I believe the Royal Navy was about the last to be keen on open bridges - sure I read somewhere that it was only the threat of nuclear fallout the convinced them

I believe the Royal Navy was about the last to be keen on open bridges - sure I read somewhere that it was only the threat of nuclear fallout the convinced them that it was better to be inside. Worth reading someone like Nicholas Monsarrat for what an open bridge on a small ship in the North Atlantic could be like - utter misery!