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Weird or ironic default ship names

prierinprierin Member Posts: 7 Arc User
edited September 2014 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Ever purchase a new ship, looked at the name and thought ‘is this a joke, STO?’

Last night I purchased a Galaxy X Dreadnaught… default name, the USS Chihuahua.

Needless to say, I kept it..
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  • tekehdtekehd Member Posts: 2,032 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    It's not uncommon for ships to be named after states.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    I've had some that set the tone for a char. My female fed tac's first ship token resulted in a ship named "Venus". Mythological figures became her theme for ship names...Aphrodite, Hera etc.

    I named my engi's Oddly " Uranus". I'm figuring that's certain +threat generation if I ever PVP with it. Lesser, previous ships were also planet names...the first came with "Pluto" so obviously I had my theme...I saved Uranus for last
  • phalanx01phalanx01 Member Posts: 360 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    Remember my first Escort ship (Sabre) I got for my levelling Feddy called the "U.S.S. Escort". Myeah it got the point across fairly well I suppose.
  • admrenlarreckadmrenlarreck Member Posts: 2,041 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    I had a Klingon Bird of Prey named the IKS Cruiser. I kept it too.
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  • kojirohellfirekojirohellfire Member Posts: 1,606 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    tekehd wrote: »
    It's not uncommon for ships to be named after states.

    This. Look at a state map of Mexico, people.
  • crusty8maccrusty8mac Member Posts: 1,381 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    You have some kind of problem with Mexico?
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  • gavinrunebladegavinruneblade Member Posts: 3,894 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    crusty8mac wrote: »
    You have some kind of problem with Mexico?

    I think the op was commenting on the humor of a dreadnaught with the same name as a breed of miniature yappy lap dogs.
  • iconiansiconians Member Posts: 6,987 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    crusty8mac wrote: »
    You have some kind of problem with Mexico?

    Just in the off-chance you're being serious, Chihuahua is the name of a state in Mexico.

    The same name exhibited in the OP.
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  • prierinprierin Member Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    gavinruneblade wrote: »
    I think the op was commenting on the humor of a dreadnaught with the same name as a breed of miniature yappy lap dogs.

    This is 100% correct.

    I know it is the name of a Mecixn City, but the fact it is also the name of a tiny, annoying dog for that of a Galaxy-class dredaought was too ironic not to share. :)
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  • chakittychakitty Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    I got a galaxy X that came with the name U.S.S. Archangel. Thought that was fairly awesome and didn't change it to my normal MLP theme.
  • tekehdtekehd Member Posts: 2,032 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    crusty8mac wrote: »
    You have some kind of problem with Mexico?

    OP makes a comment about a ship being named USS Chihuahua.... I made a comment about it not being unusual for ships to be named after states..... the poster after made a comment about looking at a map of Mexico..... reason being that Chihuahua is the name of a State in Mexico.
  • corelogikcorelogik Member Posts: 1,039 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    I've had a few odd/ironic names from time to time. I usually get a small chuckle and then change it, like I was going to anyway.
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  • futurepastnowfuturepastnow Member Posts: 3,660 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    My Tempest came with the name U.S.S. Cruiser
  • janus1975janus1975 Member Posts: 739 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    Not being from the USA, the USS Crazy Horse has always been a standout in terms of weird names. I kind of wait for them to announce the arrival of her sister ship, the Mad Cow.

    In terms of odd, or perhaps just out-and-out inane names, an alt has just got a Saber Class vessel named the USS Star. Maybe I should rename it, USS Ship.
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  • kojirohellfirekojirohellfire Member Posts: 1,606 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    janus1975 wrote: »
    Not being from the USA, the USS Crazy Horse has always been a standout in terms of weird names. I kind of wait for them to announce the arrival of her sister ship, the Mad Cow.

    *Sigh.*

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse
  • kain9primekain9prime Member Posts: 739 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    Wow, imagine the comments if it had been named the U.S.S. Pomeranian!

    ;)
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  • ussdelphin2ussdelphin2 Member Posts: 525 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    I bought a ship a year or 2 ago that came with the name U.S.S Ponce
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    I once got a ship named USS Copenhagen.

    Thats the capital of denmark, my home country...

    Needless to say I was embarrassed, and quickly changed the name.
    crusty8mac wrote: »
    You have some kind of problem with Mexico?

    I have a problem with the guy who thought that a Rat was a dog, and put it into the "Dog" category...
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  • giotarizgiotariz Member Posts: 652 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    T5 BOP: IKS Iniurass.






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    REALLY??
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  • janus1975janus1975 Member Posts: 739 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    kojirohellfire wrote: »
    *Sigh.*

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse

    lol yeah I know, but it's not something non-USA students get taught about. So the first I ever heard of it was, "Captain's Log: Admiral Bad'News is arriving on the USS Crazy Horse..."
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  • kazamiyukarinkazamiyukarin Member Posts: 158 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    janus1975 wrote: »
    lol yeah I know, but it's not something non-USA students get taught about. So the first I ever heard of it was, "Captain's Log: Admiral Bad'News is arriving on the USS Crazy Horse..."

    There are also a lot of USA students that don't learn about it. I know that at my old school, it was only covered in the Advanced Placement class.
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    janus1975 wrote: »
    lol yeah I know, but it's not something non-USA students get taught about. So the first I ever heard of it was, "Captain's Log: Admiral Bad'News is arriving on the USS Crazy Horse..."

    Speak for your own country... I and my class learned about the early American history, as part of the "Cross-cultural understanding" required in all language classes.
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  • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,458 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    One toon hit Lt Cdr, so he got his Tier 3 ship, a cruiser - randomly named USS Cruiser. Gets the point across.

    And now I have to use the names Mad Cow and Pomeranian - probably for an Oddy ('cause it handles like a cow with the shakes, and can get pretty mad) and some variety of escort (agile, and vicious all out of proportion to its size...).
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  • artan42artan42 Member Posts: 10,450 Bug Hunter
    edited September 2014
    anazonda wrote: »
    Speak for your own country... I and my class learned about the early American history, as part of the "Cross-cultural understanding" required in all language classes.

    Well we don't need to learn US history in England, our classes are full up with having more than 500 years of history :P.
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    artan42 wrote: »
    Well we don't need to learn US history in England, our classes are full up with having more than 500 years of history :P.

    Our education system believes that to understand a language, you need to understand the culture behind it... I tend to agree, but since England is a core part of US history up untill the point where you got your butts kicked ( :D ) I can see how it becomes less relevant to you guys.

    Also, danish history has somewhere around 2000 years of more-or-less recorded history... We used to be cool and awesome... and big...

    Then Copenhagen became our capital...
    Don't look silly... Don't call it the "Z-Store/Zen Store"...
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  • artan42artan42 Member Posts: 10,450 Bug Hunter
    edited September 2014
    anazonda wrote: »
    Also, danish history has somewhere around 2000 years of more-or-less recorded history... We used to be cool and awesome... and big...

    Yeah I know, you left place names lying all around Yorkshire that no one's got round to tidying up yet :D.
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    artan42 wrote: »
    Yeah I know, you left place names lying all around Yorkshire that no one's got round to tidying up yet :D.

    You should see Prague after our students were there 2 years ago... Names were the least of their problems after that...

    Did'n exactly feel welcome there when I went to DrupalCon... Had to do some damage control everywhere I went.
    Don't look silly... Don't call it the "Z-Store/Zen Store"...
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  • jslynjslyn Member Posts: 1,788 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    anazonda wrote: »
    Our education system believes that to understand a language, you need to understand the culture behind it... I tend to agree, but since England is a core part of US history up untill the point where you got your butts kicked ( :D ) I can see how it becomes less relevant to you guys.

    Also, danish history has somewhere around 2000 years of more-or-less recorded history... We used to be cool and awesome... and big...

    Then Copenhagen became our capital...



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  • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,458 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    artan42 wrote: »
    Well we don't need to learn US history in England, our classes are full up with having more than 500 years of history :P.
    Only 500? That only takes you back to the 14th century. What parts are they skimping on?
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  • artan42artan42 Member Posts: 10,450 Bug Hunter
    edited September 2014
    jonsills wrote: »
    Only 500? That only takes you back to the 14th century. What parts are they skimping on?

    Drat, I was thinking of the discovery of America, I meant more than ~238 years (I.e. how long the US has existed).

    Nar-nar we have more history than you :P.

    Still we only really cover European, British, and North African history here.
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    '...The Federation. Starfleet. We're not a military agency.' Scotty: Beyond
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