John the Conqueror second cousin/That little Johnny Conqueroo", and in "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" it is called "John De Conquer Blue". John the Conqueror was an African prince who was sold as a slave in the Americas. Despite his enslavement, his spirit was never broken and he survived in folklore as a sort of a trickster figure, because of the tricks he played to evade his masters. Joel Chandler Harris's Br'er Rabbit of the "Uncle Remus" stories is said to be patterned after High John the Conqueror. Zora Neale Hurston wrote of his adventures ("High John de Conquer") in her collection of
REMUS (AUV) with reconfigurable sensors. The largest model is the REMUS 6000 at long and in diameter; it is named after its maximum diving depth of 6000m. It can travel at speeds of up to and has an endurance of up to 22 hours. The midsized REMUS 600 was previously known as the REMUS 12.75, so called due to its diameter. It was renamed to the 600 to correspond to the maximum depth at which it can operate (600m). The US Navy derivative of this platform is designated Mk 18 Mod 2 “Kingfish." The Mk 18 Mod 2 is equipped with side-scan