VNS Gegemoniya
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| VNS Gegemoniya | |
| Name | Gegemoniya "Hegemony" |
| Namesake | Hegemony (leadership) |
| Fate | Sunk by RKM Fiedler on 22 January 1913 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Unknown class of heavy cruiser |
| Displacement | 12,000 tons |
| Length | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Propulsion | 4-shaft turbines, 9 boilers |
| Speed | 33 knots |
| Range | 8,300 km |
| Armament | 8 x 20.3 cm (8 inch) guns 8 x 7.5 cm (3 inch) guns |
The VNS Gegemoniya ("Hegemony") was a heavy cruiser of an unknown class in the Navy of Volsvakia during the 10 Days War. It served as the flagship for the 7th Shock Fleet during the war up until its sinking on 22 January 1913 during the Destruction of the 7th Shock Fleet. The Gegemoniya was sunk by a broadside shot from the 50.8 cm (20 in) guns of the RKM Fiedler, a Hornung-class battleship of the Rotgeheiman Navy. The sinking of the Gegemoniya also claimed the life of the commander of the 7th Shock Fleet, Admiral Yuri Verchenko.
