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla | |
|---|---|
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Coat of arms | |
| Active | September 1, 2005- |
| Country |
 Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Navy |
| Size | 12 ships |
| Garrison/HQ | Karlskrona |
| March | "Svenska flottan" (E Högberg)[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Bengt Lundgren |
3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla (Swedish: Tredje sjöstridsflottiljen or 3. sjöstridsflj) of the Swedish Navy was founded in 2005 when the former minelayer and surface flotillas joined together. The flotilla's home base is in Karlskrona, Blekinge and is a part of the Karlskrona naval base. The flotilla mostly deploy ships in international missions today.
Organization
The flotilla is split into three different divisions.
31st Corvett division
- HMS Stockholm (K11) of Stockholm-class
- HMS Malmö (K12) of Stockholm-class
- HMS Helsingborg (K32) corvett of Visby-class.
- HMS Härnösand (K33) corvett av Visby-class.
- 3 patrol boats of the Tapper-class.
33rd Minelayer division
- 2 Minelayer ship of Koster-class.
- 1 ship of Spårö-class.
- 1 work ship, HMS Fårösund
34th Support division
The former missile boat division was stationed in the flotilla until September 2005 when all the ships was decommissioned.
Commanders
- 2005–2008 – Erik Andersson
- 2008–2011 – Anders Olovsson
- 2012–2015 – Magnus Jönsson[2]
- 2016–present – Bengt Lundgren[3]
References
- ↑ Sandberg, Bo (2007). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (in Swedish) (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. p. 209. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. LIBRIS 10413065.
- ↑ Thörnqvist, Jan (2011-12-21). "Förfångning till rors vid 3.sjöstridsflottiljen i Karlskrona" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish) (Stockholm: Försvarets forum) (5): 9. 2015. LIBRIS 4109339. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
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