On the Bridge A Valuable guide to navigation and the handling of ships

1950 Hutchinson UK, hardcover with dustjacket 76 pages + 21 folding-out diagrams. On the Bridge by Captain J.A.G. Troup is a 1934 memoir ‑ style account in which a Royal Navy officer describes life and work on the navigating bridge of warships in the early twentieth century, with particular attention to watchkeeping, ship ‑ handling and the responsibilities of command. Written in a direct, anecdotal tone rather than as a formal textbook, it offers contemporary insights into bridge routines, discipline and seamanship as experienced by a serving RN officer between the wars. In very good condition.