3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla | |
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Coat of arms
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Founded | September 1, 2005 |
Country | Sweden |
Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
Branch | Swedish Navy |
Size | 12 ships |
Garrison/HQ | Karlskrona |
March | "Svenska flottan" (E Högberg) |
Commanders | |
Current commander |
Bengt Lundgren |
3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla (Swedish: Tredje sjöstridsflottiljen or 3. sjöstridsflj) of the Swedish Navy was founded in 2005 when the former minelayer and surface flotillas joined together. The flotilla's home base is in Karlskrona, Blekinge and is a part of the Karlskrona naval base. The flotilla mostly deploy ships in international missions today.
The flotilla is split into three different divisions.
31st Corvett Division
33rd Minelayer Division
34th Support Division
The former missile boat division was stationed in the flotilla until September 2005 when all the ships was decommissioned.