Carl-Fredrik Algernon

Rear Admiral Carl-Fredrik Robert Algernon (9 October 1925 – 15 January 1987) was a Swedish Navy officer. Algernon served as War Materials Inspector and head of the National Swedish War Materials Inspectorate from 1981 to 1987.

Early life Algernon was born on 9 October 1925 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of head of department Carl Algernon and his wife Dagmar (née Alderin).

Career Algernon was accepted as a naval officer candidate in June 1944 and was commissioned as a naval officer and appointed acting sub-lieutenant in the Swedish Navy in September 1947. Algernon served afloat on various types of ships in the Swedish Navy during 1947–1955, 1958–1964, 1968–1969 and 1971–1972. Among other things, the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society criticized him and demanded his resignation.

Algernon died when he was hit by a train at the Stockholm metro station T-Centralen on 15 January 1987. Earlier on the day he had a meeting with the CEO of Nobel Industrier (the new owners of Bofors), Anders Carlberg, about the allegations of smuggling against the company. During the conversation, Carlberg had told Algernon about an internal investigation which had confirmed that smuggling had existed. Algernon then ended up in a conflict of loyalty. Other theories claim that the Stasi assassinated Algernon. Former Minister of Trade and County Governor in the 1980s Björn Molin claims in his book Ingen väg tillbaka ("No way back", 2002) that Algernon was murdered because he knew too much.

The funeral service was held on 3 February 1987 in Skeppsholmen Church in Stockholm. Algernon was interred on 4 March 1987 at Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.

Personal life In 1947 he married Margareta Erlandson (1925–2015), the daughter of construction engineer Harald Erlandson and Signe (née Hallgren).

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1965)