A ship ship is renamed

It has been said for many years that renaming a ship is bad luck, but is it really

Many a ship has been renamed in the past with no problem to arise after wards. I suppose it depends how superstitious you are as to whether you believe in this old folk tale or not

Where did this old tale even come from? Well apparently the story behind the bad luck is that In the days of the REAL pirates, a ship captured or stolen would have its name changed to avoid detection in the hands of the 'new owners'. If it could be seen that the ships name had been changed, eg the old name still visible beneath the new, it was assumed the ship was in the hands of a pirate crew and unless they could come up with valid proof of title, they could be hanged. EXTREME bad luck as a result of changing the name!

Also, if better known ships could be identified by some particular or unique characteristics in spite of the name change, the same EXTREME bad luck for the captain and crew if they couldn't prove ownership.

It is amazing what stories “sail” on for centuries, it is also said that It can be bad luck to have banana’s onboard, watch out for those on your next cruise!