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:

    “It was many and many a year ago,
    In a kingdom by the sea,
    That a maiden there lived whom you may know
    By the name of Annabel Lee;
    And this maiden she lived with no other thought
    Than to love and be loved by me.”
    —Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)

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