31st Corvette Division

The 31st Corvette Division is a Swedish Navy corvette division based in Blekinge County. It has been active since 2002 and was formerly active between 1993 and 1997. The division is headquartered at Karlskrona Garrison.

History

The division was first established in 1993 as the 42nd Corvette Division consisting only of and . In 1995, it was renamed to the 31st Corvette Division but was disbanded two years later. In 2002, the division was re-established under the same name.
In 2019, a number of issues within the division were reported. The division faced a shortage of personnel, and there was a pressing need for both additional and modernised vessels, as the division's five ships were gradually assigned increasing responsibilities without a corresponding enhancement in operational capabilities.
Although upgrades to the -class corvettes used by the division were initially planned, the programme was later dropped in favour of constructing four new corvettes of the -class. In 2025, following increased funding related to Sweden’s accession to NATO, the plan to upgrade the Visby-class corvettes was again approved.

Organisation

As of 2024, the peacetime organisation of the 31st Corvette Division is as follows:

31st Corvette Division
*311th Missile Unit
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The division is unique within the Swedish Navy in that it includes the only missile unit of its kind: the 311th Missile Unit, which operates highly mobile anti-ship missile systems primarily intended to support naval forces in engagements with other vessels.