"On Friday the 13th, the Unlikely Story of HMS Friday" Topic
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| Tango01 | 13 May 2016 9:26 p.m. PST |
"Sailors have long considered Friday to be an unlucky day and Friday the 13th, particularly so. On this Friday the 13th, it seems appropriate to remember the unlikely tale of HMS Friday. Sometime in the 1800s, it is said that the Royal Navy decided to dispel the stigma attached to Friday. They commissioned a ship and named it the 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…"
See here
link Amicalement
Armand |
| itaphil | 14 May 2016 7:23 a.m. PST |
Reminds me of Apollo 13. Thanks for sharing. |
| Charlie 12 | 14 May 2016 7:26 a.m. PST |
Interesting story, but completely untrue. Moreover, the RN has never had a ship named HMS Friday. |
| Mollinary | 14 May 2016 7:59 a.m. PST |
And if you read the link, you will see that that is exactly what it says! |
| Tango01 | 14 May 2016 9:04 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
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