This article is about the naval fleet of Sweden. For the naval fleet of Finland, see Coastal Fleet (Finland).
Coastal Fleet
Kustflottan
Active
1904–2000
Country
Sweden
Allegiance
Swedish Armed Forces
Branch
Swedish Navy
Type
Naval force composed of surface combatant, minelayer, minehunter and submarine units
Role
Naval authority
March
"Kustflottans marsch" (Åke Dohlin)[1]
Insignia
Naval Ensign
Military unit
The Coastal Fleet[2] (Swedish: Kustflottan, Kfl) was until 1994 a Swedish Navy authority with the main task of training the naval ships commanders and crews.[3] After the formation of the authority Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the Coastal Fleet remained as a unit until 2000.
^Sandberg 2007, p. 204
^Appich 1988, p. 27
^"Kustflottan". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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