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Solveig Krey (born 1963) is a Norwegian naval 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.[1] She was also the first female commander of a Royal Norwegian Navy vessel.[2]

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  1. http://ftp.rta.nato.int/public/PubFullText/RTO/MP/RTO-MP-HFM-158/MP-HFM-158-05.doc
  2. "Verdens første kvinnelige ubåtsjef" (in Norwegian). 11 September 1995. 
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