ON THE COVER:
Detail of the painting To the Attack! The full painting by Lawrence Beall-Smith can be found in our feature on WWII War Artists.

FEATURES:

LAUNCHING TIME
As noted in the November issue, the remarkable Sankey photographic archive has preserved an important portion of Britain’s maritime history. This month we examine images taken of ship launchings / by William Brookes

THE BATTLE OF FRIDAY THE 13th
During the fierce naval battles for Guadalcanal, both sides suffered heavy losses. However, the US Navy came out on top and the security of the vital Henderson Field was assured / by Samuel J. Cox

GHOST OF OURANG MEDAN
For over eight decades, stories surrounding this freighter have widely circulated — with the facts usually changing. What is the real story behind this “ghost ship”? / by Raymond Braybrook

ARTISTS AT WAR
Prior to the Second World War, McClelland Barclay was a well-known American artist. Joining the Navy, he would produce a wide variety of recruiting posters before shipping off to the combat zones / by Rod Elmsdorf

DEPARTMENTS

MUSEUM NEWS
Raising funds to save an historic sailing ship

INTEL FILE
Are plans underway to raise part of the historic fourstacker USS Stewart?

LOST AT SEA
Ships whose sailing days are over / by Susan Duprey

SEA MAIL
More News and views from the readers of Sea Classics.