Barron finished his naval career on shore duty, becoming the Navy's senior officer in 1839.

But it seemed to Willie that asking outright for half a year more of shore duty would show his hand.

He served another tour of foreign shore duty from 1927 to 1929 at Shanghai, China.

His first shore duty was at the Naval Academy.

With each patrol, about 20 percent of a crew is new because sailors leave for shore duty, to attend school or to leave the Navy.

"Maybe I will when he settles down for some shore duty."

Except for occasional and largely ceremonial shore duties, Duncan did not serve in a naval capacity again.

He returned to the States in April 1919, but one year later was again on foreign shore duty.

"Some admirals always get sick when they first go to sea after shore duty," said Tarzan.