Maiden voyage - Wikipedia Maiden voyage For other uses, see Maiden Voyage ( disambiguation ). This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting. ( December 2016 ) 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. Contents 1 Ships lost during maiden voyage 1.1 Naval ships 1.2 Passenger ships and cargo liners 1.3 Cargo ships 1.4 Racing yachts 2 Footnotes 3 See also Ships lost during maiden voyage Naval ships Vasa ( 1628 ) Georgiana ( 1863 ) Flach ( 1866 ) Posidonia ( 1940 ) Bismarck ( 1941 ) Dinsdale ( 1942 ) Shinano ( 1944 ) Passenger ships and cargo liners Amazon ( 1851 ) Tayleur ( 1854 ) Titanic ( 1912 ) Georges Philippar ( 1932 ) Magdalena ( 1949 ) Hans Hedtoft ( 1959 ) Zenobia ( 1980 ) Cargo ships Batavia ( 1629 ) Fortuyn ( 1723 ) Amsterdam ( 1749 ) Carrier Pigeon ( 1852 ) Crescent City ( 1871 ) Catherine Griffiths ( 1875 ) Irex ( 1890 ) Hastier ( 1919 ) Adolf Vinnen ( 1923 ) Île de Los ( 1935 ) Joseph Medill ( 1935 ) Mim ( 1939 ) Empire Thunder ( 1941 ) Michael E ( 1941 ) Alexander Macomb ( 1942 ) Derryheen ( 1942 ) Empire Clough ( 1942 ) Empire Drum ( 1942 ) Empire Dryden ( 1942 ) Empire Spenser ( 1942 ) Fort Good Hope ( 1942 ) Fort la Reine ( 1942 ) George Calvert ( 1942 ) George Thatcher ( 1942 ) Sam Houston ( 1942 ) San Victorio ( 1942 ) Stangarth ( 1942 ) Stephen Hopkins ( 1942 ) Bloody Marsh ( 1943 ) Fort Cedar Lake ( 1943 ) Haakon Jarl ( 1943 ) John Morgan ( 1943 ) J. Pinckney Henderson ( 1943 ) Kherzon ( 1943 ) Matt W. Ransom ( 1943 ) Molly Pitcher ( 1943 ) John A. Treutlen ( 1944 ) Union Star ( 1981 ) Ranga ( 1982 ) Reijin ( 1988 ) Racing yachts Mohawk ( 1876 ) Footnotes 1 = Due to enemy action. 2 = Maiden revenue - earning voyage. 3 = Constructive total loss See also Look up maiden voyage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maiden voyages. Maiden flight Ship naming and launching Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maiden_voyage&oldid=848983768 '' Categories : Maritime transport First events Hidden categories : Wikipedia references cleanup from December 2016 All articles needing references cleanup Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from December 2016 All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify All Wikipedia articles needing clarification Wikipedia articles needing clarification from December 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Bahasa Indonesia עברית Norsk Norsk nynorsk Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 5 July 2018, at 17 : 49 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when does a ship's maiden voyage occur
Answer: the first journey made by the craft after shakedown