“Rudderless, as its namesake”
Its name sake was two admirals from WW2. Not the dip wad from AZ. His dad and grand dad.
His father and grandfather were, by all accounts, very able and competent naval officers.
His grandfather fell on his sword for Halsey, something he willingly did by all accounts, though the stress of it might have had something to do with his death immediately after getting stateside from the surrender in Tokyo Bay.
Yes, I have been soundly corrected in several posts.
Admiral John S. McCain Sr. was referred to by many as “Popeye The Sailor Man” due to his grizzled looks and his somewhat eccentric behavior.
He was a hard drinking man, and took to wearing uniform parts that were so shabby they provoked amusement in people. He had a hat that was so rotten and weatherbeaten it defied naval discipline, but was regarded as something of a good luck token by the crew. One day it blew off his head and was heading over the side, and the scramble to recover it before it did almost took a sailor over the side with it.
He was pretty shabby, especially in comparison with Halsey who was extremely fastidious about his appearance. McCain used to walk around, smoking constantly (apparently whether the smoking lamp was lit or not) and would drop ashes everywhere. Halsey detailed a sailor to simply follow him around with a dustpan and brush!
I kind of think I like that image...:)