3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla (Sweden)

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

3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla
Tredje sjöstridsflottiljen
Active1983–present
CountrySweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchSwedish Navy
TypeNavy
RoleNaval warfare
SizeFlotilla (450 personnel)[1]
Part ofCoastal Fleet (1977–1994)
Southern Military District (1994–2000)
Joint Forces Command (2000–2005)
SAFHQ (2005–)
Garrison/HQKarlskrona
Motto(s)Prudentia et constantia ("By prudence and constancy")[note 1]
March"Svenska flottan" (Högberg)[note 2]
Commanders
Current
commander
Capt (N) Bernt Andersson

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.

  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


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