What were the relative naval strengths of the two countries in 1891. I'm thinking of what each side had to work with if the New Orleans lynching of Italians had resulted in an Italian declaration of war on the US.
Looking in particular for any responses from LordKalvert, LukeDalton or LordKalvan as posters who are either Italian or opine a lot on Italian matters, and in LordKalvert's case, on naval matters.
I think in the early 1890s, Italy was the third biggest European naval power in terms of either tonnage or armored tonnage, behind Britain and France but ahead of Germany and Russia.