Vettor Pisani-class cruiser

The Vettor Pisani class was a class of armoured cruisers of the Regia Marina. The class comprised two ships, Vettor Pisani and Carlo Alberto.

Dimensions and machinery
The ships of the class were 105.702 m long, had a beam of 18.034 m, a draught of 7.201 m, and had a displacement of 6,614 ton. The ships were equipped with 2 shaft reciprocating engines, which were rated at 13259 ihp and produced a top speed of 18.6 kn.

Armour
The ships had belt and conning tower armour of 5.9 in, 2 in turret armour and 1.5 in deck armour.

Armament
The main armament of the ships where twelve 6 in single turret guns. Secondary armament included four single 4.7 in guns.

Construction
Both ships where was laid down at the Arsenale Di La Spezia Navy Yard in 1892. Vettor Pisani was launched first on 14 August 1895 and commissioned on 1 April 1899. Carlo Alberto was launched on 23 September 1896 and commissioned on 1 May 1898.