Despite considerable resistance from the General Staff, he vigorously pursued a complete reform of the Austro-Hungarian Navy; his reforms remained in force until the fall of the Donaumonarchie in 1918.
Unatoč značajnom otporu generalskog osoblja, hrabro je proveo potpunu reformu Austrougarske ratne mornarice, a njegove su reforme ostale na snazi sve do pada Donaumonarchie 1918. godine.