The frigate, USS Steadfast, was about to be launched from the shipyard in Newport News, Virginia. The crowd included top brass. The band began to play and everyone stood, while the honour guard saluted.
The First Lady was handed a bottle of champagne hanging from a long cord. Taking a big swing, she smashed it onto the hull, christening the ship. It then began to slide down the ramp into the water.
The crowd began to look concerned as the ship didn’t sit true in the water, instead listing to port. And tipped further. And then turned over and sank.
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