Task: Translation
Input (Xhosa): Kusenjalo, kwaba yiminyaka emininzi phambi kokuba imfazwe yasemanzini egqibeleyo yayiza kubonakalisa okanye iphikise iingcinga ezahlukileyo ezazikho malunga. nokuqulathwe ngumhlambi nganye nenqanawa.
Output (English): Even so, it was to be many years before a full-scale maritime war was to prove or disprove the various schools of thought that existed on the effective composition of a fleet.