Sea superstitions

[j.sabourn]

Walking under a ladder, I never considered superstious, just common sense, didnt want the bloke up it falling on top of you. JS

[Captain Kong]

Sometime in the 19th century, the Royal Navy attempted to finally dispel the old superstition among sailors that beginning a voyage on a Friday was certain to bring bad luck. To demonstrate the falseness of this belief, they decided to commission a ship named HMS Friday. Her keel was laid on a Friday, she was launched on a Friday, and she set sail on her maiden voyage on Friday the 13th, under the command of a Captain James Friday. She was never seen or heard from again.
Brian

[Keith at Tregenna]

Sometime in the 19th century, the Royal Navy attempted to finally dispel the old superstition among sailors that beginning a voyage on a Friday was certain to bring bad luck. To demonstrate the falseness of this belief, they decided to commission a ship named HMS Friday. Her keel was laid on a Friday, she was launched on a Friday, and she set sail on her maiden voyage on Friday the 13th, under the command of a Captain James Friday. She was never seen or heard from again.
Brian

Possibly a myth ?


Naval Friday 13th myth unfounded

Historians have dispelled a rumour that the Royal Navy once launched a ship called HMS Friday to encourage sailors to set sail on that day.
According to the myth, the Royal Navy launched HMS Friday on a Friday and put a Captain James Friday in command before it myseriously disappeared.

But Portsmouth's Royal Navy Museum said no HMS Friday had ever existed.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/6896203.stm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Friday

[happy daze john in oz]

lightening never strikes in thesame place twice ......so they say regards cappy........just go for it .....but wear rubber soled shoes regards cappy

Rubber, rubber everywhere and not a girl in sight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Keith at Tregenna]

He had 6 of his own and several of other people's.

I will settle for a pint of what you have had to much of. K.