The Swedish Navy 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.
HSwMS Ehrensköld (11), was the lead ship of her class of destroyer in the Swedish Navy during World War II. Together with the sister ship HSwMS Nordenskjöld (12), she constituted the Ehrensköld class, which, with its size and speed, was a major step in the Swedish destroyer fleet. Initially, Ehrensköld had pennant number 11, which was later changed to 1. In 1951-1952, the ship was converted to frigate, and then received the pennant number 71. She was decommissioned in 1963 and was sold for scrapping in 1973.
Southern Military District, originally I Military District was a Swedish military district, a command of the Swedish Armed Forces that had operational control over Southern Sweden, for most time of its existence corresponding to the area covered by the counties of Malmöhus, Kristianstad, Blekinge, Kronoberg, Jönköping and Kalmar. The headquarters of Milo S were located in Kristianstad.
The Draken class (Dragon) was a submarine class built for the Swedish Navy from 1960 to 1962. A total of six submarines were delivered. Four of the boats were modernised in 1981–82. The design was a modified version of the Hajen-class with only one shaft with a larger 5-bladed propeller for improved underwater performance and reduced noise. Draken, Vargen, Nordkaparen and Springaren were ordered from Kockums. Gripen and Delfinen were from Karlskrona. These boats were decommissioned 1988-90 and were succeeded by the Sjöormen-class and Näcken-class submarines.
Sweden played a role of major importance during the Cold War, despite not officially participating. Sweden's location made it an ideal base of operations for both the Soviet Union and the United States. Sweden was never invaded throughout the war, mainly due to their strong defensive power - ranked among the top five in the world at this time.
HSwMS Gripen (Gr), was the second boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.
HSwMS Vargen (Vg), Sw. meaning The Wolf, was the second boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.
HSwMS Delfinen (De), was the fourth boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.
HSwMS Nordkaparen (Nor), was the fifth boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.
HSwMS Springaren (Sp), was the sixth boat of the Draken-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.
HSwMS Hajen (Hj), was the lead boat of the Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.
HSwMS Sälen (Sä), was the second Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.
HSwMS Valen (Va), was the third Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.
HSwMS Illern (In), was the fourth Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.
HSwMS Bävern (Bä), was the fifth Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.
HSwMS Uttern (Ut), was the sixth Hajen-class submarine of the Swedish Navy.
Five warships of Sweden have been named Draken, after Draken:
Seven warships of Sweden have been named Gripen, after Gripen:
HSwMS Halland (J18) was the lead ship of the Halland-class destroyer. She and HSwMS Småland were the only ones built of their class. Two more ships were ordered but they were never completed.
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