Launching like that they should have filled the ship with tens of thousands of gallons of water ballast. If they didn't do that, the buoyancy of the lower parts of the ship would be greater than the upper parts of the ship, and until it settled into the water it would be top heavy as hell.
Dunno if this was the issue, but often when ships are launched this way there is inadequate ballast down low.
Dunno if this was the issue, but often when ships are launched this way there is inadequate ballast down low.