Royal Swedish Naval Staff College

Royal Swedish Naval Staff College
Kungliga Sjökrigshögskolan
Type Staff college
Active 1898 (1898)–1961 (1961)
Parent institution
 Swedish Armed Forces
Affiliation Swedish Navy
Location Stockholm, Sweden
Language Swedish
Garrison/HQ Stockholm garrison

Royal Swedish Naval Staff College[1] (Swedish: Kungliga Sjökrigshögskolan, abbreviated KSHS) was a Swedish Navy training establishment between 1898 and 1961, providing courses for naval officers. It was the home of the Swedish Navy's staff college, which provided advanced training for officers. It was located within the Stockholm garrison in Stockholm, Sweden.

History

The Royal Swedish Naval Staff College was established by regulations on 11 March 1898.[2] According to regulations and teaching charters (23 October 1908 with amendments on 29 September 1911 and 29 June 1912) the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College had the purpose to educate naval officers and give them expanded knowledge in those subjects which were important to pursue the purpose of the maritime defense.[2]

The education was in 1914 a one-year long general course for subaltern officers and a one-year long advanced course (general, artillery, torpedo and naval mine courses) for officers, who had completed the general course. Subjects covered in the general course were strategy, tactics, coastal fortress, land warfare, military coastal geography, artillery, torpedo, naval mine, physics and mathematics (the latter was optional).[2] In the advanced course teaching was in special subjects, and in some of the general course subjects. The Royal Swedish Naval Staff College permanent staff consisted of a head, an adjutant and librarian, teachers in 15 subjects, rehearsers and a caretaker.[2] During the years 1899-1900 there was only one student in the advanced course, Lieutenant Carl Gustav Flach.[3]

According to the regulations issued on 17 September 1923 the education was a one-year long general course, designed for subaltern officers, as well as a one and two-year long higher course (general higher course, artillery, torpedo and naval mine courses) for officers who had undergone the general course.[4] For subjects in the general course, air warfare and naval officer's programme and navigation was added. Only the coastal artillery course included physics. In higher education courses, special subjects were included, and in some of the general course subjects. In 1926 there were teachers in 18 subjects. As students, the navys subaltern officers were commanded in turn; an entry qualification was not needed.[4]

The Royal Swedish Naval Staff College was discontinued in 1961 and the Military Academy (Militärhögskolan) was formed by merging war colleges of the different military branches, namely the Royal Swedish Army Staff College (established 1878), the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College (established 1898) and the Royal Swedish Air Force War College (established 1939).[5]

Location

The Royal Swedish Naval Staff College was located at the following addresses in Stockholm:

Heads

Heads of the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College:[8]

  • 1898–1901 – Carl Hjulhammar
  • 1901–1905 – Ludvig Sidner
  • 1905–1905 – Gustaf Dyrssen
  • 1905–1909 – Pehr Dahlgren
  • 1909–1912 – Wilhelm Hamilton
  • 1913–1914 – Carl Kson Sparre
  • 1914–1919 – Carl Engström
  • 1914–1915 – Carl Alarik Wachtmeister (acting)
  • 1919–1923 – John Schneidler
  • 1923–1925 – Gustaf Starck
  • 1925–1930 – Gunnar Unger
  • 1930–1933 – Claës Lindsström
  • 1933–1935 – Nils Åkerblom
  • 1935–1938 – Lave Beck-Friis
  • 1938–1943 – Eric Öberg
  • 1943–1945 – Erik Anderberg
  • 1945–1948 – Ragnar Smith
  • 1948–1951 – Daniel Landquist
  • 1951–1954 – Evert Lindh
  • 1954–1957 – Harald Callerström
  • 1957–1957 – Gunnar Fogelberg
  • 1957–1959 – Magnus Starck
  • 1959–1961 – Gustav Lindgren
  • 1961–1961 – Bertil Larsson

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1443. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. LIBRIS 8345587.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Westrin, Theodor, ed. (1917). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi (in Swedish). 25 (New, rev. and richly ill. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl. p. 816. LIBRIS 8072220.
  3. 1 2 3 Hattendorf, John B. (1986). "Med sjövinden till Newport: de första svenskarna vid US Naval War College" [With the Sea Wind to Newport: The first Swedes at the US Naval War College] (PDF). Forum navale (in Swedish). Stockholm : Sjöhistoriska samfundet. 41: 46–47. ISSN 0280-6215. LIBRIS 2890475.
  4. 1 2 3 Westrin, Theodor; Fahlstedt, Eugène; Söderberg, Verner, eds. (1926). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi (in Swedish). 38 (New, rev. and richly ill. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl. p. 327. LIBRIS 8072220.
  5. ↑ Försvarets traditioner i framtiden med översiktlig historik från 1500-talet [The Swedish Defence traditions in the future with overview history from the 1500s] (PDF) (in Swedish). Statens försvarshistoriska museer TradN. 2015. p. 15. ISBN 9789197859554. LIBRIS 17552963.
  6. ↑ Adresskalendern för Stockholm och Djursholms villastad. År 1904 [Address Calendar of Stockholm and Djursholms villastad. The year 1904] (PDF) (in Swedish). 49. Stockholm. 1904. p. 65. LIBRIS 1440620.
  7. ↑ Lallerstedt, H., ed. (1910). Adresskalendern för Stockholm, Djursholm, Lidingö villastad samt Stockholms villasamhällen. År 1910 [Address Calendar of Stockholm, Djursholm, Lidingö villastad and Stockholm's villa communities. In 1910] (PDF) (in Swedish). 55. Stockholm. p. 98. LIBRIS 1440620.
  8. ↑ Kjellander, Rune (2007). Svenska marinens högre chefer 1700-2005: chefsbiografier och befattningsöversikter samt Kungl Örlogsmannasällskapets ämbetsmän och ledamöter 1771-2005 [Swedish Navy's senior commanders 1700-2005: commander biographies and position overviews, as well as Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences's civil servants and members 1771-2005] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 978-91-87184-83-3. LIBRIS 10452099.
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