6 Issues of 1952 Ships and the Sea Magazine Run from January to June
Photos on most pages, some pages with multiple photos/illustrations
Contributors: William J. Redgrave, Norman D. Ford, George D. Wolfe, W. J. Granberg, Lt. K. A. Andersen, John T. Cunningham, Lt. Kenneth A. Andersen, Capt. John S. Blank, Heyward Canney, others
- January 1952: "The Dutch Oranjestad at Curacao" - Menhaden, the Sea's Oil Wells by Robert H. Burgess, Spritty Barge by James C. White, Rescue in the North Atlantic by Gerge D. Wolfe, Alexander McDougall, Man With a Mission by R. A. Emberg, Marine Salon -15 photographs Antwerp, Bustling Port of Belgium by Norman D. Ford Antwerp, Bustling Port of Belgium Unknown Currents by Capt. H. V. McCabe, S&S Bottle Drifts to Bahamas, The Old Sailor Warned Us by William J. Redgrave, Shooting the Sun by Norman D. Ford, Alaska's Seagoing Courthouse by Douglas Nelson Rhodes, The Model Shipwright, Ship's Mail, On the Skipper's Bookshelf, Scuttlebutt, Rear Cover Photograph: by Roy C. Meates Delta Lines'S liner Del Mar rides high after discharging cargo at New Orleans
- February 1952: Avalon : Cruise to Catalina, Icebergs are Tough Customers, Near Miss on the River. A Photo Story, The Forgotten Islands of Hawaii, Clearing the Fairways after the War, Marine Salon -17 Photographs, Montreal, Sternwheelers North, A Comeback for Sail?, The Model Shipwright, Curtis Bay Tugs Justine, J. P. Pulliam and North Pint take charge of Gage Lund ( IMO 5125245)
- March 1952: Chicago: Seaport on the Prairie by Lt. K. A. Andersen, USN To the Ice by Capt. John S. Blank 3rd, South in the Herbert L. Rawding by F. E. Bowker, The Mimosa Makes Her Landfall by Norman D. Ford, Marine Salon - Cruising to the Top of the World by W. J. Granberg, First With Steam on the North Atlantic by George Cable Wright, Dry-Land Purser by Robert V. Hulse, The Carnegie by George D. Wolfe, The Cloud by Roland Barker, The Model Shipwright by H. O. Williams, Rear Cover Photograph by John C. Snedeker. Sunset on Bay St. Louis, Miss., is a beautiful sight as seen from the dock of the U. S. Maritime Cadet Training School
- April 1952: The Glorious Gertrude L. Thebaud by H. E. Ahler, Marine Salon, Last Watch on the Titanic by George D. Wolfe, Mobile, Port of Six Flags by Charles Layng, All in the Same Boat by Lt. Kenneth A. Andersen, USN, Another S&S Bottle Paper, Ship's Mail, On the Skipper's Bookshelf, Scuttlebutt, Moran is Everywhere by John T. Cunningham, Lovely Ladies of the Sea. A photo story, Through the Ice by Capt. John S. Blank, 3rd, The Glorious Gertrude l. Thebaud by H. E. Ahler, Marine Salon - Last Watch on the Titanic by George D. Wolfe Mobile, Port of Six Flags by Charles Layng, All in the Same Boat by Lt. Kenneth A. Andersen, USN' , Another S&S Bottle Paper' The Model Shipwright by H. O. Williams
- May 1952: The Great White Fleet Design for the Future by Ted L. Taylor, USNR, New Boats from Old Ships The Dakota's Comedy of Errors by H. Carew, Lead, Kindly Light Marine Salon Duluth-Superior Flying Under Canvas, Seagoing Weathermen by Victor A. Schlich, Ship's Mail On the Skipper's Bookshelf Scuttlebutt, Rear Cover : The heavy cruiser Columbus, CA-74, one of 14 of the Baltimore class, is shown at anchor off the U. S. Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
- June 1952: Le Havre: Gateway to France Down to the Sea for Fun Catalina, here we Come. A Photo Story George Washington's Canal by Heyward Canney, - Marine Travel Salon -Many photographs!, By Echo and By Gosh by W.J. Granberg, Mr. Merchant Marine by Bill Ross, Trinidad: Checkup on a Dream by Dorothy Madlé, Ship's Mail On the Skipper's Bookshelf Scuttlebutt