My first 50, Tac Escort Captain is flying the U.S.S. Basilisk-F, A Steamrunner-class Blockade Escort right now, having kept that name from the very beginning, adding hyphenated letters for each tier.
My Gorn eng captain is flying a Fleet K'Tinga Retrofit, the I.K.S. Slar, named for a Gorn Engineer of some repute. Most of his prior ships were named for famous Klingons, such as the I.K.S. Klaang, and the I.K.S. Korrd.
My Fed-Aligned Romulan Sci Captain, and current pet project, is flying a Fleet D'Deridex, the R.R.W. Emperor. Named for the emperor penguin. His prior ships have all been named for species of birds, such as the R.R.W. Gander, R.R.W. Cassowary, and R.R.W. Harrier.
I have a few other Federation captains, and in general I stick to a theming convention - Cruisers are named for cities such as the U.S.S. Batman, U.S.S. Goose Bay, or U.S.S. Canberra, Escorts are named for fictional monsters, such at the above U.S.S. Basilisk, or the U.S.S. Manticore, and Science vessels are named for scientists, such as the U.S.S. Currie (Philip Currie, palaeontologist), or the U.S.S. Plait (Phil Plait, Astronomer)
Main - Kimio- U.S.S. Bonnie Kin- Oddy star cruiser- Because we all know why!
Klingon - Vatorre - I.K.S. Shadow- MU neggie- Because i couldn't think of a better name
Rom-Fed - Zivico - lvl 30 - R.R.W. Talon of Romulus the equivalant of the lvl 30 arika because it sounds cool!
The boss being a gigantic Winter Epohh Researcher. As you lay waste to the Epohh Horde, she can occasionally cry out things like, "Didn't you want an Epohh friend?"
Jefferson....you have to be at least 30 to get it.:D
Jefferson Airplane
"The meaning of victory is not to merely defeat your enemy but to destroy him, to completely eradicate him from living memory, to leave no remnant of his endeavours, to crush utterly his achievement and remove from all record his every trace of existence. From that defeat no enemy can ever recover. That is the meaning of victory."
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
My 1st/main toon is Overfourtee (UFP Science) and the theme was slogans from the American Revolution, but recently changed to "Starbreaker", named after a Judas Priest song.
My 2nd toon is Kerry (UFP Tactical) whose theme was flags but now it is just "Gadsden", after the Gadsden Flag of the Revolution Era.
I recently started a 3rd toon, Eekoedireng (UFP Engineering) whose ships are/will be named "O'Brien", after the Chief O'Brien character.
Been a huge BattleTech fan ever since the game first came out in the Eighties. Had most of the books, most of the miniatures and all of the computer games. As a result, all my ship names reference either a character or 'Mech from BattleTech.
Didn't have a choice, really. By the time I got around to playing STO, all the really good and really clever ship names had been used up. So when that MU Star Cruiser shows up in your PUG ISE wearing the name Dire Wolf and it is commanded by VA Natasha Kerensky, it is everyone else's fault I had to reach that far back to avoid drowning in a sea of Enterprise or Defiant variations.
A six year old boy and his starship. Living the dream.
Currently my Starfleet main commands:
1. The USS Valhalla, a Sovereign Class cruiser
2. The USS Valkyria, a Cerberus Class escort
and two light craft, the USS Surtr, a Danube class and the USS Fenrir, a Type-8.
Gone through several names. The "why" of names depends. I named my very first ship the "Optimus". I thought it sounded sounded fitting for a Federation ship. It is in tribute to an obvious fictional character of mine, better put to the Peter Cullen for giving the character what he's made of.
I forget what some of the others were for now. Currently the captain of the Optimus now commands the Crusher. I wanted a familier name but something a name less to associated with combat. It's also in tribute to the acress as she is my favoirite female lead role in all of Star Trek.
The same captain has a caitian shuttle (after all he's catian) named the Kitsune. I like the sounds of it. It is the name of an ancient folklore spirit among Japanese culture, a magical fox with nine tails and can shapeshift.
Ship naming I wish the developers would keep a closer eye on things. Those idiot names should be banned from the game all together. I despise the players give their ships stupid named.
Most of my Ships on my FED are named after famous space ships from tv and films, like Sulaco, Elyisum, or Benthic-Explorer. The registry numbers are the dates the films or series came out.
My current ship is a basic Dyson Hybrid named "Alexei Leonov," - registry N.C.C.-91984-O.
You guessed it - it's from the film 2010: The Year We Make Contact.
Most of my fed ships are named after types of swords, the corvette I just got from Risa I have named after one of the corvettes that took part in the D-Day landings of WW2 as it was recently the 70th anniversary.
Named for a planet in Warhammer 40K, in the lore it has endured 10 millennia of Chaos attacks and raids and it still endures
"The meaning of victory is not to merely defeat your enemy but to destroy him, to completely eradicate him from living memory, to leave no remnant of his endeavours, to crush utterly his achievement and remove from all record his every trace of existence. From that defeat no enemy can ever recover. That is the meaning of victory."
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
I'm flying a Voth Palisade Science Vessal whom I've named the Vo'Toyias. The name originally comes from a unique item in Diablo 3 RoS, but I found it very matching with my ship.
The ship in my sig banner is my current favorite and the name translaiterates from Rihannsu as Storm Wing. My other ships are all named after BattleTech characters or Mecha.
A six year old boy and his starship. Living the dream.
Here are a few more of mine:
USS Eureka: after Archimedes' famous coined phrase quote.
USS Tiberius: after my cat (who I bet you can guess the namesake of).
USS Expedition: after setting out to explore strange new worlds.
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"I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment because it will never come again."- Jean-Luc Picard
My captains name is Donkyhotay, my ship U.S.S. Rose 'N Ant. If you get the joke of my captains name you'll understand the name of the ship. If you don't... well it really wouldn't be worth explaining.
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My captains name is Donkyhotay, my ship U.S.S. Rose 'N Ant. If you get the joke of my captains name you'll understand the name of the ship. If you don't... well it really wouldn't be worth explaining.
great fun with the names. Further considering your Cervante-esque comment in the signature, might I guess that you have a crewmember or two with names similar to Dulcinea, Aldonza, or Sancho?
The Mikazuki 5 from Golden Boy - 'Life is Study!'
The Thunder Road from 'Explorers' - my first favorite space movie.
The Lollipop - my Tuffli is a nod to Riker's joke from the series. She's a good ship
USS Nike is the Avenger Battleruiser. Named for the Nike in the Honor Harrington Series. Nike is THE battlecruiser command, and when she commissions she is the most powerful battlecruiser in the fleet.
To be given command of that ship is one of the highest compliments in the Royal Manticore Navy.
KDF, the Eclipse, well named for the HUGE SSD from expanded Star wars universe.
Anduril? Well can't catch that reference, just hang your head in SHAME.
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The USS Anchorage - for my hometown.
My shuttle, the USS Plymouth 58, after my fave car, the 1958 Plymouth Fury
However, if I get this Risian Crusier I may deviate from that and name it The Montalban. Risa is a Fantasy Island after all...
My first 50, Tac Escort Captain is flying the U.S.S. Basilisk-F, A Steamrunner-class Blockade Escort right now, having kept that name from the very beginning, adding hyphenated letters for each tier.
My Gorn eng captain is flying a Fleet K'Tinga Retrofit, the I.K.S. Slar, named for a Gorn Engineer of some repute. Most of his prior ships were named for famous Klingons, such as the I.K.S. Klaang, and the I.K.S. Korrd.
My Fed-Aligned Romulan Sci Captain, and current pet project, is flying a Fleet D'Deridex, the R.R.W. Emperor. Named for the emperor penguin. His prior ships have all been named for species of birds, such as the R.R.W. Gander, R.R.W. Cassowary, and R.R.W. Harrier.
I have a few other Federation captains, and in general I stick to a theming convention - Cruisers are named for cities such as the U.S.S. Batman, U.S.S. Goose Bay, or U.S.S. Canberra, Escorts are named for fictional monsters, such at the above U.S.S. Basilisk, or the U.S.S. Manticore, and Science vessels are named for scientists, such as the U.S.S. Currie (Philip Currie, palaeontologist), or the U.S.S. Plait (Phil Plait, Astronomer)
Others:
Olympia in the USS Ray Bradbury - Loved his stories. Blessed to have lunch with him once.
Pfipher in the USS Cavatica - Tholian Recluse, Cavatica is latin for spider... and Charlotte (of Charlotte's Web fame) last name.
Sonek of the USS Micah Brack - "Requiem for Methuselah", TOS
Big Heath MacIntyre of the USS Conqueror - named for the HMS Conquerer, sinker of the Belgrano during the Falkland Islands War
Alesthane Garfield of the USS Watchtower - His ships are named after lyrics in the Dylan song "All Along The Watchtower", culminating in his T5 ship.
Mach in the USS Hostile Takeover - Ferengi.
Angela Franks in the USS Fifth Dimension - Aquarius class destroyer. Had to be done.
Inaerr in The Sparrow - My nickname is "Sparrow", long before Cap'n Jack...
Oniarrei in the RRW Erased Memory - Plucked song lyric.
Lena Markenwaard in the USS Mount Shasta - Favorite place on earth.
And for the KDF:
Krenn in the IKV Thought Admiral - John M. Ford wrote the best stuff. I'm outfitting the D7 Fencer too.
Kaden in the IKV epetai-Khemara - See above. Fire Blossom is his Vo'Quv.
Qi'malia in the IKV Starslayer - Best Battlemech ever.
Wiiaaeeiiaak in the RRW Shattered Temple - Song Lyric, "Guysborough Train" by Stan Rogers
Klingon - Vatorre - I.K.S. Shadow- MU neggie- Because i couldn't think of a better name
Rom-Fed - Zivico - lvl 30 - R.R.W. Talon of Romulus the equivalant of the lvl 30 arika because it sounds cool!
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Jefferson Airplane
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
Jefferson Starship...It's a drain build, because they suck.:D
My 2nd toon is Kerry (UFP Tactical) whose theme was flags but now it is just "Gadsden", after the Gadsden Flag of the Revolution Era.
I recently started a 3rd toon, Eekoedireng (UFP Engineering) whose ships are/will be named "O'Brien", after the Chief O'Brien character.
Didn't have a choice, really. By the time I got around to playing STO, all the really good and really clever ship names had been used up. So when that MU Star Cruiser shows up in your PUG ISE wearing the name Dire Wolf and it is commanded by VA Natasha Kerensky, it is everyone else's fault I had to reach that far back to avoid drowning in a sea of Enterprise or Defiant variations.
1. The USS Valhalla, a Sovereign Class cruiser
2. The USS Valkyria, a Cerberus Class escort
and two light craft, the USS Surtr, a Danube class and the USS Fenrir, a Type-8.
I forget what some of the others were for now. Currently the captain of the Optimus now commands the Crusher. I wanted a familier name but something a name less to associated with combat. It's also in tribute to the acress as she is my favoirite female lead role in all of Star Trek.
The same captain has a caitian shuttle (after all he's catian) named the Kitsune. I like the sounds of it. It is the name of an ancient folklore spirit among Japanese culture, a magical fox with nine tails and can shapeshift.
Ship naming I wish the developers would keep a closer eye on things. Those idiot names should be banned from the game all together. I despise the players give their ships stupid named.
My current ship is a basic Dyson Hybrid named "Alexei Leonov," - registry N.C.C.-91984-O.
You guessed it - it's from the film 2010: The Year We Make Contact.
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Named for a planet in Warhammer 40K, in the lore it has endured 10 millennia of Chaos attacks and raids and it still endures
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
USS Eureka: after Archimedes' famous coined phrase quote.
USS Tiberius: after my cat (who I bet you can guess the namesake of).
USS Expedition: after setting out to explore strange new worlds.
"Star Trek: Rubicon" Season 1, Season 2 A new era, a new time, a new crew, a new ship, a new mission...
"I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment because it will never come again."- Jean-Luc Picard
Miranda Class - USS Falcon Spear
2 Call signs from back in the day
Constitution Refit - USS Carlisle
I don't know how to rename......otherwise it'd be "USS Mayfly"
I die in combat A LOT....and quick, so thats why lolz
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great fun with the names. Further considering your Cervante-esque comment in the signature, might I guess that you have a crewmember or two with names similar to Dulcinea, Aldonza, or Sancho?
The Thunder Road from 'Explorers' - my first favorite space movie.
The Lollipop - my Tuffli is a nod to Riker's joke from the series. She's a good ship
To be given command of that ship is one of the highest compliments in the Royal Manticore Navy.
KDF, the Eclipse, well named for the HUGE SSD from expanded Star wars universe.
Anduril? Well can't catch that reference, just hang your head in SHAME.
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Currently Odyssey class USS Growltiger.
Another toon has ships named after goddesses, Currently USS Diana
a third I named the USS James Lovell Jr, after the astronaut
my Borg flies ships named after naval battles
My Klingon and Romulan have names from the generator