The Swedish Navy (Swedish: Svenska marinen) is the maritime service branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval...
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flottan) – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps. In Swedish, vessels of the Swedish Navy are given the prefix "HMS," short for Hans/Hennes Majestäts...
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This is a list of equipment of the Swedish Navy currently in use and to be used. It includes equipment such as classes of ships, the weapons used on board...
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The Chief of Navy (Swedish: marinchef, MC) is the most senior appointment in the Swedish Navy. The position Chief of Navy was introduced in 1936 and the...
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URF (Ubåtsräddningsfarkost – Submarine Rescue Vessel) is the Royal Swedish Navy’s Submarine Rescue Vessel. The original design of the URF had a rescue...
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This is a list of ships of the Swedish Navy. HSwMS Barbara, later Hjälparen, stricken 1962 HSwMS Belos, broken up 1960s HSwMS Belos, stricken 1993 HSwMS Arkösund (12)...
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This is a list capital ships of Sweden of the period 1550-1859: Note: Armament could vary over time. Elefant (65), 1558. Wrecked 1564. Finska Svan (82)...
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This is a list of Swedish coastal defence ships of the period 1859-1918: They are sometimes called "coast defence battleships." They were listed in the...
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Bofors 120 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/50 (category CS1 Swedish-language sources (sv))
meet a request from the Dutch Navy. Besides the Dutch Navy, the weapon was also adopted by the Swedish and the Colombian Navy. The Dutch were the initial...
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separate military branches, the Swedish Army, the Swedish Navy, the Swedish Air Force and the Home Guard. The Swedish Armed Forces have a long history...
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Australian Navy. Some navies of other monarchies, such as the Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy) and Kungliga Flottan (Royal Swedish Navy), are also...
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Baltzar von Platen (1766–1829) (category Swedish Navy vice admirals)
Marshal and the Swedish Governor General of Pomerania, and Regina Juliana von Usedom. At age 13 Baltzar entered the Royal Swedish Navy where he served...
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Halland-class destroyer (category Destroyers of the Swedish Navy)
the Swedish Navy in the 1950s. Four ships were planned, but the second pair were canceled. Two modified ships were exported to the Colombian Navy. These...
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Vasa (ship) (redirect from Swedish ship Vasa)
Vasa or Wasa (Swedish pronunciation: [²vɑːsa] ) is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd)...
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List of destroyer classes (redirect from List of destroyers of the Argentine Navy)
class — 3 ships Jurua class — 6 ships ordered but requisitioned by the Royal Navy as Havant class Acre class — 6 ships Pará class — 7 ships, ex-Fletcher class...
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Abraham Duquesne (category French Navy admirals)
was a French naval officer, who also saw service as an admiral in the Swedish navy. He was born in Dieppe, a seaport, in 1610, and was a Huguenot. He was...
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The Swedish Navy Mechanical Corps (Swedish: Flottans mekaniska kår) was a Swedish Navy corps with naval engineers from 1814 to 1868. In 1816, it was stipulated...
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active were merged into this service. Swedish Armed Forces Swedish Air Force Swedish Army Swedish Navy List of Swedish-Made Military Aircraft [1] Archived...
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Luleå-class corvette (category CS1 Swedish-language sources (sv))
with the Swedish Navy. However, a rapidly changing geopolitical situation in large part due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and Sweden's subsequent...
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The Amphibious Corps (Swedish: Amfibiekåren, Amf) is the infantry marines arm of the Swedish Navy, with an emphasis on coastal defence. Until 2000 it...
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Swedish heraldry is described in plain language, using (in most cases) only Swedish terminology. The earliest known achievements of arms in Sweden are...
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G-class landing craft (category Articles containing Swedish-language text)
G-vene, Swedish: Gruppbåt) is a type of vessel in use by the Finnish Navy and the Swedish Navy. The G-boat was originally designed for the Swedish Navy which...
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is a small craft developed by Swedish yacht designer Storebro Bruks AB. It was initially developed for the Swedish Navy, who designated it the Stridsbåt...
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Sverige is the Swedish language name for Sweden. Sverige may also refer to: HSwMS Sverige, a Swedish coastal defence ship used by the Swedish Navy, 1915–1953...
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Sweden (14th century) One of the oldest preserved Swedish flags. This banner was made in 1620 and was used by soldiers on board ships of the Swedish Navy...
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This is a list of Swedish destroyers commissioned between 1902 and 1959. The Swedish Navy has once re-numbered all its destroyers. Some ships were assigned...
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Full dress uniform (section Swedish Navy)
plume while troopers wear a horse hair plumes of the same colour. In the Swedish Navy, only one ceremonial uniform is still in use. It is restricted to naval...
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Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/60 (category CS1 Swedish-language sources (sv))
by the Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors from the early 1940s to the early 1950s to meet a request from the Dutch Navy. Besides the Dutch Navy, the weapon...
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RBS 15 (category CS1 Swedish-language sources (sv))
targets as well. The missile was developed by the Swedish company Saab Bofors Dynamics. The Swedish Navy earlier made the RB 08 anti-ship missiles with the...
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Blekinge-class submarine (category Submarine classes of the Swedish Navy)
submarine is the next generation of submarines developed by Kockums for the Swedish Navy, also known as the A26 type. First planned at the beginning of the 1990s...
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