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Lou Kenedy
Louis Kenedy Jr. (1910–1991) was an American merchant marine captain. Kenedy was born July 16, 1910, in Stamford, Connecticut. His parents were well off. He spent most of his life aboard sailing vessels out of Nova Scotia and the Caribbean. He continued this legacy of cargo trading under sail from the 1930s through the 1980s, five decades after sailing cargo had seemed obsolete. He had from an early age embarked on a lifestyle choice of living almost permanently on the high seas. Kenedy was featured in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' in an article entitled "The Incredible Captain Kenedy" in the winter of 1953-1954 written by Richard Thruelsen. These articles appear in the Dec 19, 1953; Dec 26, 1953; Jan 2, 1954; and Jan 9, 1954, issues. Kenedy is the inspiration for “Captain Kennedy”, a song recorded in 1980 on the ''Hawks and Doves'' album by Neil Young. Young encountered Kennedy in South Florida and the Bahamas while Lou was cruising in his later years. Ships owned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capt
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, etc. In militaries, the captain is typically at the level of an officer commanding a company or battalion of infantry, a ship, or a battery of artillery, or another distinct unit. The term also may be used as an informal or honorary title for persons in similar commanding roles. Etymology The term "captain" derives from (, , or 'the topmost'), which was used as title for a senior Byzantine military rank and office. The word was Latinized as capetanus/catepan, and its meaning seems to have merged with that of the late Latin "capitaneus" (which derives from the classical Latin word "caput", meaning head). This hybridized term gave rise to the English language term captain and its equivalents in other languages (, , , , , , , , , kapitány, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
