shakedown cruise
Ship's test run
A shakedown cruise is a voyage taken to test a new or newly repaired ship, identifying problems before regular service begins.
The term extends to any trial run of equipment, systems, or procedures: We're treating this soft launch as a shakedown cruise before the full rollout.
The idea is that flaws get shaken out through actual use.
- maidenUnmarried young woman
- voyageJourney by sea
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- sea trialShip performance test voyage
- trialJudicial examination of claims
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- Ocean LinersTitanic, Lusitania, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Britannic
- sailing tripsisland hopping, Atlantic crossing, bareboat charter, circumnavigation, flotilla
- trial runstest, trial run, test run, dry run, tryout
- submarine missionspatrol, mission, deployment, stealth mission, combat patrol
purpose and operational status
shakedown cruisecombat mission
Armed operation against enemies
active duty · maiden voyage · farewell tour · routine patrol · production run
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