Ceremonial ship launching (English Wikipedia)

Robert McNamara. "History of Ship Christenings With Champagne". About.com Education. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2013.

archive.org

"On the Ways: Launching Ceremonies to be Discontinued". Pacific Marine Review (January 1942): 99. 1942. Retrieved 9 August 2014.

archive.today

"Navy sponsors lift morale of Sailors, Marines". dcmilitary.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2005.

bbc.co.uk

Watson, Calum (8 April 2024). "New CalMac ferry Glen Rosa launches into River Clyde". BBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

books.google.com

Ship Was Safely Launched, February 1933, Popular Science slipway and launching of French passenger liner Normandie in 1933 – excellent drawing and illustrations showing basics of process

chrisframe.com.au

Frame, Chris (17 April 2024). "Why are Ship's Christened?". Chris Frame Official (Maritime Historian). Retrieved 17 June 2024.

dcmilitary.com

"Navy sponsors lift morale of Sailors, Marines". dcmilitary.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2005.

dehoopuitgeest.nl

The Japanese were not the only ones to use an axe in launch ceremonies – see (a) British use of axe: "Recent Museum Acquisitions: Axe". Friends of the RN Submarine Museum. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009; (b) Dutch use of axe: "Christening of the working boat Velsen built on the heritage centre". De Hoop Heritage Park, Uitgeest. 30 August 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.

expressindia.com

cities.expressindia.com

"City News, Indian City Headlines, Latest City News, Metro City News". Archived from the original on 31 May 2013.^{[dead link‍]}

maritimeprofessional.com

"Luxury boat "SS Jiugang" launch failure". Maritime Logistics Professional. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

max-groups.com

"Ship Launching Airbags, the best ship launching method?". Max Groups Marine. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023.

navy.mil

history.navy.mil

(This article includes material from "Ships of the United States Navy: Christening, Launching and Commissioning, Second Edition," which was prepared for and published by the Naval History Division of the Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C., 1975, and therefore is in the public domain as federal government work). Reilly, John C. (31 May 2001). "Christening, Launching, and Naming of U.S. Navy Ships". Naval History and Heritage Command. Archived from the original on 11 June 2001. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
Reilly, John C. (5 January 2021). "Christening, Launching, and Commissioning of U.S. Navy Ships". history.navy.mil. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

nykline.co.jp

"Ripples in Time [ The Launching Ceremony and the Silver Axe ]". Seascope. No. 211. NYK Line. January 2005. Archived from the original on 5 November 2005.

rnsubmusfriends.org.uk

The Japanese were not the only ones to use an axe in launch ceremonies – see (a) British use of axe: "Recent Museum Acquisitions: Axe". Friends of the RN Submarine Museum. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009; (b) Dutch use of axe: "Christening of the working boat Velsen built on the heritage centre". De Hoop Heritage Park, Uitgeest. 30 August 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.

scotsman.com

"Sudden sinking of a steamship". The Scotsman. 15 May 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2013.

thedigitalfix.co.uk

homecinema.thedigitalfix.co.uk

"Tales from the Shipyard". The Digital Fix. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

web.archive.org

Robert McNamara. "History of Ship Christenings With Champagne". About.com Education. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
(This article includes material from "Ships of the United States Navy: Christening, Launching and Commissioning, Second Edition," which was prepared for and published by the Naval History Division of the Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C., 1975, and therefore is in the public domain as federal government work). Reilly, John C. (31 May 2001). "Christening, Launching, and Naming of U.S. Navy Ships". Naval History and Heritage Command. Archived from the original on 11 June 2001. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
"Ship Launching Airbags, the best ship launching method?". Max Groups Marine. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023.
"Ripples in Time [ The Launching Ceremony and the Silver Axe ]". Seascope. No. 211. NYK Line. January 2005. Archived from the original on 5 November 2005.
"City News, Indian City Headlines, Latest City News, Metro City News". Archived from the original on 31 May 2013.^{[dead link‍]}
The Japanese were not the only ones to use an axe in launch ceremonies – see (a) British use of axe: "Recent Museum Acquisitions: Axe". Friends of the RN Submarine Museum. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009; (b) Dutch use of axe: "Christening of the working boat Velsen built on the heritage centre". De Hoop Heritage Park, Uitgeest. 30 August 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
"Tales from the Shipyard". The Digital Fix. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
"Luxury boat "SS Jiugang" launch failure". Maritime Logistics Professional. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2016.