naming a ship

After her, naming a ship was considered bad luck."

Naming a ship after him is a well-deserved honor for such a brave and selfless American."

Now, who ever heard of a Neptunian naming a ship after a mythical bird like a Roc?

Examples of such utterances are swearing an oath, sentencing a criminal, opening a building, arresting a felon, naming a ship.

Herman Melville, a close friend of Duyckinck's with whom he corresponded often, refers in his book Mardi (1849) to Duyckinck's highbrow magazine Arcturus by naming a ship in the book Arcturion.

Herman Melville in his book Mardi (1849) refers to it by naming a ship in the book Arcturion and observing that it was "exceedingly dull," and that its crew had a low literary level.