Cyclops ; “endowed with the noblest poetic powers”

Socrates Mulligan and my very good self were sitting 10 metres apart as per protocol discussing the merits of the Voigt-Schneider propulsion systems on ships compared to the Schottel ones when the editor put his oar in******* he was smiling (not a sight to be taken lightly)*******he asked if we two old shipmates remembered the second US Navy depot ship in the Holy Loch back in the late 60s******”no, chief” we said in unison******”I’ll give you a clue, Think Rangers”******* we gave up 40 minutes later*****...