....staunch, strong, and unyielding.... 
Mrs. Anne Armstrong, Counsellor to the President was chosen as the sponsor of SSN-688. As the sponsor, Mrs. Armstrong was asked to christen
the ship using the traditional bottle of Champagne. She had just a little difficulty with that task. Mrs. Armstrong tried over a dozen swings in an attempt to break the bottle and splash champagne on the bow of LOS ANGELES. It took a second, a spare, bottle to do the trick. "The second bottle was to christen the USS LOS ANGELES: the first bottle was to show that the ship and her crew are staunch and strong and unyielding." |
