In 1854, at the age of 22, Archduke Ferdinand (Maximiliano I) became Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Austrian Navy, the youngest Commander-in-Chief of the Navy after Archduke Friedrich.

In the minds of the Austrian Empire's top brass at the time, sea power had never been at the heart of policy, so the country's navy did not receive the support of the royal family, the military, and most of the public, but thanks to the efforts of Archduke Ferdinand, the navy began to be noticed by the people and received a lot of money.

He enthusiastically threw himself into the work of the Austrian Navy, further promoting the modernization work, creating the Trieste naval base and a powerful combat fleet during his tenure

The Grand Duke embarked on a radical reform of the Imperial Navy, supporting the Trieste shipyard and then the Bora shipyard, which would later become the most important shipyards in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

In addition, he also sent a large number of talents to Britain, France, Denmark and other countries with advanced shipbuilding technology to study, and at the same time vigorously supported competent military talents.

Admiral Tegerhoff, who later became intimidating in the Battle of Lisa, was one of them.

Archduke Ferdinand also launched a large-scale scientific expedition, and during his tenure, the Austrian Navy completed its first circumnavigation of the world, and it can be said that the Austrian Navy's later glory in the Battle of Lisa was laid by the Archduke.

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