Coastal Fleet
| Coastal Fleet | |
|---|---|
| Kustflottan | |
| Heraldic arms | |
| Active | 1904–2000 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Navy |
| Type | Naval force composed of surface combatant, minelayer, minehunter and submarine units |
| Role | Naval authority |
| March | "Kustflottans marsch" (Åke Dohlin)[1] |
| Insignia | |
| Naval Ensign |  |
Coastal Fleet (Swedish: Kustflottan, Kfl) was until 1994 a Swedish Navy authority with the main task of training the naval ships commanders and crews.[2] After the formation of the authority Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the Coastal Fleet remained as a unit until 2000.
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History
The Swedish Navy ships were equipped for expeditions during the summer months and were organized in temporary squadrons under the leadership of the Highest Commander (högste befälhavare). In 1904 an Inspector of the Navy's Exercises at Sea (Inspektör för flottans övningar till sjöss) was also appointed, the highest commander of the coastal squadrons. From 1909 the squadrons began to be called coastal fleets. From 1919, the positions of the Highest Commander and Inspector of the Navy's Exercises at Sea (SFS 1918:868) were merged and the position of the Highest Commander of the Coastal Fleet (Högste befälhavaren för kustflottan) was created, which in turn was changed in 1931 to the Chief of the Coastal Fleet (Chefen för kustflottan).[3]
The command sign of the last Chief of the Coastal Fleet, Frank Rosenius, was lowered on 30 June 1998.[4]
Commanders
- 1904–1906 – Wilhelm Dyrssen
- 1906–1907 – Carl Olsen
- 1907–1916 – Wilhelm Dyrssen
- 1916–1918 – Carl August Ehrensvärd
Highest Commander of the Coastal Fleet
- 1919–1919 – Carl August Ehrensvärd
- 1919–1923 – Carl Alarik Wachtmeister
- 1923–1925 – Fredrik Riben
- 1926–1927 – Otto Lybeck
- 1927–1931 – Harald Åkermark
Chief of the Coastal Fleet
- 1931–1933 – Harald Åkermark
- 1933–1939 – Fabian Tamm
- 1939–1942 – Gösta Ehrensvärd
- 1942–1945 – Yngve Ekstrand
- 1946–1950 – Erik Samuelson
- 1950–1953 – Stig H:son Ericson
- 1953–1957 – Erik af Klint
- 1957–1961 – Bertil Berthelsson
- 1961–1966 – Einar Blidberg
- 1966–1970 – Dag Arvas
- 1970–1977 – Christer Kierkegaard
- 1977–1980 – Bengt Rasin
- 1980–1982 – Bror Stefenson
- 1982–1985 – Jan Enquist
- 1985–1990 – Claes Tornberg
- 1990–1994 – Sten Swedlund
- 1994–1998 – Frank Rosenius
References
Further reading
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External links
- Coastal Fleet Officer Association (Swedish)
