Vitiaz-class cruiser explained

The Vitiaz-class ships were a pair of partially protected cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the mid-1880s.

References

• Book: Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Roger. Chesneau. Eugene M.. Kolesnik . Mayflower Books. New York. 1979. 0-8317-0302-4. registration . 170–217 . Russia . Campbell . N. J. M.. amp.
• Book: Watts, Anthony J.. The Imperial Russian Navy. Arms and Armour . London . 1990. 0-85368-912-1.