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Ceremonial ship launching involves the performing of ceremonies associated with the process of transferring a vessel to the water. It is a nautical tradition in many cultures, dating back millennia, to accompany the physical process with ceremonies which have been observed as public celebration and a solemn blessing, usually but not always, in ...
Keel laying is one of the four specially celebrated events in a ship's life; the others are launching, commissioning, and decommissioning. Earlier, the event recognized as the keel laying was the initial placement of the central timber making up the backbone of a vessel, called the keel .
Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning. The term is most commonly applied to placing a warship in active duty with its country's military forces. The ceremonies involved are often rooted in ...
Trainor helped launch the ship during a three-night preview sailing ahead of its official debut on Friday. As part of her duties, she took part in the ship’s naming ceremony and performed a ...
This page lists articles related to naval ceremonies, both official ones such as launchings and commissionings, and unofficial ones such as "crossing the line" traditions. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
As of April 2015 construction was nearly completed, and a launch ceremony was planned for 19 April 2015. However, on 8 April the ceremony was postponed due to "unanticipated technical complications involving the movement and lifting of the ship". [6] The ship was eventually moved by barge to a boatyard in Chula Vista.
Launching a drua required a bloody ritual, including human sacrifices. [2] [4] With regard to the human sacrifice associated with the launching ceremonies, Wilkes in the 19th century records that when the Vunivalu of Bau Tanoa Visawaqa launched a canoe 10 or more men were slaughtered on the deck in order that it might be washed with human blood ...
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