31st Corvette Division

{{Infobox military unit

| unit_name = 31st Corvette Division

| native_name = 31. korvettdivisionen

| image = 31. korvettdivisionen vapen.svg

| image_size = 120px

| dates = 1993–1997
2002–present

| country = {{flag|Sweden}}

| branch = {{navy|Sweden}}

| command_structure = 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla

| garrison = Karlskrona Garrison, Blekinge

| garrison_label = Headquarters

| commander1 = Cdr John Theander

| commander1_label = Commander

}}

The 31st Corvette Division ({{langx|sv|31. korvettdivisionen}}) is a Swedish Navy division located in the county of Blekinge, active since 2002. The division is located at Karlskrona Garrison and shares its location with its commanding unit, the 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla.

History

The 31st Corvette Division was first established in 1993 as the 42nd Corvette Division with {{HSwMS|Malmö|K12|2}} and {{HSwMS|Stockholm|K11|2}}. In 1995, the division was renamed to the 31st Corvette Division but was disbanded two years later. In 2002, the division was re-established under the same name.{{harvnb|Edwardson|2010}}

In 2019, many problems within the division were reported. The division faced a shortage of personnel, and there was a pressing need for more and newer vessels, as the five ships in the division were gradually assigned more responsibilities while maintaining the same operational capabilities.{{harvnb|Owetz|2019}}

Although upgrades to the {{Sclass|Visby|corvette|4}} corvettes used by the division were planned, the program was later dropped in favor of building four new corvettes of a different class.{{harvnb|Westberg|2023}}

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=Organization=

The 31st Corvette Division is unique among non-amphibious naval units of the Swedish Navy in that it includes the only missile unit of its kind. The 311th Missile Unit, operates highly mobile anti-ship missile systems primarily used to support naval forces in engagements with other vessels.{{harvnb|Högkvarteret|2022}}

As of 2024, the peacetime organization of the 31st Corvette Division is as follows: {{harvnb|Försvarsmakten|2024}}

31st Corvette Division
311th Missile Unit
{{HSwMS|Stockholm|P11}}
{{HSwMS|Malmö|P12}}
{{HSwMS|Härnösand|K33}}
{{HSwMS|Nyköping|K34}}
{{HSwMS|Karlstad|K35}}

Commanders

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2016–2017: Cdr Johan Norlén
2020–present: Cdr John Theander

}}

Attributes

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" ! Name ! Translation ! From ! ! To
{{lang\|sv\|42. korvettdivisionen}} \|42nd Corvette Division \| style="text-align:center;" \| 1993-01-01 \| style="text-align:center;" \| – \| style="text-align:center;" \| 1994-12-31
{{lang\|sv\|31. korvettdivisionen}} \|31st Corvette Division \| style="text-align:center;" \| 1995-01-01 \| style="text-align:center;" \| – \| style="text-align:center;" \| 1997-12-31
{{lang\|sv\|31. korvettdivisionen}} \| 31st Corvette Division \| style="text-align:center;" \| 2002-01-01 \| style="text-align:center;" \| – \|
Designation ! ! From ! ! To
{{lang\|sv\|42. kvdiv}} \| \| style="text-align:center;" \| 1993-01-01 \| style="text-align:center;" \| – \| style="text-align:center;" \| 1994-12-31
{{lang\|sv\|31. kvdiv}} \| \| style="text-align:center;" \| 1995-01-01 \| style="text-align:center;" \| – \| style="text-align:center;" \| 1997-12-31
{{lang\|sv\|31. kvdiv}} \| \| style="text-align:center;" \| 2002-01-01 \| style="text-align:center;" \| – \|
Location ! ! From ! ! To
Karlskrona Naval Base \| \| style="text-align:center;" \| 1993-01-01 \| style="text-align:center;" \| – \| style="text-align:center;" \| 1997-12-31
Karlskrona Naval Base \| \| style="text-align:center;" \| 2002-01-01 \| style="text-align:center;" \| – \|

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"

! Name

! Translation

! From

! To

|42nd Corvette Division

| style="text-align:center;" | 1993-01-01