Swedish Navy

Swedish Navy
Svenska marinen
Coat of arms of the Swedish Navy.
Founded7 June 1522
(502 years, 5 months)
Country Sweden
Size2,100[1]
Part ofSwedish Armed Forces
Garrison/HQMuskö[2]
March"Kungliga Flottans paradmarsch" (Wagner)
Anniversaries9 July (Battle of Svensksund)
EquipmentList of equipment of the Swedish Navy
Engagements
Commanders
Chief of Navy RAdm Ewa Skoog Haslum
Deputy Chief of Navy BGen Patrik Gardesten
Chief of the Naval Staff Capt Håkan Nilsson
Insignia
Naval ensign and jack
Naval ensign 1844–1905
Naval ensign 1815–1844

The Swedish Navy (Swedish: Svenska marinen) is the maritime service branch of the Swedish Armed Forces.[3] It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet (Flottan), formally sometimes referred to as the Royal Navy (Kungliga Flottan) – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps (Amfibiekåren).

Founded under King Gustav I in 1522, the Swedish navy is one of the oldest continuously serving navies in the world, celebrating its 500th anniversary in 2022.

  1. ^ IISS (2022). The Military Balance 2022. Routledge. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-032-27900-8.
  2. ^ Braunstein, Christian (2011). Sveriges marina förband och skolor under 1900-talet. pp. 8–13. ISBN 978-91-976220-5-9.
  3. ^ "The Navy". Swedish Armed Forces. Retrieved 2 September 2020.