Flag captain () was in the

Swedish Navy The Swedish Navy () is the maritime service branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet (), formally sometimes referred to as the Royal Navy () – as well as marine units, the Amph ...

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

commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many army, armies. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countri ...

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 (, 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 as a unit until ...

History

A flag captain was a naval officer in the

holding the rank of

, appointed as the

chief of staff The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supportin ...

to the 'highest commanding officer.' 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 that officer exercises command. Different countries use the term "flag officer" in different ways: * ...

, the flag captain would carry the flag, designated as the command sign, with the

standard Standard may refer to: Symbols * Colours, standards and guidons, kinds of military signs * Standard (emblem), a type of a large symbol or emblem used for identification Norms, conventions or requirements * Standard (metrology), an object ...

prescribed for the 'squadron commander'; otherwise, they would carry 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. Navy ...

(''galjadett'') designated for the ' department commander'. According to regulations in force before 1875, a flag captain was an officer of the rank of flag officer or regimental officer, assigned to assist the commander of a fleet consisting 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 involved the two column ...

, frigates, or battalion 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 Sten Ankarcrona *1904–1907:

Commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many army, armies. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countri ...

Herman Wrangel Herman Wrangel (born 1584/1587 – 10 December 1643) was a Swedish military officer and statesman of Baltic German extraction. Biography Herman von Wrangel was born in Livonia. He came to Sweden around 1608. In 1612, he participated in the ...

*1907–1907:

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

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*1907–1909: Commander Gustaf af Klint *1909–1915: Commander

Henning von Krusenstierna Admiral Henning Wilhelm Mauritz von Krusenstierna (19 February 1862 – 30 October 1933) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. von Krusenstierna began his military career in the Swedish Navy in 1882 and participated in a world voyage aboard the fri ...

*1914–1915: Lieutenant commander Ulf Carl Knutsson Sparre (acting) *1915–1918: Captain

Carl Alarik Wachtmeister Vice Admiral Count Carl Alarik Hansson Wachtmeister (28 March 1865 – 26 November 1925) was a senior Swedish Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet (1919–1923) as well as of Stockholm Naval Station (1923–1925). Wa ...

*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 Admiral (Sweden), Admiral Claës Fabian Tamm (13 November 1879 – 4 October 1955) was a Swedish Navy officer. Tamm began his naval career as an acting sub-lieutenant in 1899 and was promoted to sub-lieutenant in 1901. After attending the Royal S ...

*1932–1933: Captain

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*1933–1936: Captain

Gösta Ehrensvärd Vice Admiral Count Gösta Carl Albert Ehrensvärd (10 February 1885 – 2 November 1973) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. Ehrensvärd hailed from a distinguished naval lineage, being the son of Admiral Count Carl August Ehrensvärd. His famil ...

*1937–1939: Captain

Yngve Ekstrand Rear admiral (Sweden), Rear Admiral Sven Yngve Ekstrand (22 February 1888 – 30 March 1951) was a Swedish Navy officer. He was Chief of the Naval Staff (Sweden), Naval Staff from 1939 to 1942, Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1942 to ...

*1939–1941: Captain

Helge Strömbäck Vice Admiral Helge Hjalmar Immanuel Strömbäck (26 July 1889 – 20 March 1960) was a Swedish Navy officer. He was the Chief of the Naval Staff from 1942 to 1945 and the Chief of the Navy from 1945 to 1953. Early life Strömbäck was born on ...

*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 Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet (1946–1950), and Commandin ...

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

Bertil Berthelsson Vice admiral (Sweden), Vice Admiral Alfred Erik Bertil Berthelsson (11 April 1902 – 11 February 1977) was a senior naval officer in the Swedish Navy. Berthelsson served as Flag captain (Sweden), flag captain (1951–1953), as Chief of the Naval ...

*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, Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1962 to 1966, and as commanding office ...

*1957–1959: Captain

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

*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 *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 Commander-in-Chief of the Coastal Fleet from 1994 to 1998 and Deputy Supreme Commander from 1998 to 2000. Rosenius also ser ...

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

References

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