![Meredeth A. Brokaw, ship's sponsor, caps the christening ceremony the dock landing ship USS RUSHMORE (LSD 47) by breaking a bottle of champagne across the ship's bow - PICRYL - Public Domain Meredeth A. Brokaw, ship's sponsor, caps the christening ceremony the dock landing ship USS RUSHMORE (LSD 47) by breaking a bottle of champagne across the ship's bow - PICRYL - Public Domain](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1989/05/06/meredeth-a-brokaw-ships-sponsor-caps-the-christening-ceremony-the-dock-landing-9670d0-1024.jpg)
Meredeth A. Brokaw, ship's sponsor, caps the christening ceremony the dock landing ship USS RUSHMORE (LSD 47) by breaking a bottle of champagne across the ship's bow - PICRYL - Public Domain
![TIL: You can buy bottles of fake bubbly for boat christenings that are designed to break - Boing Boing TIL: You can buy bottles of fake bubbly for boat christenings that are designed to break - Boing Boing](https://i0.wp.com/boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/boat-christening.gif?fit=1&resize=600%2C4000&ssl=1)
TIL: You can buy bottles of fake bubbly for boat christenings that are designed to break - Boing Boing
![Why Break Champagne at a Ship Christening? - San Diego Sailing Tours ~ #1 Sailing Tour in San Diego = "We'll Sail You Soon!" Why Break Champagne at a Ship Christening? - San Diego Sailing Tours ~ #1 Sailing Tour in San Diego = "We'll Sail You Soon!"](https://sandiegosailingtours.com/wp-content/uploads/7.9sdst.jpg)
Why Break Champagne at a Ship Christening? - San Diego Sailing Tours ~ #1 Sailing Tour in San Diego = "We'll Sail You Soon!"
Do ships still get a bottle of champagne smashed over them prior to launch, and did that apply to spaceships too? - Quora
![Rosemary Parker Schoultz, ship's sponsor, caps the christening ceremony for the dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) by breaking a bottle of champagne across the bow - PICRYL - Public Domain Rosemary Parker Schoultz, ship's sponsor, caps the christening ceremony for the dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) by breaking a bottle of champagne across the bow - PICRYL - Public Domain](https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1988/11/19/rosemary-parker-schoultz-ships-sponsor-caps-the-christening-ceremony-for-the-e10630-1024.jpg)
Rosemary Parker Schoultz, ship's sponsor, caps the christening ceremony for the dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) by breaking a bottle of champagne across the bow - PICRYL - Public Domain
![TIL: You can buy bottles of fake bubbly for boat christenings that are designed to break - Boing Boing TIL: You can buy bottles of fake bubbly for boat christenings that are designed to break - Boing Boing](https://i0.wp.com/boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Boat-christening-bottle.jpg?resize=600%2C748&ssl=1)