, abbreviated Kmd (, official Captain) is the senior-most commissioned officer rank below that of flag officer (i.e.,

admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

s) in the

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, ranking below rear admiral (lower half) and above

commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain. ...

. The rank is equivalent to

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in the

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Swedish Air Force The Swedish Air Force ( sv, Svenska flygvapnet or just ) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. History The Swedish Air Force was created on 1 July, 1926 when the aircraft units of the Army and Navy were merged. Because of the es ...

and the

Swedish Amphibious Corps The Amphibious Corps ( sv, Amfibiekåren, Amf) is the maritime land force arm of the Swedish Navy, with an emphasis on coastal defence. Until 2000 it was known as the Coastal Artillery ( sv, Kustartilleriet), but the name was changed to reflect i ...

History

A captain used to serve as commander of

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s. In 1729, there were thirteen captains admitted to the Admiralty of Sweden (''Amiralitetskollegium''). Captain in the navy was changed in 1771 to

. During the 1824 regulation, the rank of colonel was changed to a new rank with the name commander of the 1st class (''kommendörkapten av 1:a klassen''), but in 1845 the rank of captain was reintroduced. During the first half of the 20th century, the captain served on board as squadron commander, division commander ( coastal defence ship division) and as

flag captain In the Royal Navy, a flag captain was the captain of an admiral's flagship. During the 18th and 19th centuries, this ship might also have a "captain of the fleet", who would be ranked between the admiral and the "flag captain" as the ship's "First ...

, ashore as station commander or shipyard commander, head of the Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration, department head there and in the Naval Staff, corps commander, etc. There were eight captains in the Swedish Navy in 1911. Previously, captain was a rank between rear admiral and commander of the 1st class (''kommendörkapten av 1:a graden''), then between ''

kommendör av 1. graden ''Kommendör av 1. graden'' was a senior captain rank of the Swedish Navy, ranking below Rear admiral (Sweden), rear admiral (1972–2000) and Flottiljamiral, rear admiral (lower half) (since 2000), and above Kommendör, captain. History In 1972 ...

'' (

senior captain Senior captain is a rank which is used in some countries' armed forces, navies, merchant marines, civil aviation and in the airline industry. Army In some armies of the world, the senior captain is a rank between a regular captain and a majo ...

) and commander (''kommendörkapten''), but today it is a rank between rear admiral (lower half) and commander.

Promotion

Responsible head of promotion for a captin is the Director of Human Resource at the

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Uniform

Shoulder mark

The top galloon is shaped like a "loop" for an officer in the

(the loop is shaped like a "grenade" for an officer in the

). The rank insignia is worn on the shoulder mark to jacket and coat (''jacka m/87'', ''kappa m/87''), as well as to blue wool sweater (''blå ylletröja m/87''), trench coat (''trenchcoat m/84''), sea coat (''sjörock 93'', black raincoat and to white shirt (''vit skjorta m/78''). Rank insignia on shoulder mark (''axelklaffshylsa 02B'') is worn on all garments with shoulder straps. 1. The shoulder mark (''Axelklaffshylsa m/02B'') is designed as galloons sewn directly to another shoulder mark (''axelklaffshylsa m/87 blå''). 2. Before 2003, captains wore three 8 mm gold galloons and a loop of 16 mm gold galloons m/51. 3. The wowen shoulder mark (''AXELKLAFFSHYLSA M/02 INVÄVD KOMMENDÖR FLOTTAN'') is worn on the naval combat dress (''sjöstridsdräkt m/93''), duty uniform (''arbetsdräkt m/87 (blå)'') and

combat uniform A combat uniform, also called field uniform, battledress or military fatigues, is a casual wear, casual type of uniform used by military, police, firefighter, fire and other public uniformed services for everyday fieldwork and combat duty purpo ...

(''Fältuniform m/90 lätt'', ''m/90 lätt blå'', ''m/90 tropik'' (green, beige and blue)). File:OF-5 Kommendör FL hylsa.jpg, 1. Embroidered shoulder mark (2003–present) File:OF-5 Kommendör 1987-2000 FL hylsa.jpg, 2. Embroidered shoulder mark (–2003) File:OF-5 Kommendör FL hylsa02.jpg, 3. Wowen shoulder mark (2003–present)

Sleeve insignia

Rank insignia is worn on both sleeves for inner suit jacket (''innerkavaj m/48'') and mess jacket (''mässjacka m/1878''). 1. On the sleeve an 11 mm galloon m/51 with

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and three 11 mm galloons m/51. Galloon 12.6 mm rank insignia (''gradbeteckning m/02'') (navy or amphibious corps). 12.6 mm galloon m/02 gradually replaces 11 mm galloon m/51. The distance between galloons should be 6 mm. The distance from the bottom edge of the sleeve to the bottom edge of the top galloon should be 100 mm. This sleeve insignia was worn by a commander (''kommendörkapten'') until 2003. 2. Before 2003, captains wore three 11 mm gold galloons and a loop of 23 mm gold galloon m/51. File:OF-5 Kommendör FL arm.jpg, 1. Sleeve insignia for a captain (2003–present) File:OF-5 Kommendör 1987-2000 FL arm.jpg, 2. Sleeve insignia for a captain (?–2003)

Hats

Peaked cap

A captain wears as embellishments (known as

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) a gold embroidered

laurel wreath A laurel wreath is a round wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel (), an aromatic broadleaf evergreen, or later from spineless butcher's broom (''Ruscus hypoglossum'') or cherry laurel (''Prunus laurocerasus''). It is a sy ...

(''skärmbroderi m/49'') on the visor of the

peaked cap The peaked cap, peaked hat, service cap, barracks cover or combination cap is a form of headgear worn by the armed forces of many nations, as well as many uniformed civilian organisations such as law enforcement agencies and fire departments. It ...

(''skärmmössa m/48''). It also fitted with a hat badge (''mössmärke m/78 off för flottan'') and with a strap in form of a golden

braid A braid (also referred to as a plait) is a complex structure or pattern formed by interlacing two or more strands of flexible material such as textile yarns, wire, or hair. The simplest and most common version is a flat, solid, three-strande ...

(''mössträns m/42''). File:Kommendör Harry Bong Fo156421.jpg, Peaked cap worn by Captain

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. File:Mössmärke m78 FL Officer.png, Hat badge

Side cap and winter hat

An officer wears a hat badge (''mössmärke m/78 off'') for the navy and another (''mössmärke m/87 off'') for amphibious units on the side cap (''båtmössa m/48'') and on the winter hat (''vintermössa m/87'').

Aiguillette

A captain wears a large

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(''stor ägiljett m/1816'') to

mess dress Mess dress uniform is the most formal (or semi-formal, depending on the country) type of uniforms used by military personnel, police personnel, and other uniformed services members. It frequently consists of a mess jacket, trousers, white d ...

, service dress uniform in connection with representation (equivalent), and to

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s. For uniform parts without a shoulder strap (''axelklaff''), a shoulder girdle is used in the navy (if applicable with a royal name cipher) to attach a large aiguillette to the shoulder next to the shoulder seam. For the inner jacket (''innerkavaj m/48'') and the mess jacket, the aiguillette is attached to two small buttons under the coat. File:Royal_Wedding_Stockholm_2010-Konserthuset-413.jpg, Large

(''Stor ägiljett m/1816'') on

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Epaulette

A captain wears epaulette's (''epålett m/1878'') to

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(''frack m/1878'') and to coat (''rock m/1878''). On the epaulette, a captain wears 7 mm and 4 mm (within) fringe in two rows.

Personal flags

The command flag of a captain (and for a

and senior colonel), is the so-called ''Örlogsstandert'' ("Navy Standard"), which is a triangular swallowtailed flag per fess blue and yellow. The Navy Standard is carried on Swedish Navy ships, from which the captain exercises his command, or on which he travels in the service, but with the same restriction as for the admiral, etc. The command flag received its current appearance in 1927. File:Naval Rank Flag of Sweden - Örlogsstandert.svg, ''Örlogsstandert''

Gun salute

When raising or lowering flags of the commander's, squadron, department or division commander, a gun salute is given with 11 rounds for captain (17 for admiral, 15 for vice admiral and 13 for rear admiral).

References

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