Ship Names
The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old. The related ship's christening involves breaking a bottle of liquid, normally wine (and often champagne), over the bow.
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Famous quotes containing the words ship and/or names:
“Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State!
Sail on, O Union, strong and great!
Humanity with all its fears,
With all the hopes of future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate!”
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)
“There are names written in her immortal scroll at which Fame blushes!”
—William Hazlitt (1778–1830)