And now I want to go to sea

The memoir of a merchant seaman, John Philip Brand, focusing on his apprenticeship with Ellerman Hall between 1938 and 1939 and early years aboard the ships City of Bristol, City of Guildford and City of Pittsburgh. The recollections include detailed descriptions of contemporary Bombay and Calcutta, and navigating the Hooghly River, together with lively accounts of working alongside Indian merchant seamen.