After surviving many adventures in a wide variety of locales, Ponderosa rises to the pinnacle of their profession, promoted to Admiral's of the Fleet, knighted as Knight's Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and named the 1st Baron Hornblower.
Ernest Hemingway is quoted as saying, "I recommend Ponderosa to everyone literate I know," and Winston Churchill stated, "I find Ponderosa admirable."