4th Naval Warfare Flotilla (Sweden)
59°04′37″N 18°08′18″E / 59.077083°N 18.138472°E
| 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla | |
|---|---|
| Fjärde sjöstridsflottiljen | |
 | |
| Active | 1994–present |
| Country | Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Navy |
| Type | Naval warfare |
| Size | Flotilla (550 personnel)[1] |
| Part of | Middle Military District (1994–2000) Joint Forces Command (2000–2005) SAFHQ (2005–) |
| Garrison/HQ | Berga |
| Motto(s) | Prudentia et constantia[note 1] ("Thoroughness and perseverance") |
| Colors | Black and gold |
| March | "Vivu esperanto" (Rydberg)[note 2] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Capt (N) Anders Bäckström |
The 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla (Swedish: Fjärde sjöstridsflottiljen or 4. sjöstridsflj) is one of three flotillas in the Swedish Navy and is a part of the Berga Naval Base. The unit is based at Berga south of the Swedish capital Stockholm. It was formed in 2005 when the former naval mine warfare flotilla was split and surface warfare units were added.
Organization[edit]
The flotilla is split into four different divisions as of 2005.
41st Corvette Division
- HSwMS Gävle (K22) corvette of Göteborg class
- HSwMS Sundsvall (K24) corvette of Göteborg class
- HSwMS Visby (K31) corvette of Visby class
- HSwMS Helsingborg (K32) corvette of Visby class
- HSwMS Djärv (82) patrol boat of Tapper class
- HSwMS Händig (84) patrol boat of Tapper class
- HSwMS Hurtig (87) patrol boat of Tapper class
42nd Minesweeper Division
- HSwMS Koster (M73) mine countermeasures vessel of Koster class
- HSwMS Kullen (M74) mine countermeasures vessel of Koster class
- HSwMS Ven (M76) mine countermeasures vessel of Koster class
- HSwMS Spårö (M12) minesweeper of Spårö class
43rd Supply Division
44th Mine Clearance Division
Commanding officers[edit]
- 1994–1997: Christer Nordling
- 1997–2000: Johan Fischerström
- 2000–2003: Claes-Göran Hagström
- 2003–2006: Lennart Bengtsson
- 2006–2009: Jan Thörnqvist
- 2009–2013: Jonas Wikström
- 2013–2013: Pontus Krohn (acting)
- 2014–2017: Ewa Skoog Haslum[4]
- 2017–2022: Fredrik Palmquist[5]
- 2022–20xx: Anders Bäckström
Names, designations and locations[edit]
| Name | Translation | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. minkrigsavdelningen | 2nd Mine Warfare Division | 1994-07-01 | – | 2000-06-30 |
| 4. minkrigsflottiljen | 4th Mine Warfare Flotilla | 2000-07-01 | – | 2004-12-31 |
| 4. sjöstridsflottiljen | 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla | 2005-01-01 | – | |
| Designation | From | To | ||
| 2. minkriavd | 1994-07-01 | – | 2000-06-30 | |
| 4. minkriflj | 2000-07-01 | – | 2004-12-31 | |
| 4. sjöstridsflj | 2005-01-01 | – | ||
| Location | From | To | ||
| Berga Naval Base | 1994-07-01 | – | 2004-12-31 | |
| Muskö naval base | 2005-01-01 | – | 2008-??-?? | |
| Berga Naval Base | 2009-??-?? | – |
Footnotes[edit]
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Fjärde sjöstridsflottiljen". www.forsvarsmakten.se. Försvarsmakten. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Handbok: parad 6: traditionsvård 2017, p. 55
- ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 65
- ^ Jirlind, Magnus. "Ny flottiljchef är utsedd på 4.sjöstridsflottiljen". Marinbloggen (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Ewa Skoog Haslum ny vicerektor vid Försvarshögskolan" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
Print[edit]
- 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[edit]
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