Naval Staff (Sweden)

Naval Staff
Marinstaben
Coat of arms of the Swedish Naval Staff.
Active1907–1994, 2019–present
CountrySweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchSwedish Navy
TypeStaff
RoleOperational, territorial and tactical operations
Garrison/HQMuskö
March"Flottans paradmarsch" (Wagner)[1]
Commanders
Chief of StaffCapt (N) Håkan Nilsson

Naval Staff[2] (Swedish: Marinstaben, MS) is the staff of the Chief of the Swedish Navy. Established in 1907, it originated from the Fleet Staff which was established in 1896. The Naval Staff's duties included, among other things to assist the Chief of the Navy with leadership of the Navy's mobilization, training, tactics, organization, equipment and personnel to the extent that such activity was not directly related to operational activities, which was handled by the Defence Staff.[3] In 1994, the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters took over the Naval Staff's duties. The Naval Staff was reestablished in 2019.

  1. ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 205
  2. ^ Gullberg 1977, p. 134
  3. ^ "Regeringens proposition 1977/78:63 om försvarsmaktens centrala ledning m. m." [Government Bill 1977/78:63 on the Armed Forces central command etc.] (in Swedish). Riksdag. 1 December 1977. Retrieved 23 April 2016.