Crew surveys obtained by Navy Times show recurring worries about the Shiloh's CO pushing the cruiser on missions as vital maintenance remained unfinished.
Morale aboard the cruiser Shiloh plummeted during the command of Navy Capt. Adam Aycock, making the ship the butt of jokes on the waterfront in Yokosuka, Japan.
Sailors aboard the cruiser Shiloh often worried about the commanding officer’s use of an antiquated punishment: Three days in the brig with nothing to eat but bread and water.