Immediately afterwards, at Jerome Bonaparte's sincere invitation, Albert boarded an ironclad ship named "Surt".
Standing on the deck, Albert first looked up at the massive mast towering in the center and the "chimney" behind it, with its bluish-black metallic sheen, then turned to glance at the "monster" trapped on both sides of the deck by cables and rails, and slowly spoke.
"If I'm not mistaken, this ironclad also launched very recently!"
"Albert, your observation is very keen! This child (referring to the ironclad) is just one month old!" Jerome Bonaparte introduced to Albert with a trace of pride, "And it was built on February 14, 1856!"
Albert's heart was secretly surprised upon hearing Jerome Bonaparte's introduction.
As the British Shadow Helmsman, he didn't know the technology of building ironclads, but he was very clear about the time required from ship construction to launch, and from launch to commissioning.
