56°09′26″N 15°35′11″E / 56.157274°N 15.586295°E
| 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla | |
|---|---|
| Tredje sjöstridsflottiljen | |
 | |
| Active | 1983–present |
| Country | Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Navy |
| Type | Navy |
| Role | Naval warfare |
| Size | Flotilla (450 personnel)[1] |
| Part of | Coastal Fleet (1977–1994) Southern Military District (1994–2000) Joint Forces Command (2000–2005) SAFHQ (2005–) |
| Garrison/HQ | Karlskrona |
| Motto(s) | Prudentia et constantia ("By prudence and constancy")[note 1] |
| March | "Svenska flottan" (Högberg)[note 2] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Capt (N) Bernt Andersson |
The 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla (Swedish: Tredje sjöstridsflottiljen or 3. sjöstridsflj) of the Swedish Fleet was founded in 2005 when the former minelayer and surface flotillas joined together. The flotilla 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 as of 2017.
31st Corvette Division (31:a korvettdivisionen)
- HSwMS Stockholm (P11) patrol boat of Stockholm class
- HSwMS Malmö (P12) patrol boat of Stockholm class
- HSwMS Härnösand (K33) corvette of Visby class
- HSwMS Nyköping (K34) corvette of Visby class
- HSwMS Karlstad (K35) corvette of Visby class
- 3 patrol boats of the Tapper-class
33rd Minesweeper Division (33:e minröjningsdivisionen)
- HSwMS Vinga (M75) mine countermeasures vessel of Koster class
- HSwMS Ulvön (M77) mine countermeasures vessel of Koster class
- HSwMS Sturkö (M14) minesweeper of Spårö class
34th Support Division (34:e underhållsdivisionen)
The former missile boat division was stationed in the flotilla until September 2005 when all the ships was decommissioned.
Heraldry and traditions
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the 3rd Surface Attack Flotilla (Tredje ytattackflottiljen) 1997–1998 and 3rd Surface Warfare Flotilla (Tredje ytstridsflottiljen 1998–2004. Blazon: "Gules, a flash pointing down bendysinister argent, the first field charged with an erect crossbow and the second field with two triangles conjoined in pale, all or".[4] The unit later adopted a new coat of arms.
Coat of arms of the 3rd Surface Attack Flotilla (Tredje ytattackflottiljen) 1997–1998 and 3rd Surface Warfare Flotilla (Tredje ytstridsflottiljen) 1998–2004.
Coat of arms of the 3rd Surface Warfare Flotilla (Tredje ytstridsflottiljen) and the 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla (3. sjöstridsflottiljen).
Flag
The flag is a double swallow-tailed Swedish flag.[5] It was presented to the then 3rd Surface Attack Flotilla by the Supreme Commander Owe Wiktorin at the Artillery Yard in Stockholm on 30 April 1996.[6]
Commanding officers
- 1983–1984: Captain Lennart Grenstad
- 1984–1985: Captain Lars Thomasson
- 1985–1988: Captain Frank Rosenius
- 1988–1989: Captain Torsten Lindh
- 1990–1993: Captain Sölve Larsby
- 1994–1997: Captain Magnus Waldenström
- 1997–1999: Captain Tommy Åsman
- 1999–2001: Captain Jörgen Ericsson
- 2001–2002: Captain Leif Nylander
- 2003–2005: Captain Anders Grenstad
- 2005–2008: Captain Erik Andersson
- 2008–2011: Captain Anders Olovsson
Names, designations and locations
| Name | Translation | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4. ytattackflottiljen | 4th Surface Attack Flotilla | 1983-01-01 | – | 1994-06-30 |
| 3. ytattackflottiljen | 3rd Surface Attack Flotilla | 1994-07-01 | – | 1997-12-31 |
| 3. ytstridsflottiljen | 3rd Surface Warfare Flotilla | 1998-01-01 | – | 2005-08-31 |
| 3. sjöstridsflottiljen | 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla | 2005-09-01 | – | |
| Designation | From | To | ||
| 4. yaflj | 1983-01-01 | – | 1994-06-30 | |
| 3. yaflj | 1994-07-01 | – | 1997-12-31 | |
| 3. ysflj | 1998-01-01 | – | 2005-08-31 | |
| 3. sjöstridsflj | 2005-09-01 | – | ||
| Location | From | To | ||
| Karlskrona naval base | 1983-01-01 | – |
Footnotes
References
Notes
- Birke, Sune; Braunstein, Christian (2011). Sveriges marina förband och skolor under 1900-talet. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 13 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 978-91-976220-5-9. SELIBR 12638815.
- Braunstein, Christian (2004). Svenska försvarsmaktens fälttecken efter millennieskiftet [The flags and standards of the Swedish Armed Forces after the turn of the millennium] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 7 [dvs 8] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-7-X. SELIBR 9815350. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- Braunstein, Christian (2006). Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret [Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-9-6. SELIBR 10099224. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- 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. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. SELIBR 10413065.
- Handbok: parad 6: traditionsvård : H PARAD 6 2016 (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarsmakten. 2017. SELIBR 22459606.
External links
- Official website (in Swedish)