Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!
If I recall correctly, Farragut suffered from vertigo in his old age, but insisted that his sailors lash him to the mast so he could remain on deck and stand up straight during battles.
Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead.
They turned this into the theme song for Charles Coburn in “The More The Merrier”, with Joel McCrae and Jean Arthur.
Very funny movie.