4th Naval Warfare Flotilla (Sweden)
Appearance
4th Naval Warfare Flotilla | |
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Fjärde sjöstridsflottiljen | |
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Active | 1994–present |
Country | Sweden |
Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
Branch | Swedish Navy |
Type | Naval warfare |
Size | Flotilla |
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 | Captain 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 was edit.
Ships
- 41st Corvett Division
- 42nd Minesweeper Division
- 43rd Supply Division
- 44th Mine Clearance Division
Commanding officers
- 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[3]
- 2017–2022: Fredrik Palmquist[4]
- 2022–20xx: Anders Bäckström
Names, designations and locations
Name | Translation | From | To | |
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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
References
Notes
- ^ 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.
- 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
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