Lennart Lindgren (Swedish Navy officer)

Captain Nils Lennart Lindgren (1 September 1919 – 25 February 2013) was a Swedish Navy officer. He commanded the minelayer and the destroyer , and served as head of the Swedish Auxiliary Naval Corps. Lindgren also served at the Swedish embassies in Washington, D.C., and Copenhagen as a naval and military attaché.

Early life Crown Prince Carl Gustaf (left) and Lindgren (right) during 's round-the-world trip in 1966/67.

Lindgren was born on 1 September 1919 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Naval Captain Bengt Lindgren and his wife Lucy (née Haglund). He passed studentexamen in Djursholm in 1938

Career At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Lindgren, who belonged to the junior course, was sent home, while the older course were directly appointed acting sub-lieutenants"). He was, however, recalled fairly quickly and Lindgren and his classmates graduated from the Royal Swedish Naval Academy and were commissioned as naval officers in 1941. He then served in the Naval Staff in 1949 and undertook combat control studies in the Royal Navy in 1951. Lindgren served aboard the destroyer HSwMS Uppland (J17) in 1952

Dates of rank 1943 – Sub-lieutenant 1948 – Lieutenant 1957 – Lieutenant commander 1962 – Commander 1969 – Captain

Awards and decorations

Knight of the Order of Homayoun

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1958)