Original sentence: In fact, Tegetthoff had his naval training in Venice and was a fluent speaker of   Venetian, the most used language in the fleet.Of the 7,871 sailors on the Austrian ships, around 5,000 were Istrians or Dalmatians (today Croatia).The official name of the imperial navy had been Oesterreich-Venezianische Marine (Austrian-Venetian Navy) until 1849
Edited sentence: All sailors of this multi-ethnic fleet were united and proud to be part of a navy with quite a thousand of years of history, without any form of nationalistic divisions.In fact, Tegetthoff had his naval training in Venice and spoke Venetian fluently, the most used language in the fleet.It is interesting to point out that out of 7,871 sailors on Austrian ships around 5,000 were Istrians or Dalmatians (today Croatia).It must be remembered that the official name of the imperial navy had been Oesterreich-Venezianische Marine (Austrian-Venetian Navy) until 1849