Gothenburg Squadron

Gothenburg Squadron
Göteborgseskadern (GE)
Active ????–1959
Country Sweden
Branch Swedish Navy
Type Maritime security, mine clearance
Role Training unit
Size Squadron

Gothenburg Squadron (Swedish: Göteborgseskadern, GE) was a naval squadron of the Swedish Navy which has operated in various forms until 1959. The unit was based at Gothenburg naval base at Nya Varvet in Gothenburg.[1]

History

The oldest written evidence of a naval station in Gothenburg dates from 1523, when Gustav Vasa based a number of smaller ships at Old Älvsborg Fortress.[2] The Gothenburg Squadron was discontinued in 1959, and its war organization was partly taken over by the Third Squadron (Tredje eskadern). In the peace organization, the newly formed 6th Mine Clearance Department (6. minröjningsavdelningen, 6. mröjA), which was to be placed at the Gullmarn base in Skredsvik, took over the data from the Gothenburg Squadron.[1]

World War II

During the fall of 1939, the Gothenburg Squadron consisted of the following ships:[3]

In September, the squadron was strengthened with the Coastal Fleet's destroyers Klas Horn and Göteborg as well as two submarines.[4]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Kjellander 2007, p. 35
  2. ↑ "Göteborgs eskader och örlogsstation 1523-1870". www.gsgbg.se (in Swedish). Garnisonssällskapet Göteborg. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Lagvall 1991, p. 19
  4. ↑ Holmquist 1972, p. 198
  5. ↑ Lagvall 1991

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