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HMS Friday
HMS ''Friday'' is an urban myth concerning a disastrous attempt by the Royal Navy to dispel the superstition against sailing on a Friday. While widely circulated, the story is in fact untrue;〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.popyachts.com/Page/Site-Post-List/111/The-Top-10-Superstitions-About-Boating.html )〕 moreover, there was never a ship named HMS ''Friday''.〔Eyers, Jonathan (2011). ''Don't Shoot the Albatross!: Nautical Myths and Superstitions''. A&C Black, London, UK. ISBN 978-1-4081-3131-2.〕
The details of the story vary, but it usually follows this form:
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.
This story, in numerous variations, is frequently recounted, often as fact.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nautical Folklore: Superstition of Friday )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Why Friday the 13th Is Unlucky )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Friday the 13th )〕 It also appeared as a small "filler" item in the magazine "Reader's Digest", its format giving the impression of having been historically researched.
In fact, there has never been any Royal Navy ship of that name.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RNM News, 13th July 2007: No truth in 'HMS Friday' story )〕 It is unclear where the story originated; however, it seems to have gained in popularity after its recounting by comedian Dave Allen on his BBC television show ''Dave Allen at Large'', Series 1, Episode 2, first broadcast 4 February 1971.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Myth of the Day 01 - HMS Friday )〕
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