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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
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TIL: You can buy bottles of fake bubbly for boat christenings that are designed to break - Boing Boing
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