Talk:French ship Napoléon (1850)

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)

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)

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)

Requested move 27 January 2017

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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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