Post by Administrator on Mar 27, 2022 14:52:19 GMT
VIA: Royal British Legion - Paris France
"Popeye the Sailor Man" was an English sailor who served aboard HMS Rodney, that helped to sink the Bismarck, the pride of the Reich, on May 27th, 1941.
"Popeye’s name is lost to history, but the Imperial War Museum lists him as “A Leading Stoker nicknamed ‘Popeye,'” with 21 years in service and fighting aboard the HMS Rodney in 1940.
Curiously, our Royal Navy Popeye was not the origin of the American Cartoon, but something in the local spinach must have had an effect..
"Popeye the Sailor Man" was an English sailor who served aboard HMS Rodney, that helped to sink the Bismarck, the pride of the Reich, on May 27th, 1941.
"Popeye’s name is lost to history, but the Imperial War Museum lists him as “A Leading Stoker nicknamed ‘Popeye,'” with 21 years in service and fighting aboard the HMS Rodney in 1940.
Curiously, our Royal Navy Popeye was not the origin of the American Cartoon, but something in the local spinach must have had an effect..