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in Karlskrona Garrison.

History

The embryo of the 1st Submarine Flotilla was formed in 1904, when the Swedish Navy was supplied with its first submarine, ''Hajen'', and the submarine force was formed. In 1918 the submarine force was included as the 1st Submarine Division (''1. undervattensbåtsdivisionen'') in the

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. In 1934, the submarine force had been organized as the Submarine Department (''Ubåtsavdelningen'') with three included divisions. In 1951, the unit was assigned its current name, and was part of the Coastal Fleet as the 1st Submarine Flotilla. During the 1970s, the Navy Diving School (''Flottans dykarskola'') was added to the flotilla, which later formed the Diving Division (''Dykdivisionen''), which included submarine rescue ships. On 1 July 1994, the flotilla was organized as the First Submarine Department (''Första ubåtsavdelningen'', 1. UbA). This because all units within the

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were

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organized, and got a permanent organisation. On 1 January 1998, the flotilla received its current name 1st Submarine Flotilla (), and by the Defence Act of 2004 it was decided that the flotilla with its staff would be relocated from

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to Karlskrona. From 1 January 2005, the flotilla came to serve from

Organisation

Between the years 1904-1998, the submarine force was included in the Coastal Fleet. See below the composite of the submarine force at different time points. During the 1930s, the submarine force was included in the Winter Squadron (''Vintereskadern''), which was the equipped part of the Swedish Navy during winter time. Parts of the submarine force were included in the

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and the Karlskrona Department (''Karlskronaavdelningen'') during

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Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the 1st Submarine Division (''Första ubåtsavdelningen'') 1994–1998 and the 1st Submarine Flotilla since 1998.

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: "Or, from a wavy base azure a trident issuant sable".

Flag

The flag is a double swallow-tailed Swedish flag. It was presented to the then 1st Submarine by the Supreme Commander

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at the Artillery Yard in Stockholm on 30 April 1996.

Commanding officers

*1951–1951: Commander 2nd Class

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*1951–1952: Commander 2nd Class Gustav Lindgren *1952–1964: ? *1964–1965: Commander

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*1966–1969: Captain Hans Petrelius *1969–1971: Captain Rolf Skedelius *1971–1972: Captain

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*1973–1976: Captain Jan Enquist *1976–1978: Captain

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 Comma ...

*1978–1981: Captain Bertil Daggfeldt *1981–1983: Captain Roderick Klintebo *1983–1987: Captain Sten Swedlund *1987–1994: ? *1994–1997: Captain Bertil Björkman *1997–2000: Captain Curt Lundgren *2000–2003: Captain Bo Rask *2004–2006: Captain Anders Järn *2006–2007: Captain Gunnar Wieslander *2007–2010: Captain

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*2010–2013: Captain Fredrik Norrby *2013–2016: Captain

Jens Nykvist Rear Admiral Jens Gunnar Peter Nykvist (born 23 August 1968) is a Swedish Navy officer. Nykvist senior commands include commanding officer of the 1st Submarine Flotilla and the Maritime Component Command. He served as the Chief of Navy from ...

*2016–2016: Lieutenant Commander Stefan Östrand (acting) *2016–2020: Captain Mats Agnéus *2020–present: Captain Fredrik Lindén

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* {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 Naval units and formations of Sweden Military units and formations established in 1904 1904 establishments in Sweden Haninge Garrison Karlskrona Garrison