Giovanni Bausan (1883)
Regia Marina Protected Cruiser (1885-1920) Giovanni Bausan was the first large, modern protected cruiser of the Regia Marina, designed and built at Elswick between 1882 and 1885. She provided the basis later Italian-built designs, and was intended to be a “battleship destroyer” to defeat heavy armor, but there were many limitations to this role. She … Read more