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Coastal Fleet
The Coastal Fleet ( sv, Kustflottan, Kfl) was until 1994 a Swedish Navy authority with the main task of training the naval ships commanders and crews. After the formation of the authority Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the Coastal Fleet remained as a unit until 2000. 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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kustflottan Vapen
The Coastal Fleet ( sv, Kustflottan, Kfl) was until 1994 a Swedish Navy authority with the main task of training the naval ships commanders and crews. After the formation of the authority Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the Coastal Fleet remained as a unit until 2000. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Åkermark
Vice Admiral Carl Harald Åkermark (12 September 1873 – 1 November 1963) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. Åkermark commanded many ships, including the coastal defence ship . He served as head of the Military Office of the Minister for Naval Affairs (1923–1927), as Chief of the Coastal Fleet (1927–1933) and as head of the Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration (1933–1938). He retired in 1938 but was called back for service during World War II as Commanding Admiral of the West Coast Naval District (1939–1942). Early life Åkermark was born on 12 September 1873 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the son of Gudmund Åkermark, a magistrate's secretary, and his wife Amalia Tranchell. The reading of Marryat's and Trolle's sea novels aroused in Åkermark the desire to become a naval officer. As a native of Gothenburg, it was natural that he became interested in sea life at an early age. In addition, his grandfather Theodor Wilhelm Tranchell, founder of Lindholmen's workshop, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kommendörkapten
Commander (Cdr) ( sv, Kommendörkapten, Kk) is a senior-grade officer rank in the Swedish Navy, ranking below captain and above lieutenant commander. The rank is equivalent to lieutenant colonel in the Swedish Army, Swedish Air Force and the Swedish Amphibious Corps. Before 1972, the rank of commander was divided into two ranks: commander (''kommendörkapten av 1:a graden/klassen'') and lieutenant commander (''kommendörkapten av 2:a graden/klassen''). History Commanders of the Swedish Navy were divided into two ranks: commander (''kommendörkapten av 1:a klass'', ) and lieutenant commander (''kommendörkapten av 2:a klassen'', ). The first rank corresponded to a lieutenant colonel and the second to a major in the Swedish Army. From 1771 the whole rank was called lieutenant colonel also in the navy, but from 1824 lieutenant commander (''kommendörkapten av 2:a klassen''). In 1845 the division of classes disappeared, and the rank became only commander until 1866, when the rank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claes Tornberg
Rear Admiral Claes Egmont Tornberg (born 10 February 1936) is a retired Swedish Navy officer. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1985 and 1990 and as head of the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1990 to 1996 and the newly created Swedish National Defence College from 1997 to 1998. Early life Tornberg was born on 10 February 1936 in Västerås Parish, Sweden, the son of colonel Egmont Tornberg and his wife Aina (née Setterborg). He passed '' studentexamen'' at Södra Latin in Stockholm on 7 May 1955. Career Tornberg graduated from the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in September 1958. He underwent a staff course at the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College between 1966 and 1968, and attended the Naval War College in the United States from 1976 to 1977. Tornberg commanded the 11th Torpedo Boat Division (''11. torpedbåtsdivisionen'') from 1977 to 1979 and was head of the Naval Staff's Planning Section from 1979 to 1983. He was promoted to captain on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bror Stefenson
Admiral Bror Per Harald Stefenson (4 September 1929 – 3 October 2018) was a Swedish Navy officer. Stefenson's senior commands include Chief of the Defence Staff and military commander of the Eastern Military District (Milo Ö) as well as Commandant General in Stockholm. He also served as Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff. , Stefenson remains the last appointed Swedish admiral (having been appointed in 1991). Early life Stefenson was born on 4 September 1929 in Stockholm, the son of naval captain Jens Stefenson and his wife Astrid (née Grönberg). He passed '' studentexamen'' at Norra Real in Stockholm in 1948. Career Military career In 1951, Stefenson was commissioned as an officer with the rank of acting sub-lieutenant (''fänrik'') and was promoted two years later to sub-lieutenant (''löjtnant'') before attending the Royal Swedish Naval Academy from 1954 to 1959. Stefenson was the captain of the submarine in 1962 and in 1963, and was also promoted to lieutenant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengt Rasin
Rear Admiral Bengt Göran Rasin, né ''Larsson'' (17 April 1922 – 2 January 2013) was a Swedish Navy officer. His senior commands include chief of the Coastal Fleet, commanding officer of the West Coast Military Command and commanding officer of the Western Military District. Rasin also served as chairman of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences. Early life Rasin was born Bengt Göran Larsson on 17 April 1922 in Annedal Parish, Gothenburg, Sweden, the son of chief physician Hjalmar Larsson and his wife Elsa (née Rasin). Both parents were employed at Gothenburg schools and were anxious that their son would receive a good education as a basis for the future. He passed ''studentexamen'' at the Vasa högre allmänna läroverk in 1941 and after mandatory military service became an officer candidate in the Swedish Navy on the 20 June the same year with number 6. At this time - with the threat of war and a navy in strong development - a couple of hundred young people applie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dag Arvas
Rear Admiral Dag Gustaf Christer Arvas (22 September 1913 – 1 February 2004) was a Swedish Navy officer. Arvas senior commands include Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, Chief of the Coastal Fleet and Chief of the Military Office of the Minister of Defence. Early life Arvas was born on 22 September 1913 in Arvidsjaur, Sweden, the son of Birger Arvas and his wife Elsa (née Christerson). He passed ''studentexamen'' in Djursholm in 1932 Career Arvas was commissioned as a naval officer in 1935 with the rank of acting sub-lieutenant. He was then on leave one summer for traveling with the Swedish sailing school's ''Kaparen'' in western European waters and he was educated at the Physical Training School (''Gymnastik- och idrottsskolan'', GIS) from 1937 to 1938. Arvas attended the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College from 1940 to 1942 and served aboard torpedo boats and destroyers. He also served as flag lieutenant (''flaggadjutant'') to the chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1945 to 1948. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Blidberg
Vice Admiral Carl Einar Blidberg (20 September 1906 – 21 March 1993) was a Swedish Navy officer. Blidberg served as Chief of the Naval Staff from 1957 to 1961, Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1962 to 1966, and as commanding officer of the Naval Command East and the East Coast Naval Base from 1966 to 1971. Early life Blidberg was born on 20 September 1906 in Kramfors, Sweden, the son of Tage Blidberg and his wife Ragnhild (née Ekelund). In 1923, Blidberg served as an extra cadet on the coastal defence ship when the Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf went to London for the engagement with Louise Mountbatten, our future queen. After passing '' studentexamen'' in Falun in 1925, he was accepted as a sea cadet. Career After the then current course of study with practical courses at sea and two winters at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy at Skeppsholmen, Blidberg was commissioned as an officer in the Swedish Navy in 1928 with the rank of acting sub-lieutenant. Blidberg started as an arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertil Berthelsson
Vice Admiral Alfred Erik Bertil Berthelsson (11 April 1902 – 11 February 1977) was a senior naval officer in the Swedish Navy. Berthelsson served as Captain of the Coastal Fleet (1951–1953), as Chief of the Naval Staff (1953–1957), as Chief of the Coastal Fleet (1957–1961) and as commanding officer of the Naval Command South (1961–1966). Early life Berthelsson was born on 11 April 1902 in Njurunda Parish, Västernorrland County, Sweden, the son of Alfred Berthelsson, a merchant, and his wife Anna Backman. He passed '' studentexamen'' in Örebro in 1920, after which in 1921 he enlisted as a telegraphist in the Swedish Navy, where he reached the rank of Corporal. After two years of service, mostly on the torpedo cruiser HSwMS ''Claes Horn'', Berthelsson was accepted in the summer of 1923 as a naval cadet and underwent regular training at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy. Career Berthelsson was commissioned as a naval officer in 1926 with the rank of acting sub-lieute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Af Klint (1901–1981)
Vice Admiral Erik Viktor Philip Gustafsson af Klint (12 March 1901 – 26 December 1981) was a Swedish Navy naval officer. af Klint's senior commands include postings as Chief of Staff of the Coastal Fleet, head of Section 2 of the Defence Staff, Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet and commanding officer of the Naval Command East. Early life af Klint was born on 12 March 1901 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Rear Admiral Gustaf af Klint and his wife Elisabet (née Helling). He was the brother of Börje af Klint (1903–1989), artillery director at AB Bofors and Captain (N) Viktor af Klint (1904–1986). His aunt was the pioneer abstract artist Hilma af Klint. af Klint passed '' studentexamen'' in 1920. Career af Klint was commissioned as a naval officer in 1923. He was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant (''Löjtnant'') in 1925 and attended the staff course at the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College from 1930 to 1931. He served as a flag adjutant from 1935 to 1938 and was promoted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Ericson
A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some current countries with agriculture-based economies, a higher value was, and still is, assigned to sons rather than daughters, giving males higher social status, because males were physically stronger, and could perform farming tasks more effectively. In China, a one-child policy was in effect until 2015 in order to address rapid population growth. Official birth records showed a rise in the level of male births since the policy was brought into law. This was attributed to a number of factors, including the illegal practice of sex-selective abortion and widespread under-reporting of female births. In patrilineal societies, sons will customarily inherit an estate before daughters. In some cultures, the eldest son has special privilege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Samuelson
Vice Admiral Johan Erik Samuelson (16 April 1893 – 15 December 1964) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. Samuelson's senior postings includes as flag captain (1943–1945), as Chief of the Coastal Fleet (1946–1950), and Commanding Admiral of the Naval Command South (1950–1958). Early life Samuelson was born on 16 April 1893 at Ekedal Estate in Hyringa socken, Grästorp Municipality, Skaraborg County, Sweden, the son of Johan Samuelson and his wife Augusta Modh. He was brother of hippologist Frans Oscar Samuelson (born 1876). Erik Samuelson passed ''studentexamen'' in Vänersborg in 1911. He spent some time as an engineer student on the Swedish East Asian Company's steamship ''Ceylon'' during a trip to East Asia. He also had some time employment at a shipyard in Le Havre. Career Military career Samuelson graduated from the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1915 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant the same year. He was promoted to sub-lieutenant in 1917, attended naval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
