Flag captain (Sweden)

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Flag captain (Swedish : Flaggkapten) was in the Swedish Navy a captain or commander 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.

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A flag captain was a naval officer in the Swedish Navy holding the rank of captain or commander, appointed as the chief of staff to the 'highest commanding officer.' [1] If he was a flag officer, the flag captain would carry the flag, designated as the command sign, with the standard prescribed for the 'squadron commander'; otherwise, they would carry the broad pennant (galjadett) designated for the 'department commander'. [2] 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, frigates, or battalion of archipelago ships. [1]

Between 1904 and 2000, the flag captain served as chief of staff of Flaggen, the staff of the Chief of the Coastal Fleet. [3]

Flag captains (1902–2000)

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