of the Hydrographic Society. After his return from Monaco he lived with his wife, Disa, in the family house built by his grandfather in the fishing village of Collieston, Aberdeenshire. He published other titles including Challenger - The Life of a Survey Ship (1957), The Admiralty Chart (1967), No Day too Long: An Hydrographer’s Tale (1992) and As it Was (2003). He wrote a regular column describing how hydrography used to be, for the international publication Hydro International from 1985–1995. In 2009 he donated his collection on the history of hydrography to the Robinson Library at Newcastle University. He died on 8 May 2012 in Collieston, Aberdeenshire. Notes External links Boesjes, Johan et al. (October 2004) "Steve Ritchie - A Living Legend" Hydro International 8(8): 1914 births 2012 deaths Companions of the Order of the Bath English hydrographers Hydrographers of the Royal Navy Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Navy rear admirals Royal Navy officers of World War II