Talk:French ship Napoléon (1850)
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battle steamboats edit
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)
Steam Battleship edit
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)
Quote by Napoleon Bonapart edit
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)
Requested move 27 January 2017 edit
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The result of the move request was: moved. (non-admin closure) JudgeRM (talk to me) 03:09, 4 February 2017 (UTC)
Napoléon (ship) → French battleship Napoléon – Conforms to WP:SHIPNAME. PatGallacher (talk) 15:19, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
- Support per Project standard title format. In ictu oculi (talk) 18:54, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
- Support per nom. InsertCleverPhraseHere 22:58, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
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