Successful platform. Nicknamed the SLUF, Short Little Ugly F(ellow).
When I was in the Navy, we were on the USS John F. Kennedy, in the last skipper I had on there was Capt. Jerry O. Tuttle. His nickname for himself was “SLUF”. I have to say that the guy didn’t agree with me… He actually made me kind of nervous in retrospect. I guess I’ll leave it at that, but I will say this… He resembled his nickname completely. I recall him as being a fairly short rectangular kind of guy.
I remember him coming on over the 1MC and declaring “SLUF here…”
It wasn’t right to me. I’ve always been a believer that there should be some distance between a captain and his crew. I don’t think it has to be a gulf, but I think is a grave mistake to be a chum. I firmly believe it is more (Or at least should be) of a parent-child type of relationship.