3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla (Sweden)

56°09′26″N 15°35′11″E﻿ / ﻿56.157274°N 15.586295°E﻿ / 56.157274; 15.586295

Swedish naval unit

3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla

Tredje sjöstridsflottiljen
Active| 1983–present
Country| Sweden
Branch| Swedish Navy
Type| Navy
Role| Naval warfare
Size| Flotilla (450 personnel)[1]
Part of| Coastal Fleet (1977–1994)
Southern Military District (1994–2000)
Joint Forces Command (2000–2005)
SAFHQ (2005–)
Garrison/HQ| Karlskrona
Motto(s)| Prudentia et constantia ("By prudence and constancy")[note 1]
March| "Svenska flottan" (Högberg)[note 2]
Commanders
Current
commander| Capt (N) Bernt Andersson

Military unit

The 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla (Swedish: Tredje sjöstridsflottiljen or 3\. sjöstridsflj) of the Swedish Fleet was founded in 2005 when the former minelayer and surface flotillas joined together. The flotilla home base is in Karlskrona, Blekinge and is a part of the Karlskrona Naval Base. The flotilla mostly deploy ships in international missions today.[when?]

## Organization

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The flotilla is split into three different divisions as of 2017.

31st Corvette Division (31:a korvettdivisionen)

* HSwMS Stockholm (P11) patrol boat of Stockholm class
* HSwMS Malmö (P12) patrol boat of Stockholm class
* HSwMS Härnösand (K33) corvette of Visby class
* HSwMS Nyköping (K34) corvette of Visby class
* HSwMS Karlstad (K35) corvette of Visby class

33rd Minesweeper Division (33:e minröjningsdivisionen)

* HSwMS Vinga (M75) mine countermeasures vessel of Koster class
* HSwMS Ulvön (M77) mine countermeasures vessel of Koster class
* HSwMS Sturkö (M14) minesweeper of Spårö class

34th Support Division (34:e underhållsdivisionen)

* HSwMS Carlskrona (P04)

The former missile boat division was stationed in the flotilla until September 2005 when all the ships was decommissioned.

## Heraldry and traditions

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### Coat of arms

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The coat of arms of the 3rd Surface Attack Flotilla (Tredje ytattackflottiljen) 1997–1998 and 3rd Surface Warfare Flotilla (Tredje ytstridsflottiljen 1998–2004. Blazon: "Gules, a flash pointing down bendysinister argent, the first field charged with an erect crossbow and the second field with two triangles conjoined in pale, all or".[4] The unit later adopted a new coat of arms.

* Coat of arms of the 3rd Surface Attack Flotilla (Tredje ytattackflottiljen) 1997–1998 and 3rd Surface Warfare Flotilla (Tredje ytstridsflottiljen) 1998–2004.

* Coat of arms of the 3rd Surface Warfare Flotilla (Tredje ytstridsflottiljen) and the 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla (3\. sjöstridsflottiljen).

### Flag

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The flag is a double swallow-tailed Swedish flag.[5] It was presented to the then 3rd Surface Attack Flotilla by the Supreme Commander Owe Wiktorin at the Artillery Yard in Stockholm on 30 April 1996.[6]

## Commanding officers

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* 1983–1984: Captain Lennart Grenstad
* 1984–1985: Captain Lars Thomasson
* 1985–1988: Captain Frank Rosenius
* 1988–1989: Captain Torsten Lindh
* 1990–1993: Captain Sölve Larsby
* 1994–1997: Captain Magnus Waldenström
* 1997–1999: Captain Tommy Åsman
* 1999–2001: Captain Jörgen Ericsson
* 2001–2002: Captain Leif Nylander
* 2003–2005: Captain Anders Grenstad
* 2005–2008: Captain Erik Andersson
* 2008–2011: Captain Anders Olovsson
* 2012–2015: Captain Magnus Jönsson[7]
* 2016–2018: Captain Bengt Lundgren[8]
* 2018–2021: Per Edling[9]
* 2021–2023: Captain Jenny Ström[10]
* 2023–20xx: Captain Bernt Andersson[11]

## Names, designations and locations

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Name  | Translation  | From  |  | To

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4\. yt­attack­flottiljen | 4th Surface Attack Flotilla  | 1983-01-01  | –  | 1994-06-30
3\. yt­attack­flottiljen | 3rd Surface Attack Flotilla  | 1994-07-01  | –  | 1997-12-31
3\. yt­strids­flottiljen | 3rd Surface Warfare Flotilla  | 1998-01-01  | –  | 2005-08-31
3\. sjö­strids­flottiljen | 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla  | 2005-09-01  | –  |
Designation  |  | From  |  | To
4\. yaflj |  | 1983-01-01  | –  | 1994-06-30
3\. yaflj |  | 1994-07-01  | –  | 1997-12-31
3\. ysflj |  | 1998-01-01  | –  | 2005-08-31
3\. sjöstridsflj |  | 2005-09-01  | –  |
Location  |  | From  |  | To
Karlskrona Naval Base |  | 1983-01-01  | –  |

## Footnotes

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1. ^ Introduced in the 1970s for the 6th Mine Clearing Department (6\. minröjningsavdelningen).[2]
2. ^ The march was adopted in 2005 when it was inherited from the 2nd Surface Warfare Flotilla (Andra ytstridsflottiljen).[3]

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ "Tredje sjöstridsflottiljen". www.forsvarsmakten.se (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
2. ^ Handbok: parad 6: traditionsvård 2017, p. 55
3. ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 42
4. ^ Braunstein 2006, p. 52
5. ^ Braunstein 2004, p. 64
6. ^ Birke & Braunstein 2011, p. 89
7. ^ Thörnqvist, Jan (21 December 2011). "Förfångning till rors vid 3.sjöstridsflottiljen i Karlskrona" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
8. ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish) (5). Stockholm: Försvarets forum: 9. 2015. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
9. ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish) (4). Stockholm: Försvarets forum: 9. 2018. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
10. ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish) (4). Stockholm: Försvarets forum: 9. 2021. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
11. ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish) (5). Stockholm: Försvarets forum: 9. 2023. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

### Print

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* Birke, Sune; Braunstein, Christian (2011). Sveriges marina förband och skolor under 1900-talet. Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 13 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 978-91-976220-5-9. SELIBR 12638815.
* 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 91-971584-7-X. SELIBR 9815350. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
* 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 25 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
* 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.

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