Christening of USS Washington SSN 787

Platapus · 03-06-16, 07:50 AM

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/45291...on-christening

The bottle of sparkling wine did not break on the first time. Superstition is that the boat will be unlucky.

Perhaps if we all send out best wishes, we can give the boat and her crew better luck.

I wonder why they don't take precautions to ensure that the bottle breaks on the first time. Perhaps that, in itself, would be superstitious?

Maybe we need to go back to the older tradition of christening new vessels by pouring significant water over the bow?

Best of luck to the crew of the USS Washington.

03-06-16, 07:50 AM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Christening of USS Washington SSN 787 https://www.dvidshub.net/video/45291...on-christening The bottle of sparkling wine did not break on the first time. Superstition is that the boat will be unlucky. Perhaps if we all send out best wishes, we can give the boat and her crew better luck. I wonder why they don't take precautions to ensure that the bottle breaks on the first time. Perhaps that, in itself, would be superstitious? Maybe we need to go back to the older tradition of christening new vessels by pouring significant water over the bow? Best of luck to the crew of the USS Washington. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.