Destruction of the 7th Shock Fleet

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Destruction of the 7th Shock Fleet
Part of 10 Days War
Date 22 January 1913
Location Hundermenschen Sea, Northwestern Coast of Hundermenschen
Status Decisive Rotgeheiman and Goryevdren victory
  • Destruction of most of the Volsvakian 7th Shock Fleet
  • Rotgeheiman and Goryevdren gain permanent access to waters off the coast of Hundermenschen
  • Volsvakia withdraws from combat operations
Belligerents
Rotgeheim

The Goryevdre Islands

Volsvakia
Commanders and leaders
Raphael Schädler

Kilian Herreshoff Siegfried Sauerbrunn
Johann Edelstein

Yuri Verchenko
Units involved
1st Fleet

International Reaction Force

7th Shock Fleet
Strength
Rotgeheim:

4 aircraft carriers
12 heavy cruisers
8 superdreadnoughts
12 light cruisers
20 destroyers
The Goryevdre Islands:
3 heavy cruisers
6 light cruisers
10 destroyers

2 aircraft carriers

8 heavy cruisers
7 light cruisers
8 frigates
17 destroyers

Casualties and losses
Rotgeheim:

1 heavy cruiser heavily damaged
1 destroyer sunk
502 killed
The Goryevdre Islands:
1 destroyer sunk
251 killed

2 aircraft carriers sunk

4 heavy cruisers sunk
2 heavy cruisers heavily damaged
3 light cruisers sunk
1 light cruiser heavily damaged
1 light cruiser scuttled
8 frigates sunk
2 destroyers sunk
12 destroyers damaged 3,000 killed

The Destruction of the 7th Shock Fleet was the name given to an engagement in the sea off the coast of Hundermenschen, during which the Volsvakian 7th Shock Fleet was nearly annihilated in a decisive battle. The battle took place in the evening of 22 January 1913 and continued on into the morning of the next day. The operation led to permanent damage to the Volsvakian Navy and the subsequent ending of combat operations in the 10 Days War for Volsvakia.