The Regina Elena class was a group of four pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Italian Regia Marina between 1901 and 1908. The class comprised four ships: Regina Elena, the lead ship, Vittorio E
Regina Elena on 17 May 1907, about four months before she was commissioned.
Line drawing of the Regina Elena class from the 1912 edition of Brassey's Naval Annual.
Vittorio Emanuele's forward gun turret
Napoli underway
Regina Elena was the lead ship of her class of pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Italian Regia Marina. The ship was built by the La Spezia shipyard between 1901 and 1907, and was armed with a
Regina Elena-class battleship
…was a group of four pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) between 1901 and 1908. The class comprised four ships: Regina Elena, the lead ship, Vittorio Emanuele, Roma, and Napoli. Designed by Vittorio Cuniberti, they were armed with a main battery of two 12-inch (305 mm) guns…
Regina Elena at Taranto in May 1915.