class cruiser class consisted armoured cruisers built 1890s ships class frequently deployed overseas careers served far_east boxer rebellion involved pioneering long range radio experiments years later deploying south american waters served training ship years ships participated played minor roles world war time converted troop transport repair ship discarded subsequently scrapped design description ships class length perpendiculars meters overall length meters beam meters draft meters displaced metric tons long tons normal load metric tons long tons deep load class complement officers enlisted men ships powered vertical triple expansion steam engines driving propeller shaft steam engines supplied marine boilers pair funnels amidships designed maximum output indicated horsepower speed knots mph ships exceeded designed power sea trials met designed speed cruising radius nautical miles speed knots mph main armament class ships consisted quick firing guns single mounts weapons caliber barrels guns mounted broadside upper deck corners central citadel armored casemates guns weighed metric tons long tons fired kilogram armor piercing capped shell muzzle velocity single caliber guns mounted bow stern remaining guns positioned main deck guns kilogram armor piercing shell muzzle velocity fired guns defense torpedo boats ships carried fourteen hotchkiss guns hotchkiss guns equipped torpedo tubes ships protected armored belt thick amidships reduced bow stern upper armor thick protected middle ship height upper deck curved armored deck thick conning tower armor thick gun protected gun shield ships service flagship commander dispatched china boxer rebellion arrived early remained italian waters year returning far_east year long cruise acted royal yacht king victor iii attended coronation ceremony king edward vii united_kingdom invited accompany conduct radio experiments route coronation delayed edward illness ship took victor meetings russia ferried atlantic nova scotia experiments radio messages ocean december successfully transmitted messages canada england sent waters crisis international force british german italian warships blockaded venezuela country refusal pay foreign debts served gunnery torpedo training ship ships participated supported operations adriatic seas dardanelles took assaults tripoli provided gunfire support italian forces north_africa beginning world war ship active war spent war adriatic participated abortive attempt bombard rail line near coast austro hungarian submarine intercepted italian ships sank armored cruiser subsequently repair ship stricken navy list january sold scrap broken beginning march spent entire war based venice began conversion troop transport work finished taranto early year recommissioned new ship discarded june subsequently scrapped
Vettor Pisani-class cruiser