I just finished David Drakes latest book. In the forward he mentions that he got the inspiration from the turn of the century memoirs of a trading captain named Robert Quinton who was hired by Russian nobles to tour the South Seas.
So I got to thinking that the title character in McHales Navy is Quentin McHale who is also a trader captain. Did the show use the name Quentin as an homage to Robert Quinton?
I just checked on IMDB.com and the characters name is Quinton McHale. This pretty much clinches it for me.
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948. QUINTON Captain. THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN QUINTON Christian Herald, New York. 1912 [5019] VG+ first edition. hard hat diver & octopus on cloth cov.1 off bw plate. nick in top of spine. fwd. 486pp.8vo Being a truthful record of the experiences & escapes of Robert Quinton during his life among the cannibals of the South Seas. £36
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