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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    My Heavy Escory, USS Leeroy Jenkins was named after Leeroy Jenkons a notable warrior in Earth's history
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    my ships that i run around all have a special meaning to me,
    the uss type 181 (crazy volkswagen)
    the uss morning star (poem title of mine)
    uss chrono trigger (kick TRIBBLE game, and initally i used chrono torpedoes)
    uss riptide (riptide project from magic)
    uss starbuck (battle star galatica)

    it makes me smile a lot :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    USS Breastical-EEE


    I like Big TRIBBLE
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    USS Calder Valley she's a beauty spot on the face of the universe
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    USS Andromeda - a Deepspace Science vessel.

    Named after the TV show which was based on concepts by Roddenberry himself.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    USS Three Point

    NCC - 14159

    Because Pi is science.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Wow, my first post. :-)

    U.S.S. Brokkr - named after one of the two Dwarven blacksmiths that forged the Hammer of Thor.
    - Appropriate for me as my Character is an Engineer. This was my first ship.

    U.S.S Vali - named after the Norse god of the battlefield.
    - Seemed appropriate given age of strife our alternates live in. This is my current ship.

    U.S.S. Einherjar – name given to the fallen warriors who are collected from the battlefield by the Valkyries. (Future ship name).

    http://www.asgard-saga.com/mythology.html
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    USS Drum - Named after a Gato class submarine from WWII

    USS Forrestal - Named after James Forrestal, an early advocate of the Carrier Battle Group. Also the Carrier my father served on.

    USS Kitty Hawk - Kitty Hawk, NC...kinda important place in aviation history...if you don't know why, you should be ashamed. :p Also an Aircraft Carrier.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    USS VALLEY FORGE, USS BERKSHIRE, USS SEQUOIA

    The three American Airlines Agro Freighters from "Silent Running"
    Think Green!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    First Ship - USS Arcadia
    Second - USS Pyrulen -
    Third - USS Sacrulen

    Named after spells in the old RPG called Skies of Arcadia....except the first...which is named after...Arcadia itself XD
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    U.S.S. Jessica Alba

    I was always told you're supposed to name beautiful ships after beautiful women.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Matchett1701D wrote: »
    U.S.S. Midway, from world war two.

    I have seen you fly by.:)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Capt. Pink of the U.S.S. Floyd at your service.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    For my Fed character's ships, I've used many names.

    Escorts:
    USS Warspite: Named after a long line of British Royal Navy warships that have used the name. The name sounds awesome and aggressive. Fitting for a hard hitting Escort. Used in Tier 2-4 Escorts for me.
    USS Ikazuchi: Japanese for "Lightning," fitting for Escorts, IMO, and what my T5 Esc is using.

    Cruisers
    USS Relentless: Just sounds awesome. My Constitution-Refit used this name.
    USS Republic: My T3-4 Cruisers' name.
    USS Revenge: My Assault Cruiser's name at T5. Hell bent on getting some.

    Wish I could tell you what my Klingon warship names meant :p
    Planet03 wrote:
    Capt. Pink of the U.S.S. Floyd at your service.
    Seen a Fed at T4 going by the name of "Obvious" with a ship named "USS Ambiguous."
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Warmaker01 wrote: »

    Seen a Fed at T4 going by the name of "Obvious" with a ship named "USS Ambiguous."

    I suppose the younger folks may not have a clue who Pink Floyd is, but those that do tend to end up on my friends list....:D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    U.S.S. FIRESTORM - Escort
    U.S.S. INTERCEPT - Escort

    Both of them seem to be more then acceptable names for an Escort Ship meant to give the Klingons and any other fool the hell they deserve.

    U.S.S. INTEGRITY - Science

    Meant to convey one of the morals that the Federation and StarFleet believe in.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I named all but one of my ships after apollo astronauts.The only one I didn't was the uss foo fighter named after what us pilots in ww2 called ufo's ,not after the band.They suck.:p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    USS Marvel - Light Cruiser
    USS Adventure - Cruiser
    USS Audacious - Escort

    I wanted to get across the sense of the fantastic adventurousness of early pulp science fiction with the first two.

    The third one just sounded like a good name for a Defiant-type ship. :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    well, my past ships include:

    uss blumpkin
    uss tea bag
    uss dutch oven

    and i currently occupy

    uss big TRIBBLE kock

    let the hate mail begin...........

    EDIT* forgot uss small peenis

    and just added uss TRIBBLE taster
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    U.S.S Interdictor after the Interdictor Star Destroyer which was a variant of the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer equipped with gravity well projectors.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    USS Curzon Dax

    partly because my character is a joined trill, mostly because he was a badass
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Lt.Expendable wrote:
    U.S.S. Zhuge Liang - Chinese strategist from the era of the Three Kingdoms

    That's an awesome idea. I may need to nix something else from Three Kingdoms now :D

    USS Crimson Owl, USS Ruby Wings and IKS Bloody Talon are all inspired by my SO's nickname.

    USS Star Bird, that's my next ship's name is inspired by the Great Bird of Galaxy from ST "canon" :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Cruisers:

    USS Iron Duke (Galaxy) - Named after one of Perry Rhodan's very early flagships
    USS Marco Polo (Sovereign) - Also named after a Perryverse flagship

    Since Perryverse ships usually are nothing less than massive (2500 Meters in diameter, anyone? -.-) , I figured naming my cruisers after them would be fitting ;) Plus, I really love the books and stuff....

    Escorts:

    USS Niobe - Named after an Overlord class battle cruiser from Warhammer 40k
    USS Oberon - Name of a Warhammer 40k ship class

    WH40k stands for all out war and destruction, so what would be more fitting but name my escorts after WH40k ships ;)

    Next in line will probably be "Ex Cathedra", another fine Warhammer 40k ship name.

    Emperor protects,

    Zatea
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I name my ships after prominent Swedish scientists or places.
    Centaur Light cruiser USS Visby
    Constitution Cruiser USS Polhem
    Escort USS Nobel
    Science Ship USS Scheele

    Not very badass, but they work, and they are very believable.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    IKS RamQaH - Nocti Rage
    IKS Veqlagh - Demon
    IKS K'mtar - Alexander, Son of Worf
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Escort: USS Dragonroar - Origin: Skill of Drake-Bosses in Everquest

    Sometimes (rare and radom like Ghoulbane drops in EQ) ships behavior is like dragonroar. But mostly it got eaten very fast by explosion of an enemy or if a torpedo explodes a lightyear away :)

    Siencevessel: USS Ratio - No Origin. Just thought it's a good name for sience vessel.

    Ratio means first scramble sensors than kick'em. Mostly more succesfull than the Dragonroar and there is SNB III too ...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    USS Howard Dean..... BYAAAAHHH!!!!

    USS Kurt Warner..... Future hall of famer.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    USS Repulse after the Excelsior class Starship, and ofc the WW2 British Battleship...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    USS Lux Aeterna: Latin for "Eternal Light".
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    USS Cambria

    Cambria is the classical Latinised name for Wales, and I am a proud Welshman!
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