One leader of this navy invented "floating batteries" to sack Sfax and besieged the Barbarystronghold of Tunis aboard his flagship the Fama.
One leader of this navy invented "floating batteries" to sack Sfax and besieged the Barbarystronghold of Tunis aboard his flagship the Fama. Alexius I Comnenus allied with this navy to retakethe Balkans during the Norman invasion of the Byzantine Empire. This navy lost to Kemal Reis'sOttoman fleet at Zonchino, the first sea battle in which both sides used cannon. Its victories causedits leader to take a title meaning "Commander of three eighths of the Roman Empire." It convertedsome of its large merchant ships to create the first galleasses. One ship in this navy was called the (*)"bucentaur" and was used in an Ascension Day ceremony in which a ring was thrown into the sea. Thisnavy formed the largest share of the allied forces at Lepanto, and cunningly redirected the Fourth Crusadeto Constantinople. For 10 points, name this navy commanded by the Doge.
One leader of this navy invented "floating batteries" to sack Sfax and besieged the Barbarystronghold of Tunis aboard his flagship the Fama.
Venetian Navy [or Navy of Venice]