Karlskrona Artillery Corps (Swedish: Karlskrona artillerikår) was a coastal artillery unit of the Swedish Navy which operated between 1893 and 1902. The unit was based in Karlskrona in Blekinge.
| Karlskrona Artillery Corps | |
|---|---|
| Karlskrona artillerikår | |
| Active | 1893–1902 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Navy |
| Type | Coastal artillery |
| Size | Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Karlskrona |
| March | "Karlskrona artillerikårs marsch" (Heimdahl)[1] |
History edit
Karlskrona Artillery Corps, intended for crew in Karlskrona's fortifications and was part of the Swedish Navy, was established in 1893[2] after its organization was adopted by the 1892 Riksdag.[3] The corps consisted of four companies with a total of 360 men, enlisted to serve three years and in constant service. There were 30 officers and 28 non-commissioned officers. Every year, 500 conscripts enrolled into the corps.[3]
In the end of 1900, the effective force of the Swedish Navy personnel was 399 officers, 143 other officers, 389 non-commissioned officers, 1,939 sailors, 440 boatmen, 200 cabin boys and 306 men of the artillery corps; sum 3,816. In addition, 18,264 conscripts, of whom 2,301 were from Karlskrona Artillery Corps.[4] In connection with the proposal for a new military order, the establishment of a coastal artillery was proposed, which would account for both artillery and mining crew to all coastal fortifications. The proposal was passed by the Riksdag, and by Royal Decree on 1 November 1901, Vaxholm Artillery Corps and Karlskrona Artillery Corps were merged from the beginning of 1902, as well as some mining crew from the navy, into the Swedish Coastal Artillery.[5]
References edit
- ^ Sandberg, Bo (2007). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (in Swedish) (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. p. 203. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. SELIBR 10413065.
- ^ Westrin, Theodor, ed. (1910). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi (in Swedish). Vol. 13 (New, rev. and rich ill. ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förl. p. 1089. SELIBR 8072220.
- ^ a b Westrin, Theodor, ed. (1899). Nordisk familjebok: konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi innehållande upplysningar och förklaringar om märkvärdiga namn, föremål och begrepp (in Swedish). Vol. 20. Stockholm. p. 1300. SELIBR 78095.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Sundbärg, Gustav, ed. (1901). Sveriges land och folk: historisk-statistisk handbok (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 208. SELIBR 31318.
- ^ Svensk rikskalender 1908 (in Swedish). Stockholm: P. A. Nordstedt & Söner. 1908. p. 242. SELIBR 498191.