 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akabatanidzwa mumitambo yegore negore yezvikepe muna 1888, pamwe chete ne ironclads,, uye Tegetthoff, uye cruisers,, uye. Custoza nedzimwe ngarava nhatu dzesimbi dzakabatwa nePrinz Eugen, Panther, uye Leopard nokuda kweshanyo kuBarcelona, Spain, kuti vatore rutivi mumhemberero dzokuzarura dzeBarcelona Universal Exposition. Iri raiva boka guru revaAustria-Hungary Navy rakanga raita basa kunze kweAdriatic. Ikoko, Mambokadzi Maria Christina weSpain naArchduke Charles Stephen weAustria vakaongorora zvose zviri zviviri Custoza neTegetthoff. Gore rakatevera racho, ngarava yacho yakaita zvidzidzo zvikuru pamwe chete nedzimwe ngarava shanu dzesimbi, ngarava dzinoverengeka, uye ngarava duku. 