 The Vettor Pisani class consisted of two armoured cruisers built for the Royal Italian Navy ( Regia Marina ) in the 1890s . The two ships of the class , Vettor Pisani and Carlo Alberto , were frequently deployed overseas during their careers . The former served in the Far East during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 while the latter was involved in pioneering operations in the Red Sea in the early 1900s .
 obviously the best part of the book is the photos of the two ships, which are rare and fascinating.
This is a very good book, well researched, with some very rare photographs.</s>