Coastal Fleet

Coastal Fleet
Kustflottan
Heraldic arms
Active1904–2000
CountrySweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchSwedish Navy
TypeNaval force composed of surface combatant, minelayer, minehunter and submarine units
RoleNaval authority
March"Kustflottans marsch" (Åke Dohlin)[1]
Insignia
Naval Ensign

The Coastal Fleet[2] (Swedish: Kustflottan, Kfl) was until 1994 a Swedish Navy authority with the main task of training the naval ships commanders and crews.[3] After the formation of the authority Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the Coastal Fleet remained as a unit until 2000.

  1. ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 204
  2. ^ Appich 1988, p. 27
  3. ^ "Kustflottan". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 October 2017.