Talk:Battle of Lissa (1866)

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1 Croatian sailors
2 Tegetthoff
3 Affondatore: Winnebago at Sea
- 3.1 Dodge ram?
4 Naval ranks

[edit] Croatian sailors

Hi there....

There is one big mistake in this article...marines on Austrian ships where mainly Croats, and not venetian sailors...out of 7,871 sailors on Austrian ships around 5,000 were Croats. They were mostly sailors, fishermen, people used to life near the sea and on ships. 89.172.7.80 19:41, 23 December 2006 (UTC)s -That business about Venetians has been removed before and I'm sure it will be removed again.

Hello Folks. Thanks for cleaning it up. Was my stub any good? --rasmusdf 16:40, 6 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Sure it was! I find it useful to start with a short article, gives a chance to view it in context (links to and from), before deciding how to expand. Stan 17:25, 6 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Some time later (1.5 years or so). Vauw, my original short stub has expanded into a really impressive article. Congratulations to all contributors - Great Job! rasmusdf 17:16, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

No dramas I enjoyed writing it.

[edit] Tegetthoff

"Tegetthoff returned home a hero, was promoted Vice Admiral, and is considered one of the greatest naval commanders in history." By whom? I ((fact)) tagged this, cite needed. If it said "in Austrian history" that would be another matter. But in world naval history? Herostratus 08:59, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

I changed it to reflect that; I think that was the original intent. Trekphiler 12:14, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Affondatore: Winnebago at Sea

I no longer have the source alleging frightful handling characteristics to the Italian turret ship. Should I remove comment?

Out of interest, the fire on the Palestro, according to William McElwee's "The Art of War: Waterloo to Mons", was started by a shell hitting the paint locker. The article seems to give the impression it was a result of "Ferdinand Max's" sideswipe.

[edit] Dodge ram?

My impression from what I've read is, the success of the ram @Lissa & the subsequent mania by naval architects for it inhibited the development of gunnery. Can anyboy substantiate? Trekphiler 12:13, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Ramming was such an integral part in the Austrian success that people assumed that the iron ram, combined with the power of a steam engine, was the weapon of the future. Advancements in gunnery however, continued, although architects kept equipping ships with rams well into the late 19th century.

[edit] Naval ranks

Hello. I would like to discuss a problem of major Italian naval officers' ranking. In this article, Faa di Bruno, Vacca and Ribotti are called just "Admirals", but neither of them was a complete Admiral. Vacca was a Rear Admiral, like Tegethoff, and the two others were "capitano di vascello"
This Italian word means "captain of the battleship" and it is approximately similar to the English "Commodore". Look at the Italian page of this battle in Wiki to insure. Regards, Feanfox 13:01, 20 October 2007 (UTC)