Flag captain ( sv, Flaggkapten) was 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 ...

captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain ...

who served as deputy to a fleet commander. During the 1900s, the flag captain served as chief of staff of ''Flaggen'', the staff of the Chief of the

Coastal Fleet The Coastal Fleet ( sv, Kustflottan, Kfl) was until 1994 a Swedish Navy authority with the main task of training the naval ships commanders and crews. After the formation of the authority Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the Coastal Fleet remained ...

History

The flag captain was in the

a naval officer, of the rank of

, who was posted as chief of staff to a fleet commander. If he was a

flag officer A flag officer is a commissioned officer in a nation's armed forces senior enough to be entitled to fly a flag to mark the position from which the officer exercises command. The term is used differently in different countries: *In many countr ...

, the flag captain carried, as command flag, the standard prescribed for "squadron commander", otherwise he carried the

broad pennant A broad pennant is a triangular swallow-tailed naval pennant flown from the masthead of a warship afloat or a naval headquarters ashore to indicate the presence of either: (a) a Royal Navy officer in the rank of Commodore, or (b) a U.S. Nav ...

(''galjadett'') intended for "department commander". According to the regulations in force before 1875, the flag captain was an officer of the rank of flag officer or regimental officer, commanded to assist the commander of a fleet of at least six

ships of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...

, frigates or battalions of archipelago ships. Between 1904 and 2000, the flag captain served as chief of staff of ''Flaggen'', the staff of the Chief of the

Flag captains (1902–2000)

*1902–1903:

Lieutenant commander Lieutenant commander (also hyphenated lieutenant-commander and abbreviated Lt Cdr, LtCdr. or LCDR) is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander. The corresponding rank i ...

Sten Ankarcrona *1904–1907:

Commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain ...

Herman Wrangel *1907–1907:

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*1907–1909: Commander Gustaf af Klint *1909–1915: Commander Henning von Krusenstierna *1914–1915: Lieutenant commander Ulf Carl Knutsson Sparre (acting) *1915–1918: Captain Carl Alarik Wachtmeister *1918–1919: Lieutenant commander Henrik Gisiko *1920–1923: Captain Gustaf Starck *1923–1925: Captain Charles de Champs *1925–1930: Captain Claës Lindsström *1930–1931: Captain Fabian Tamm *1932–1933: Captain

Hans Simonsson Hans Simonsson (born 1 May 1962) is a retired professional tennis player from Sweden. Primarily a doubles specialist, he won 11 ATP Tour titles in his career. He won the French Open doubles title in 1983 with his countryman Anders Järryd. He ...

*1933–1936: Captain Gösta Ehrensvärd *1937–1939: Captain

Yngve Ekstrand Rear Admiral Sven Yngve Ekstrand (22February 1888 – 30March 1951) was a Swedish Navy officer. He was Chief of the Naval Staff from 1939 to 1942, Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1942 to 1945 and the East Coast Naval District from 1945 ...

*1939–1941: Captain Helge Strömbäck *1941–1943: Captain Erik Anderberg *1943–1945: Captain

Erik Samuelson Vice Admiral Johan Erik Samuelson (16 April 1893 – 15 December 1964) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. Samuelson's senior postings includes as flag captain (1943–1945), as Chief of the Coastal Fleet (1946–1950), and Commanding Admiral of t ...

*1946–1948: Captain John Wirström *1948–1950: – *1950–1951: Captain Erik af Klint *1951–1953: Captain

Bertil Berthelsson Vice Admiral Alfred Erik Bertil Berthelsson (11 April 1902 – 11 February 1977) was a senior naval officer in the Swedish Navy. Berthelsson served as Captain of the Coastal Fleet (1951–1953), as Chief of the Naval Staff (1953–1957), as Chie ...

*1953–1956: Captain

Einar Blidberg Vice Admiral Carl Einar Blidberg (20 September 1906 – 21 March 1993) was a Swedish Navy officer. Blidberg served as Chief of the Naval Staff from 1957 to 1961, Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1962 to 1966, and as commanding officer of the Nav ...

*1957–1959: Captain

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*1959–1964: Captain Magnus Starck *1964–1966: Captain Nils-Erik Ödman *1966–1971: Captain Alf Berggren *1971–1973: Captain Göte Blom *1973–1973: Commander Sigurd Håkansson *1973–1978: Captain Åke Johnson *1978–1980: Captain Lennart Forsman *1980–1980: Captain Bengt O'Konor *1980–1982: Captain Holger Grenstad *1982–1983: Captain Johan Bring *1983–1985: Captain

Claes Tornberg Rear Admiral Claes Egmont Tornberg (born 10 February 1936) is a retired Swedish Navy officer. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1985 and 1990 and as head of the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College from 1990 to 1996 and the ...

*1985–1986: Captain Gustaf Taube *1986–1988: Captain Bengt Uggla *1988–1989: Captain

Frank Rosenius Vice Admiral Frank Enver Rosenius (born 2 June 1940) is a retired Swedish Navy officer. Rosenius senior commands include chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1994 to 1998 and Deputy Supreme Commander from 1998 to 2000. Rosenius also served as chie ...

*1989–1992: Captain Emil Svensson *1992–1994: Captain Christer Hägg *1994–1996: Captain Olof Jonsson *1996–1998: Captain Anders Stävberg

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