Italian warships of World War I

THE MOST comprehensive volume ever written on the Italian Navy in World War I, this book contains technical data of all Italian warships and craft in World War I (including those not commissioned in time for action) from battleships to assault craft, including Mas-boats, vedette-boats, minelayers, minesweepers, “Q”-ships, auxiliaries, armed merchant cruisers and hospital ships. Information includes dates when laid down, launched, completed or commissioned, sunk or discarded. Ex-Austrian and ex-German vessels allotted to Italy are also included with their fate. The distribution of the fleet at particular periods is given together with tables of naval ordnance, torpedoes and depth charges. Over 300 photographs illustrate the book.