A Leading Stoker Called Popeye Who Was On The HMS Rodney
The guy in the photo looks exactly like Popeye, the Sailor Man! It turns out that E.C. Segar got the inspiration for the cartoon character from a local man. However, this was not the same individual. A man from the HMS Rodney in 1940 is depicted in this photograph. The nickname “Popeye” was given to him by the Imperial War Museum. Don’t get too worked up, though. Let us remind you that the HMS Rodney was a British ship, while Segar grew up in Illinois.
A Leading Stoker Called Popeye Who Was On The HMS Rodney
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