 These frequently gamed a French attack on Italy, as in the case of the 1888 maneuvers—for which only "Goito" had been completed in time to participate—that simulated a French attack on La Spezia, or the 1893 maneuvers, which tested a French attack on Naples.In 1898, "Monzambano" and "Montebello" participated in a rare deployment for members of the class when they were assigned to the Levant Squadron that was tasked with patrolling the eastern Mediterranean Sea.Throughout this period, the ships of the class would either be distributed among the divisions of the fleet, as with the case of the annual training maneuvers, or stationed together while in reserve status; in 1895, for example, the four "Goito"s were assigned to the 2nd Maritime Department, along with "Tripoli" and the eight torpedo cruisers.