On A Destroyer’s Bridge

From leaving a dock to towing a large ship, manoeuvring in narrow waters to dealing with field ice, this classic of naval warfare describes the key challenges that a destroyer might face. In an expert fashion Frost sets out methods that a captain may employ to overcome these, noting the difference between doing so in perfect and imperfect conditions, and the need for individual judgement.
Widely read by experienced mariners and landsmen alike when it first appeared in 1930, ‘On a Destroyer’s Bridge has remained an important piece of maritime literature for historians and enthusiasts to this day.