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Coastal Fleet
Coastal Fleet
Kustflottan
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)
Insignia
Naval Ensign

The Coastal Fleet^[2] (Swedish: Kustflottan, Kfl) was until 1994 a Swedish Navy authority with the main task of training the naval ships commanders and crews.^[3] After the formation of the authority Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the Coastal Fleet remained as a unit until 2000.

History

The Coastal Fleet was the operational unit within the Swedish Navy, created from the combat forces capable of maritime operations. The Coastal Fleet was intended to serve as the mobile naval defence or battle group, encompassing all naval warfare capabilities such as artillery, torpedoes, and mines. It was designed to be capable of countering hostile actions along the Swedish coastlines independently of local defence tasks.

The Swedish Kustflottan

formed for the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden ; gathered to Gothenburg consisted of a total of eight coastal defense armored cruisers, four torpedo cruisers, two destroyers, 24 torpedo boats and a submarine (based on the US Holland-class boat).

According to a decision in 1948, the Coastal Fleet would primarily consist of two squadrons, each with cruisers, destroyers, and large motor torpedo boats, along with a submarine and a mine flotilla. Additionally, on the Swedish West Coast, there would be a squadron of surface vessels and a submarine flotilla.^[4]

The command flag of the last Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet, Vice Admiral Frank Rosenius, was lowered on 30 June 1998.^[5]

Heraldry and traditions

Colours, standards and guidons

The colour of the Coastal Fleet was a double swallow-tailed Swedish flag, which was presented in 1976. It was later taken over by the Joint Forces Command.^[6]

Coat of arms

The coat of the arms of the Coastal Fleet 1979–1997. Blazon: "Azure, an anchor erect cabled, argent".^[7]

Commanding officers

The Swedish Navy's ships were prepared for expeditions during the summer months and organized into temporary squadrons under the command of the 'highest commander' (högste befälhavare). In 1904, an Inspector of Naval Exercises at Sea (Inspektör för flottans övningar till sjöss) was added, also serving as the highest commander of the coastal squadrons. Starting in 1909, the squadrons began to be referred to as coastal fleets. From 1919 onwards, the positions of Highest Commander and Inspector of Naval Exercises at Sea were merged (SFS 1918:868), and the position of Highest Commander of the Coastal Fleet (Högste befälhavaren för kustflottan) was established, changed in 1931 to Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet (Chefen för kustflottan).^[8]

Inspectors of Naval Exercises at Sea

1904–1906: Captain Wilhelm Dyrssen
1906–1907: Rear Admiral Carl Olsen
1907–1916: Rear Admiral Wilhelm Dyrssen
1916–1918: Vice Admiral Carl August Ehrensvärd

Highest Commanders of the Coastal Fleet

1919–1919: Vice Admiral Carl August Ehrensvärd
1919–1923: Rear Admiral Carl Alarik Wachtmeister
1923–1925: Rear Admiral Fredrik Riben
1926–1927: Rear Admiral Otto Lybeck
1927–1931: Rear Admiral Harald Åkermark

Commanders-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet

1931–1933: Rear Admiral Harald Åkermark
1933–1939: Rear Admiral Fabian Tamm
1939–1942: Rear Admiral Gösta Ehrensvärd
1942–1945: Rear Admiral Yngve Ekstrand
1946–1950: Rear Admiral Erik Samuelson
1950–1953: Rear Admiral Stig H:son Ericson
1953–1957: Rear Admiral Erik af Klint
1957–1961: Rear Admiral Bertil Berthelsson
1961–1962: Rear Admiral Einar Blidberg (acting)
1962–1966: Rear Admiral Einar Blidberg
1966–1970: Rear Admiral Dag Arvas
1970–1977: Rear Admiral Christer Kierkegaard
1977–1980: Rear Admiral Bengt Rasin
1980–1982: Rear Admiral Bror Stefenson
1982–1985: Rear Admiral Jan Enquist
1985–1990: Rear Admiral Claes Tornberg
1990–1994: Rear Admiral Sten Swedlund
1994–1998: Rear Admiral Frank Rosenius

Flag Captains

1904–1907: Commander Herman Wrangel
1907–1907: Captain Carl August Ehrensvärd
1907–1909: Commander Gustaf af Klint
1909–1915: Commander Henning von Krusenstierna
1914–1915: Lieutenant commander Ulf Carl Knutsson Sparre (acting)
1915–1918: Captain Carl Alarik Wachtmeister
1918–1919: Lieutenant commander Henrik Gisiko
1920–1923: Captain Gustaf Starck
1923–1925: Captain Charles de Champs
1925–1930: Captain Claës Lindsström
1930–1931: Captain Fabian Tamm
1932–1933: Captain Hans Simonsson
1933–1936: Captain Gösta Ehrensvärd
1937–1939: Captain Yngve Ekstrand
1939–1941: Captain Helge Strömbäck
1941–1943: Captain Erik Anderberg
1943–1945: Captain Erik Samuelson
1946–1948: Captain John Wirström
1948–1950: –
1950–1951: Captain Erik af Klint
1951–1953: Captain Bertil Berthelsson
1953–1956: Captain Einar Blidberg
1957–1959: Captain Åke Lindemalm
1959–1964: Captain Magnus Starck
1964–1966: Captain Nils-Erik Ödman
1966–1971: Captain Alf Berggren
1971–1973: Captain Göte Blom
1973–1973: Commander Sigurd Håkansson
1973–1978: Captain Åke Johnson
1978–1980: Captain Lennart Forsman
1980–1980: Captain Bengt O'Konor
1980–1982: Captain Holger Grenstad
1982–1983: Captain Johan Bring
1983–1985: Captain Claes Tornberg
1985–1986: Captain Gustaf Taube
1986–1988: Captain Bengt Uggla
1988–1989: Captain Frank Rosenius
1989–1992: Captain Emil Svensson
1992–1994: Captain Christer Hägg
1994–1996: Captain Olof Jonsson
1996–1998: Captain Anders Stävberg

References

Notes

^ Sandberg 2007, p. 204
^ Appich 1988, p. 27
^ "Kustflottan". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ Bergelin 1951, pp. 63–64
^ Jeppsson 2009, p. 132
^ Braunstein 2004, p. 36
^ Braunstein 2006, p. 51
^ "Chefen för kustflottan (1875 – )" [Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet (1875 – )] (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

Print

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Bergelin, S.-E. S., ed. (1951). Nordisk familjebok: encyklopedi och konversationslexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 13 (4th ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Norden. SELIBR 539090.
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 978-91-971584-7-3. SELIBR 9815350. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
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 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
Jeppsson, Tommy (2009). "Kustflottans historia" [History of the Coastal Fleet] (PDF). Kungl. Krigsvetenskapsakademiens Handlingar och Tidskrift (in Swedish) (5). Stockholm: Kungl. Krigsvetenskapsakademien. SELIBR 3417415.
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.