After the new warship was named "Friendship" by Jerome Bonaparte, he asked Minister Dico if he could enter the inside of the "Friendship" for inspection.
"Your Majesty, the Friendship belongs to you and to the entire French Empire!" Minister Dico replied to Jerome Bonaparte.
Subsequently, Jerome Bonaparte and others took a small boat and boarded the deck of the Friendship Ironclad.
The captain in charge of the new ironclad, upon receiving news of Jerome Bonaparte and Minister of the Navy Dico's arrival, hurriedly assembled the sailors on the deck.
Since the Friendship Ironclad was completed less than two months ago, and the ship has not yet undertaken escort missions, the crew was still understrength at 430 (full strength is 570).
Four hundred sailors stood on the deck looking at Jerome Bonaparte and Dico in front of them, and many had expressions of excitement on their faces, as this was their first close encounter with the Emperor's nephew.
