East Coast Naval Base

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East Coast Naval Base
Ostkustens marinbas
Ostkustens marinbas vapen.svg
Active1928–2004
Country Sweden
Allegiance Swedish Armed Forces
Branch Swedish Navy
TypeNaval base
Part of Chief of the Navy (1928–1966)
Eastern Military District (1966–1991)
Middle Military District (1991–2000)
Joint Forces Command (2000–2004)
Garrison/HQ Stockholm (1928–1966)
Stockholm/Haninge (Muskö) [1] (1966–2004)
ColorsYellow and blue
March"Amiral Wilhelm Dyrssen" (Emil Dahlström) [note 1]
Insignia
Patch of the East Coast Naval Command Tillaggstecken for Ostkustens marinkommando.jpg

East Coast Naval Base [3] (Swedish : Ostkustens marinbas, MarinB O) was a Swedish Navy command body which operated in various forms between the years 1928 and 2004. It was located in Stockholm from 1928 to 1966 and then in Haninge Municipality from 1966 to 2004.

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History

In accordance with the Defence Act of 1925, from 1928, six regional command and maintenance bodies for the Swedish Navy were organized within the respective coastal areas. [4] During the 1930s, the regional naval structure was built in the form of naval districts (initially only in the war organization, but later in war as well as in peace). [5] The East Coast Naval District (Ostkustens marindistrikt, MDO), based in Stockholm, stretched from Öregrundsgrepen, near Gräsö (Björn's Lighthouse) to the northern part of Kalmar Strait (Kråkelund). [6] The naval districts replaced the naval stations [7] and were upgraded in 1957 to naval commands (marinkommandon) and was given operational responsibility (higher regional level). [5] From 1966 to 1990 they were called naval bases (örlogsbaser) and patrol areas (bevakningsområden). [7] In 1966, new and from then on integrated military districts were established, which took over some of the tasks of the naval commands. Other tasks were transferred simultaneously to the newly established naval bases (lower regional level). During the period 1981-1990, the naval bases were amalgamated with respective coastal artillery defence and formed naval commands - now at a lower regional level. [5] For East Coast Naval Base (Ostkustens örlogsbas, ÖrlB O), this meant that it was amalgamated with Stockholm Coastal Artillery Defense (Stockholms kustartilleriförsvar, SK) and formed the East Coast Naval Command (Ostkustens marinkommando, MKO). [8]

The lower regional organization had command duties and was responsible for, among other things, maritime surveillance and maritime maintenance, base services. [7] The majority of the regional structure was discontinued in 2000 and replaced with two naval bases and a naval shipyard. At the same time the Naval Tactical Command was established. [7] The organization was formed on 1 July 2000 and took over certain parts of the operation after the East Coast Naval Command (Ostkustens marinkommando, MKO). [9] The Naval Base was formed on 1 January 2005 after the Defence Act of 2004. The Naval Base took over the main tasks previously relinquished to the East Coast Naval Base (Ostkustens marinbas, MarinB O) and the South Coast Naval Base. Today, it is the Naval Base, which has in principle taken over the remaining naval tasks of the lower regional structure. [5]

Heraldry and traditions

Flag

The flag of the unit was a double swallow-tailed Swedish flag. The flag was presented to the then East Coast Naval Command (MKO) in 1976. [10]

Coat of arms

The coat of the arms of the East Coast Naval Base (ÖrlB O) 1966–1990, East Coast Naval Command (MKO) 1990–2000 and the East Coast Naval Base (MarinB O) 2000–2004. Blazon: "Per pale or and azure charged with an anchor erect surmounted two gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire counterchanged". [11]

Medals

In 2005, the Ostkustens marinbas minnesmedalj ("East Coast Naval Base Commemorative Medal) in silver (MarinBOMSM) was established. The medal ribbon is dark blue with a yellow stripe on each side. [12]

Heritage

The traditions of the East Coast Naval Base and its predecessors are kept by the Naval Base. [13]

Commanding officers

Skeppsholmen Church, memorial stones of the men from the East Coast Naval District, who sacrificed their lives during the Swedish Navy's preparedness services 1939-1945 (including Harsfjarden disaster on 17 September 1941). Skeppsholmskyrkan minnestavla 2011.jpg
Skeppsholmen Church, memorial stones of the men from the East Coast Naval District, who sacrificed their lives during the Swedish Navy's preparedness services 1939-1945 (including Hårsfjärden disaster on 17 September 1941).

Commanding officers: [14]

Names, designations and locations

NameTranslationFromTo
Ostkustens marindistriktEast Coast Naval District [3] 1928-01-01–1957-09-30
Marinkommando OstNaval Command East [3] 1957-10-01–1966-09-30
Ostkustens örlogsbasEast Coast Naval Base [3] 1966-10-01–1990-06-30
Ostkustens marinkommandoEast Coast Naval Command1990-07-01–2000-06-30
Ostkustens marinbasEast Coast Naval Base
Naval Base East [10] 		2000-07-01–2004-12-31
AvvecklingsorganisationDecommissioning Organisation2005-01-01–2006-06-30
DesignationFromTo
MDO1928-01-01–1957-09-30
MKO1957-10-01–1966-09-30
ÖrlB O1966-10-01–1990-06-30
MKO1990-07-01–2000-06-30
MarinB O2000-07-01–2004-12-31
LocationFromTo
Stockholm Garrison/Skeppsholmen 1928-01-01–1940-??-??
Haninge/Hårsfjärden 1940-??-??–1969-??-??
Haninge/Muskö Naval Base 1969-??-??–2006-06-30

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The march was adopted on 30 June 1994 and established on 13 June 1996. [2]

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ Förordning om ändring i förordningen (1994:642) med instruktion för Försvarsmakten (PDF) (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svensk författningssamling. 16 June 1999. p. 5. SELIBR   8261432.
  2. ↑ Sandberg 2007, p. 22
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appich 1988 , pp. 105, 110, 187
  4. ↑ Degerström, Ericson & Söderberg 2005
  5. 1 2 3 4 Försvarets traditioner i framtiden med översiktlig historik från 1500-talet (PDF) (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer TradN. 2015. p. 13. ISBN   9789197859554. SELIBR   17552963. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ Stille 1954 , p. 24
  7. 1 2 3 4 Försvarets traditioner i framtiden med översiktlig historik från 1500-talet (PDF) (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer TradN. 2015. p. 27. ISBN   9789197859554. SELIBR   17552963. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ O'Konor 1998
  9. ↑ "Rapport efter arkivinspektion vid Ostkustens marinbas (MarinB O) på Muskö den 22 april 2004" (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  10. 1 2 Braunstein 2004 , p. 68
  11. ↑ Braunstein 2006 , p. 50
  12. ↑ Braunstein 2007 , p. 124
  13. ↑ Försvarets traditioner i framtiden med översiktlig historik från 1500-talet (PDF) (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer TradN. 2015. p. 30. ISBN   9789197859554. SELIBR   17552963. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ↑ Birke & Braunstein 2011 , p. 41

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