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Solveig Krey (born 20 March 1963) is a Norwegian navy officer.

She hails from Lonkan, and graduated from the Norwegian Naval Academy in 1989. She became the first female commanding officer of a submarine in the world, when she took command of the first Kobben class submarine, on 11 September 1995. She was also the first female commander of a Royal Norwegian Navy vessel.

References

1. Cdr Debbie Pestell, MD. "Experiences with Mixed Gender Submarine Crews". Ftp.rta.nato.int. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
2. "Verdens første kvinnelige ubåtsjef" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 11 September 1995.

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