Admiral (Adm) ( sv, Amiral, Am) is a four-star commissioned

naval officer An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service. Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer, or a warrant officer. However, absent cont ...

rank in the

Swedish Navy The Swedish Navy ( sv, Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet () – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps (). In Swedish, vessels ...

. Admiral ranks immediately above vice admiral and is equivalent to

general A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". O ...

History

In Sweden, the admiral's rank first appeared during the reign of Gustav I, who in 1522 gave it to Erik Fleming, a

Council of the Realm The Council of the Realm ( es, Consejo del Reino) was a corporate organ of Francoist Spain, created by the Law of Succession to the Headship of the State of 1947. Within the institutional complex created to hierarchize the regime of Francisco Fran ...

. During Gustav's reign as king and throughout the latter part of the 16th century, the highest command of a fleet was led by a ("colonel admiral"), to whose assistant a was appointed. It was not until 1569 that a permanent was appointed; In 1602 the title was exchanged for (" Admiral of the Realm"). The first permanent was appointed in 1575; his office ceased in 1619. Vice admiral is first mentioned in 1577. The admirals of the

have, incidentally, been as follows: (" general admiral"), (" admiral general"), ("

grand admiral Grand admiral is a historic naval rank, the highest rank in the several European navies that used it. It is best known for its use in Germany as . A comparable rank in modern navies is that of admiral of the fleet. Grand admirals in individual ...

"), , ("Vice Admiral of the Realm"), ("admiral lieutenant general"), (" lieutenant admiral"), and ("

rear admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star " admiral" rank. It is often rega ...

"). As names for special positions, there has been: ("commanding admiral"), ("shipyard admiral"), ("islet admiral") and ("shipyard admiral"). Admiral is equivalent to the rank of

in the

Swedish Army The Swedish Army ( sv, svenska armén) is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces. History Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1521, when the men of Dalarna chose 16 young able men as body guards for the insurgent nobleman Gusta ...

, the Swedish Air Force, the

Swedish Coastal Artillery The Swedish Coastal Artillery ( sv, Kustartilleriet, KA) has its origin in the Archipelago Artillery that was raised in 1866. The Coastal Artillery was formed from the Archipelago Artillery, the Marine Regiment and parts of the Artillery in 1902. ...

(until 2000) and as well as in the Swedish Amphibious Corps (from 2000). Historically, during the 20th century, vice admirals were promoted one grade upon retirement to full four-star admiral. The last time this happened was in 1991 when vice admiral

Bror Stefenson Admiral Bror Per Harald Stefenson (4 September 1929 – 3 October 2018) was a Swedish Navy officer. Stefenson's senior commands include Chief of the Defence Staff and military commander of the Eastern Military District (Milo Ö) as well as Comm ...

was promoted to admiral in connection with his retirement from the navy. According to current practice only royals and the

Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces The Supreme Commander ( sv, överbefälhavaren; acronym: ÖB) is the highest ranked professional military officer in the Swedish Armed Forces, and is by NATO terminology the Swedish chief of defence equivalent. The Supreme Commander is the agency ...

, if he were to come from the

, can hold the rank of a full, four-star, admiral in Sweden. Following a proposal from the

Swedish Armed Forces The Swedish Armed Forces ( sv, Försvarsmakten, "the Defense Force") is the government agency that forms the armed forces of Sweden, tasked with the defense of the country as well as with promoting Sweden's wider interests, supporting internat ...

, the Government of Sweden decides on employment as an admiral. In everyday speech, admirals of all ranks are addressed as admirals.

Uniform

Shoulder mark

The

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of a Swedish admiral contains a 45 mm

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m/51 and four 25 mm star m/30 in silver embroidery on a white background: The center distance between the stars on the shoulder mark must be 27 mm. File:OF-9 Amiral FL hylsa.jpg,

Shoulder mark A shoulder mark, also called rank slide, or slip-on, is a flat cloth sleeve worn on the shoulder strap of a uniform. It may bear rank or other insignia. A shoulder mark should not be confused with a ''shoulder board'' (which is an elaborate s ...

of a Swedish admiral (1972–present) File:OF-8_Viceamiral_FL_hylsa.jpg,

of a Swedish admiral (1878–1972)

Sleeve insignia

A flag officer wears on the sleeves a 45 mm

(''GALON M/51 45MM K'') and a rank insignia (''GRADBETECKNING M/02 TILL ÄRM FLOTTAN'') (round loop, the Amphibious Corps has a pointed loop in form of a grenade). File:OF-9 Amiral FL arm.jpg, Sleeve insignia for an admiral (2003–present) File:OF-9_Amiral_FL_ärm_pre-2003.jpg, Sleeve insignia for an admiral (1972–2003) File:OF-8 Viceamiral FL ärm pre-2003.jpg, Sleeve insignia for an admiral (1878–1972) File:Jacka m78 (1878) med långbyxor och väst för amiral MM 22972.jpg, Jacket m/78 (1878) with long trousers and vest for admiral. Has been carried by Admiral

Åke Lindemalm Admiral Åke Fredrik Lindemalm (26 February 1910 – 30 April 2004) was a Swedish Navy officer. He was Acting Chief of the Naval Staff from 1960 to 1961 and Chief of the Navy from 1961 to 1970. Early life Lindemalm was born on 26 February 1910 ...

during his time as commander (1957) and admiral until his death.

Hats

Peaked cap

A flag officer wears as embellishments a gold embroidered oak leaf wreath (known as

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) on the visor of the

peaked cap The peaked cap, peaked hat, service cap, barracks cover or combination cap is a form of headgear worn by the armed forces of many nations, as well as many uniformed civilian organisations such as law enforcement agencies and fire departments. It ...

(''skärmmössa m/48''). It also fitted with a hat badge (''mössmärke m/78 off för flottan'') and with a strap in form of a golden

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. File:Ericson, Stig Hson (1955).jpg, Peaked cap model 1948 worn by Stig H:son Ericson. File:Mössmärke m78 FL Officer.png, Hat badge File:Amiralsuniform Oscar II - Livrustkammaren - 5368.tif, Admiral's uniform. Once owned by King

Oscar II Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905. Oscar was the son of King Oscar I and Queen Josephine. He inherited the Swedish and Norwe ...

File:Mössa till amiralsuniform (Oscar II) - Livrustkammaren - 56737.tif, Admiral's peaked cap. Once owned by King

Side cap and winter hat

An officer wears a hat badge (''mössmärke m/78 off'') for the navy and another (''mössmärke m/87 off'') for amphibious units on the side cap (''båtmössa m/48'') and on the winter hat (''vintermössa m/87'').

Personal flags

Admiral's command flag, which admirals of all ranks carry on ships, where they are as commanders. On a three-masted ship, an admiral's flag flies on top of the main mast (vice admiral's flies on the top of the fore-mast and rear admiral's on top of the mizzen-mast). The command flag of an admiral (and a

) is a double swallowtailed Swedish flag. In the first blue field 4 five-pointed white stars placed two over two (before 1972 by 3 stars placed one over two). The flag of the admiral (and vice admiral and rear admiral) is flown on ships of the navy, from which officer of the rank now mentioned exercises his command, or on which he travels in the service, but not on ships on which he is in the capacity of exercise leader. A flag officer (for example an admiral) who holds the position of Supreme Commander, Chief of Operations, Chief of Navy, Chief of

Maritime Component Command Maritime Component Command ( sv, Marinens taktiska stab, MTS) was a part of the Joint Forces Command of the Swedish Armed Forces. The staff was located at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm and is headed by the Chief of Navy. Th ...

or naval force commander, may carry an admiral flag on a car in which the commander in question travels in uniform. On airplanes/helicopters, vice admirals (flag officers) may carry a command sign in the form of an image of an admiral flag. File:Naval Rank Flag of Sweden - Amiralsflagga.svg, Admiral/General
(1972–present) File:Naval_Rank_Flag_of_Sweden_-_Viceamiralsflagga.svg, Admiral/General
(1905–1972) File:Swedish command flag (1875-1905) - Admiral.svg, Admiral command flag
(1875–1905) File:Swedish-Norwegian command flag (1815-1844) - Admiral.svg, Admiral command flag
(1836–1844)

Gun salute

When raising or lowering flags of the commander's, squadron, department or division commander, a gun salute is given with 17 rounds for admiral (15 for vice admiral and 13 for rear admiral).

List of admirals

# Ivar Fleming 1534 # Jakob Bagge 1555 # Nils Jespersson Kruse 1563 # Klas Kristersson Horn af Åminne 1564 # Bengt Halstensson Bagge 1569 # Herman Fleming 1574 # Hans Claësson Bjelkenstjerna 1611 # Clas Fleming 1620 #

Nils Göransson Stiernsköld Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player * Nils Björk (1898–1989 ...

1627 #

Åke Ulfsparre Åke is a masculine Swedish given name, possibly derived from the medieval Germanic name ''Anicho'', derived from ''ano'' meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the Name day for Åke. There are variant spellings, including the Danish/ Norwegia ...

1640 #

Mårten Anckarhielm Maerten Thijssen, died 1657, was a Dutch admiral who entered into Swedish service, becoming a Swedish admiral and a Swedish nobleman under the name Mårten Anckarhielm. He played an important role at the Battle of Fehmarn 1644. Dutch Service Thij ...

1653 #

Göran Göransson Gyllenstierna the elder Göran or Jöran (both pronounced ) is the Swedish form of George, not to be confused with the Slavic Goran. Notable people with the name include: *Göran Andersson, Swedish sport sailor *Göran Bror Benny Andersson Swedish musician, composer, ...

1640 # Klas Hansson Bjelkenstjerna 1654 #

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1657 # Claes Nilsson Stiernsköld 1661 # Claes Uggla 1670 # Erik Carlsson Sjöblad 1676 #

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1676 #

Johan Bär Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han Jo-H ...

1676 #

Johan Olofsson Bergenstierna Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han, a ...

1676 # Gustaf Adolph Sparre 1690 #

Cornelius Anckarstjerna Cornelius Didrikson Thijsen Anckarstierna (25 January 1655 – 19 April 1714) was a Swedish admiral of Dutch origin and a member of the Swedish House of Nobility. Early life Cornelius Anckarstierna was born on 25 January 1655 in Stockholm. His ...

1692 #

Evert Fredrik Taube Evert is a Dutch and Swedish short form of the Germanic masculine name "Everhard" (alternative Eberhard).Evert
at the

1700 #

Jacob De Prou Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jac ...

1709 # Axel Johan Lewenhaupt 1712 # Gustaf Wattrang 1712 # Erik Johan Lillie 1715 # Gustaf von Psilander 1715 # Mikael Henck 1715 #

Carl Henrik von Löwe Carl may refer to: * Carl, Georgia, city in USA * Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name * Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of ...

1719 # Jonas Fredrik Örnfelt 1719 # Olof Strömstierna 1719 #

Nils Ehrenschiöld Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player * Nils Björk (1898–1989 ...

1721 #

Olof von Unge Olov (or Olof) is a Swedish form of Olav/Olaf, meaning "ancestor's descendant". A common short form of the name is ''Olle''. The name may refer to: *Per-Olov Ahrén (1926–2004), Swedish clergyman, bishop of Lund from 1980 to 1992 *Per-Olov Bra ...

1734 #

Gustaf Grubbe Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cart ...

1736 #

Jean von Utfall Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Je ...

1742 #

Theodor Ankarcrona Theodor is a masculine given name. It is a German form of Theodore. It is also a variant of Teodor. List of people with the given name Theodor * Theodor Adorno, (1903–1969), German philosopher * Theodor Aman, Romanian painter * Theodor Blueg ...

1742 #

Abraham Falkengréen Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews ...

1749 # Carl Hans Sparre 1754 # Erik Arvid Sparre 1755 # Didrik Henrik Taube 1768 #

Nils Lillienanckar Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player * Nils Björk (1898–1989 ...

1771 #

Carl Vilhelm Modée Carl may refer to: * Carl, Georgia, city in USA * Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name * Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of ...

1793 # Salomon von Rajalin 1809 #

Henrik Johan Nauckhoff Henrik Johan Nauckhoff (also ''Henric'', ''Hindric''; 13 October 1744 – 18 February 1818) was a Swedish naval officer and ''Freiherr#Swedish and Danish–Norwegian title, friherre'' (baron). Soon after having graduated as an officer in the Swedi ...

1817 #

Magnus Palmqvist Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained w ...

1818 #

Per Gustaf Lagerstråle Per is a Latin preposition which means "through" or "for each", as in per capita. Per or PER may also refer to: Places * IOC country code for Peru * Pér, a village in Hungary * Chapman code for Perthshire, historic county in Scotland Mat ...

1818 #

Carl Fredrik Coyet Carl may refer to: * Carl, Georgia, city in USA * Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name * Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of ...

1827 #

Johan Lagerbielke Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han, a ...

1827 #

Otto Gustaf Nordensköld Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded fr ...

1845 #

Johan Henrik Kreüger Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han, a ...

1857 #

Carl August Gyllengranat Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", List of Aqua Teen ...

1858 #

Carl Magnus Ehnemark Carl may refer to: * Carl, Georgia, city in USA * Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name * Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of ...

1862 #

Christian Anders Sundin Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρισ ...

1884 #

Carl Gustaf von Otter Carl may refer to: * Carl, Georgia, city in USA * Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name * Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of ...

1889 # Louis Palander af Vega 1900 #

Fredrik von Otter Fredrik Wilhelm von Otter (11 April 1833 – 9 March 1910) was a Swedish ''friherre'', naval officer and politician, most notably serving as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1900 to 1902. Life and work Otter was born on the Fimmersta estate ( T ...

1900 # Hjalmar af Klintberg 1903 # King Gustav V 1907 #

Carl Hjulhammar Carl may refer to: * Carl, Georgia, city in USA * Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name * Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of ...

1911 #

Wilhelm Dyrssen Admiral Wilhelm Dyrssen (26 March 1858 – 14 July 1929) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. He served as minister for naval affairs from 1906 to 1907, and the Inspector of the Navy's Exercises at Sea from 1907 to 1916, as well as commander of ...

1923 #

Carl August Ehrensvärd Count Carl August Ehrensvärd (5 May 1745 – 21 May 1800) was a Swedish naval officer, painter, author, and neo-classical architect. Ehrensvärd was born in Stockholm, and died in Örebro. Though active as a naval officer during his entire ...

1926 #

Henning von Krusenstierna Admiral Henning Wilhelm Mauritz von Krusenstierna (19 February 1862 – 30 October 1933) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. von Krusenstierna's served as head of the Military Office of the Ministry for Naval Affairs (1906–1909), as Flag Captai ...

1927 # Otto Lybeck 1936 # Fabian Tamm 1947 # King Gustaf VI Adolf 1950 # Stig H:son Ericson 1961 # The Duke of Halland 1969 #

1970 #

King Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, on 15 September 1973. He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Du ...

1973 # Bengt Lundvall 1978 #

1991

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