Maiden Voyage

The maiden voyage of a ship, aircraft or other craft is the first journey made by the craft after shakedown. A number of traditions and superstitions are associated with it.

The following ships were lost on their maiden voyage:

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Famous quotes containing the words maiden and/or voyage:

    “That is the man all tattered and torn
    That kissed the maiden all forlorn”
    —Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. The House That Jack Built (l. 29–30)

    “He makes his voyage too late, perhaps, by a true water clock who delays too long.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)