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An entry from French ship Napoléon (1850) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 January 2006.

[edit] battle steamboats

Battle steamboats were used by the Greeks during the Greek Revolution. For example, “Karteria”, built in 1825 in England. Karteria” was Greece’s first national steam-powered vessel and was used for military operations since the Revolution was not over yet.

"Karteria" was a steam-powered vessel, but certainly not a battleship (ie a line-of-battle warship, typically with 2 or 3 broadside decks).PHG 21:30, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Steam Battleship

Removed the line: "In the end, France and Great-Britain were the only two countries to develop fleets of steam battleships." since it seems incorrect. See, for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_steam_battleships

Thank you. I rechecked the article, and I realized that what is meant is "wooden steam battleships". I will rewrite with more details. PHG 21:30, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Quote by Napoleon Bonapart

I think there's a delicious irony in including a quote (at the end) by the ship's namesake:

"What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you, excuse me, I have not the time to listen to such nonsense."

Napoleon Bonaparte, when told of Robert Fulton’s steamboat, circa 1800

This quote found its way into the popular PC game Civilization 4 (where a player controls human history) and appears when a player discovers the secret of the steam engine (and is narrated by the notable voice of Leonard Nimoy). I would also suggest adding the quote to Fulton's article, again either as an example of skepticism or trivia included at the end. Bobak 16:32, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

This is interesting. Can the quote be authenticated? (references?) PHG 21:30, 17 January 2006 (UTC)