船舶下水

船舶下水（英语：ship launching）指的是将新建造的船舶离开造船厂、干坞转移到水中的过程。由于船舶的尺寸和重量，如何使其平稳下水是一项具难度的工程。下水过程亦伴随用于带来运气的传统，例如在船首打破一瓶香槟来祝福^[1][2][3]。

美国海军滨海战斗舰圣路易斯号在2018年的下水仪式

参考资料

1. Robert McNamara. History of Ship Christenings With Champagne. About.com Education. [2021-11-11]. （原始内容存档于2016-09-14）.
2. (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. Christening, Launching, and Naming of U.S. Navy Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 31 May 2001 [2013-06-05]. （原始内容存档于11 June 2001）.
3. Basic Ship Theory Volume 1, Fifth Edition Butterworth-Heinemann; 5 edition | November 21, 2001 | ISBN 0750653965