Royal Swedish Naval Academy
| Kungliga Sjökrigsskolan | |
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| Type | Naval academy |
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| Active | 1756–1987 |
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Parent institution
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Swedish Armed Forces |
| Affiliation | Swedish Navy |
| Location | Karlskrona (1756–1792) Karlberg (1792–1868) (1868–1943) Täby (1943–1987) |
| Language | Swedish |
| Garrison/HQ | Stockholm garrison |
Royal Swedish Naval Academy (Swedish: Kungliga Sjökrigsskolan, abbreviated KSS) was a school for lower officer training for the Swedish Navy, which operated in various forms between the years 1756 and in 1987.
In 1683, when the charter was issued that "those who were proposed to become officers in the navy, should undergo a naval officer exam", the navy only possessed the training schools, Mate's and Artillery Schools (Styrmans- och artilleriskolorna) in Karlskrona which was established by Admiral H. Wachtmeister. Later at Sveaborg a naval school for officers and cadets of the Fleet of the Army was established. But it wasn't until 1756, after the cadet corps (paid for by Adolf Frederick in 1748) ceased, that a real sea cadet school, called Cadette Corpsen vid Ammiralitetet i Carlskrona, was established at the Admiralty in Karlskrona with the purpose "to bring viable subjects to the navy". However, it was found, that "not all of the accepted cadets possessed mind and qualities to become naval officers," why the school in 1761 was converted into a reformatory, common for the maritime and land state.
The school ceased in 1791 after a conflagration and the lustschloss Karlberg in Stockholm opened the following year as a Royal War Academy with the task "to prepare skilled subjects to the national land army and navy." For many years, aspirants could, without completing the syllabus at the academy, graduate with approved naval officer exam at the Royal War Academy (1836–49) as well as face a special assessment commission in Karlskrona (1824–64). At the latter location there was a joint advanced course at the mate, skipper and artillery schools, named the Educational Institution for Officers of the Royal Navy in Karlskrona. When the Royal War Academy in 1862 finally was converted into a military application school "for all the army and the navy needed officers," it led the organization to such disorders, particularly with regard to the entry age, education and training, that the school was considered inappropriate for sea cadet's teaching of serviceable professionals.
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