Water bottle used for christening USS Arizona

USS Arizona Artifacts 69.jpg
USS Arizona Artifacts 68.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

Water bottle used for christening USS Arizona

Subject

Bottles; Military ceremonies & parades; USS Arizona (Battleship)

Description

Water bottle used for christening the USS Arizona. Arizona passed prohibition in June of 1915, five years before it became Federal law. Many temperate Arizonans took a dim view to using champagne to christen a ship, despite tradition. However Navy men pointed out that christening a ship with water was an ill omen. A compromise was struck and both water and wine were used.
For the christening ceremony, it was filled with water from the Roosevelt Dam in Arizona.
An additional photo shows both bottles together.

Creator

Anderson, Aengus

Source

USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)

Date

1916-06-19

Contributor

Donated by Esther Ross Hoggan, who christened the USS Arizona.

Rights

Permission to use must be obtained from the University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections.

Format

jpeg

Type

Digital photo

Identifier

AZ 517 Box 42 Item 27; Accession # 74-3-1abc