Inrale: USS Stephen Hawking and USS Claudius Ptolemy. Hawking because I respect the man's work and Ptolemy because he gets a bum rap all too often because of his geocentric view of the universe, but at the time he did his work, he used the math and science available to him. Also, his navigational tables were so accurate and so well done that they were using them well into the seventeeth century.
Lucretzia: USS Stiletto--Rapier class ship, so I named it after a blade and it fits the way Lucretzia likes to fight--dirty.
Talana: USS Yorktown--a Connie refit, so I gave a classic ship a classic name.
- USS Princeton (Shi'Kahr class) - my uncle served on the carrier USS Princeton during the Korean War
- USS Ranger (Excalibur class) - after John Paul Jones' original frigate and two carriers (CV 4 and CV 61)
- USS Independence (Constitution class) - wanted to choose a name that evoked the Connies from TOS but didn't want to duplicate one already out there
- USS Scimitar (Akira class) - I used to participate in the online RPG "Star Trek: A Call To Duty" and was posted on the USS Scimitar, an Akira (I chose my primary character name in honor of my ACTD name)
- USS Antares (Nova class) - followed the stellar phenomena naming convention (Nova, Equinox, etc.)
- USS Copenhagen (Excelsior class) - some of the TNG Excelsiors were named after major world cities (Cairo, Melbourne)
- USS Endeavour (Galaxy class) and USS Discovery (Intrepid class) - went with the Space Shuttle theme
- USS Hornet (Defiant class) - in addition to being a historic US Navy name (CV 8, CV 12), it fits the Defiant's aggressive nature
- USS Apollo (Hermes class) - Greek mythological ties
- USS Europa (Luna class) - Europa is one of the moons of Jupiter (similar to USS Titan of ST: Nemesis fame)
- USS Constellation (Sovereign class) - not only a famed US Navy name, but I just happened to be watching "The Doomsday Machine"
- USS Triton (Prometheus class) - again, Greek mythology
- USS Warrior (Avenger class) - the name of the Royal Navy's first steel-hulled ship (HMS Warrior)
Currently in use: USS De Ruyter after the famous Dutch naval admiral.
I love it when I see fellow countrymen and women on the forums:):) USS de Ruyter, a good one for sure.
My latest ship: 2 days ago, a B'rel Bird of Prey called the I.K.S. Kali'fal, named after the romulan beverage.
I have a defected Romulan hitman as my first KDF character.
My Ferengi also flies a new ship before returning to the USS Noble Greed and it's humbly called the USS Discovery
Ships on my main are named after actresses mostly. USS (Ellen) Page, USS (Kate) Beckinsale, USS (Keira) Knightley, USS (Mila) Kunis, USS (Kaya) Scodelario.
Ships on my eng alt are named after greek or roman mythology figures, although she's only on her second ship, the USS Artemis.
Ships on my main are named after actresses mostly. USS (Ellen) Page, USS (Kate) Beckinsale, USS (Keira) Knightley, USS (Mila) Kunis, USS (Kaya) Scodelario.
Ships on my eng alt are named after greek or roman mythology figures, although she's only on her second ship, the USS Artemis.
Cool.
I had the USS Saldana for a while, couldn't resist the honors she was due:o
USS Richard E Byrd - Named for the Admiral Explorer and one of my former US Navy ships.
USS Klakring - US Submarine Commder of WW II - Served on and commissioned current US Navy Frigate
USS Dudley W Morton - Named for the late Commander Dudley W Morton, commander of the USS Wahoo sunk by the Japanese in WW II. He had the highest sinking tonnage rate until his loss. (The Wahoo was just found in mid-2010, its final resting place in the Sea of Japan now known.)
USS Edwin Hubble - Named for the scientist who developed the space telescope.
My main toon is currently commanding the USS Kirov-F. Named after a city on Earth
My engineering alt will be flying escorts named after fighter planes from WWII and the Cold War. Currently commanding the USS Hellcat (WWII US Navy Fighter)
My Science alt will be flying science ships named after famous scientists. Currently commanding the USS Tesla
Aren't there people here who just want cool sounding ship names? Like USS Stingray for an escort or something.
I was reading Star Trek Titan yesterday and after a few chapters or so, 3 miranda class vessels in Titan's convoy were introduced, one was named the USS Der Sonnenaufgang and I just laughed my frakkin TRIBBLE of while reading
Miranda Class - USS Worthington - X-Men Reference.
Excalibur/Constitution Class Refit mix - USS Orin - Aquaman Reference.
Excelsior Class - USS Michael Collins - National Hero.
Akira Class - USS Rao - Superman reference. -no longer have the ship-
Galaxy Class - USS Arbiter - A name I just really always liked. A week after I got it, someone says to me "Do you play Halo?"; I wasn't impressed at all. -no longer have the ship-
Defiant Class - USS Grayson - Nightwing Reference.
Sovereign Class - USS Pacific - My ST fan fics used to take place on a ship with that name.
want to add:
NX Class - USS Ava - Tis' my sister's name.
Galaxy Class Refit - USS Arbiter - Took it when i discharged my old Galaxy Class.
My Klingon ships:
B'rel Class Bird of Prey - IKS Cha'par - A Klingon bird
K'Tanco Class - IKS Tiq - Klingon word for Heart.
k'Tinga Class - IKS Qeh - Klingon word for Anger, from what I found.
My Orion character's ship is the Locknar. This was named after an Orion character (non Star Trek) in one of my favorite old shool games: Master of Orion 2.
USS Falchion - I am a big fan of scimitars and similar swords. Since there is already a canon ship named Scimitar and it would have been cliche for the character that is in this ship to go with a USS Scimitar as she is half Romulan, I decided to go with this.
USS Fortitude - I just wanted a strong name for a ship, but there was an HMS Fortitude that was a 74 gun ship-of-the-line and served with distinction for nearly 40 years.
U.S.S. Vae Victus - Battleship from Warhammer 40K (Ultramrines)
U.S.S. Rubicon - Battleship from Warhammer 40K (Daemon Hunters, Inquisition)
U.S.S. Invictus - Battleship from Warhammer 40K ( read the name somewhere in the Warhammer 40K-WIKI )
U.S.S. Vengeance - StarWars (X-Wing Vs. Tie-Fighter Balance of Power)
I.K.S. Yu'Vok - Generated from the game... sounds very Klingon to me....
Well, my first few ships were all named after cats...
U.S.S. Mau - Light Cruiser - Named for the Egyptian Mau
U.S.S. Caracal - Light Escort
U.S.S. Serval - Heavy Escort
U.S.S. Lynx - Tactical Escort
My current ship is the U.S.S. Pakhet, a fleet escort. Pakhet was the central egyptian name for the cat goddess, who was known in northern egypt by the name Sekhmet, and in southern egypt by the name Bast or Bastet (though, technically, those are all modern day pronunciations, the 'et' suffix was added to denote a feminine subject, the actual spellings are more along the lines of Pakt and Bes/Bas, I'm not sure what the spelling for Sekhmet is supposed to be though). Sekhmet in Northern Egypt took on the more aggressive properties of a lioness, and was known as a goddess of war. Bastet in Southern Egypt had the features of a domestic cat, and was a gentle goddess of joy, music, and fertility (sometimes referred to as the goddess of sex, drugs, and rock&roll). Pakhet, in the middle, was a hybrid of the two, represented by the egyptian desert wildcat and a protector of the people.
My character's name, Telbasta, is a variation of Tell Basta or Tell Bastet, the ancient egyptian name for what was later named Bubastis by greek explorers. It is a city, or rather was a city/location, in egypt where the temple of Bast was located - and only a short distance from that temple are a series of underground tombs where mummified cats were buried, thousands of which have been excavated. If it wasnt obvious, my character also happens to be a Caitian =P
I also have an advanced escort I occasionally fly named the U.S.S. Bubastis, after the city detailed above, and a Danube Runabout named the U.S.S. Tigris (which follows the standard naming conventions of runabouts, being a river, but also relates to felines).
The first of my ships that I'll address is on my joined trill science captain Jaz, she commands the USS Salvation. Interesting enough this is the original name it was assigned but as I had her planned to be a healer the name fit so I kept it.
My next captain is Trag, human engineer who commands the USS Pernicious, an advance escort. The name means destroy and that is what I did with him is destroy tge enemy.
Tragamite is a liberated Borg tac captain who commands the USS Novocaine. I generated this actually as a song title by Bon Jovi and the fact that dentist use this to numb you as they make holes in your teeth. I felt it was a fitting name for a fleet escort that makes short work of shields finishing the job at hand before you have time to feel the pain of what just happened.
Lana is a Klingon tac captain commanding the USS Enterprize(s). She has in her ship inventory the NX,TOS, Connie, makeshift Ambassador, galaxy X, sovereign and galaxy retrofit. I couldn't help but have one character with the epic liniage that IS Star Trek.
That is it for my VA now my LTGs
Ria an Orion tac captain commands a Hegh'ta BoP named IKS Kov'Koht. Since I don't actually know any Klingon or have a translator dictionary I just went with the name I was given.
Tak'Rahn of Borg science captain of the IKS IwIlj Jachjaj. I don't actually remember the translation but I was going for something along the lines of "big mama is a killer" for my Vo'Quv carrier.
Names taken from a fleet of Star Destroyers under the personal command of Darth Vader. Codenamed "Death Squadron" it represented the largest fleet of warships ever gathered in the history of the galaxy.
The U.S.S. Infiltrator is taken from the name of Darth Maul's personal ship, the Sith Infiltrator.
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Inrale: USS Stephen Hawking and USS Claudius Ptolemy. Hawking because I respect the man's work and Ptolemy because he gets a bum rap all too often because of his geocentric view of the universe, but at the time he did his work, he used the math and science available to him. Also, his navigational tables were so accurate and so well done that they were using them well into the seventeeth century.
Lucretzia: USS Stiletto--Rapier class ship, so I named it after a blade and it fits the way Lucretzia likes to fight--dirty.
Talana: USS Yorktown--a Connie refit, so I gave a classic ship a classic name.
The resting place of warriors in Norse Mythology
- USS Princeton (Shi'Kahr class) - my uncle served on the carrier USS Princeton during the Korean War
- USS Ranger (Excalibur class) - after John Paul Jones' original frigate and two carriers (CV 4 and CV 61)
- USS Independence (Constitution class) - wanted to choose a name that evoked the Connies from TOS but didn't want to duplicate one already out there
- USS Scimitar (Akira class) - I used to participate in the online RPG "Star Trek: A Call To Duty" and was posted on the USS Scimitar, an Akira (I chose my primary character name in honor of my ACTD name)
- USS Antares (Nova class) - followed the stellar phenomena naming convention (Nova, Equinox, etc.)
- USS Copenhagen (Excelsior class) - some of the TNG Excelsiors were named after major world cities (Cairo, Melbourne)
- USS Endeavour (Galaxy class) and USS Discovery (Intrepid class) - went with the Space Shuttle theme
- USS Hornet (Defiant class) - in addition to being a historic US Navy name (CV 8, CV 12), it fits the Defiant's aggressive nature
- USS Apollo (Hermes class) - Greek mythological ties
- USS Europa (Luna class) - Europa is one of the moons of Jupiter (similar to USS Titan of ST: Nemesis fame)
- USS Constellation (Sovereign class) - not only a famed US Navy name, but I just happened to be watching "The Doomsday Machine"
- USS Triton (Prometheus class) - again, Greek mythology
- USS Warrior (Avenger class) - the name of the Royal Navy's first steel-hulled ship (HMS Warrior)
...whew. Sorry for the lengthy post...
...and the U.S.S. Lindbergh, named after Charles Augustus Lindbergh for his great contributions to aviation, and consequently, spaceflight.
I love it when I see fellow countrymen and women on the forums:):) USS de Ruyter, a good one for sure.
My latest ship: 2 days ago, a B'rel Bird of Prey called the I.K.S. Kali'fal, named after the romulan beverage.
I have a defected Romulan hitman as my first KDF character.
My Ferengi also flies a new ship before returning to the USS Noble Greed and it's humbly called the USS Discovery
Ships on my eng alt are named after greek or roman mythology figures, although she's only on her second ship, the USS Artemis.
Cool.
I had the USS Saldana for a while, couldn't resist the honors she was due:o
I feel a USS Glau coming up (as in Summer)
USS Richard E Byrd - Named for the Admiral Explorer and one of my former US Navy ships.
USS Klakring - US Submarine Commder of WW II - Served on and commissioned current US Navy Frigate
USS Dudley W Morton - Named for the late Commander Dudley W Morton, commander of the USS Wahoo sunk by the Japanese in WW II. He had the highest sinking tonnage rate until his loss. (The Wahoo was just found in mid-2010, its final resting place in the Sea of Japan now known.)
USS Edwin Hubble - Named for the scientist who developed the space telescope.
USS Longview - Local street landmark.
My engineering alt will be flying escorts named after fighter planes from WWII and the Cold War. Currently commanding the USS Hellcat (WWII US Navy Fighter)
My Science alt will be flying science ships named after famous scientists. Currently commanding the USS Tesla
I was reading Star Trek Titan yesterday and after a few chapters or so, 3 miranda class vessels in Titan's convoy were introduced, one was named the USS Der Sonnenaufgang and I just laughed my frakkin TRIBBLE of while reading
The Blitzkrieg was my first ship. Named for the first mechanised warfare tactic.
Then there was the Metabaron. Named after the titular characters from a series of comics about the greatest warrior in a Dunesque space opera galaxy.
Then there's the Nesterov. Named after the first human to achieve an air to air combat kill, although he died in the process.
And finally the Othon. Named after the first Metabaron from the previously mentioned comic series.
USS Viper, USS Cobra, USS Adder.
The only different one was my latest that I called USS Wraith.
My Final one when I get to VA, I plan on calling USS Krait.
Reason: I like Escorts and the Krait is small and fast but quite deadly.
origin of the name is obvious for any trekkie
i just like it because i take it to mean "buggered no matter what i do" :-p
And it's the name of my staff in LoTRO.
want to add:
NX Class - USS Ava - Tis' my sister's name.
Galaxy Class Refit - USS Arbiter - Took it when i discharged my old Galaxy Class.
My Klingon ships:
B'rel Class Bird of Prey - IKS Cha'par - A Klingon bird
K'Tanco Class - IKS Tiq - Klingon word for Heart.
k'Tinga Class - IKS Qeh - Klingon word for Anger, from what I found.
USS Fortitude - I just wanted a strong name for a ship, but there was an HMS Fortitude that was a 74 gun ship-of-the-line and served with distinction for nearly 40 years.
In the 1970s.
U.S.S. Rubicon - Battleship from Warhammer 40K (Daemon Hunters, Inquisition)
U.S.S. Invictus - Battleship from Warhammer 40K ( read the name somewhere in the Warhammer 40K-WIKI
U.S.S. Vengeance - StarWars (X-Wing Vs. Tie-Fighter Balance of Power)
I.K.S. Yu'Vok - Generated from the game... sounds very Klingon to me....
U.S.S. Mau - Light Cruiser - Named for the Egyptian Mau
U.S.S. Caracal - Light Escort
U.S.S. Serval - Heavy Escort
U.S.S. Lynx - Tactical Escort
My current ship is the U.S.S. Pakhet, a fleet escort. Pakhet was the central egyptian name for the cat goddess, who was known in northern egypt by the name Sekhmet, and in southern egypt by the name Bast or Bastet (though, technically, those are all modern day pronunciations, the 'et' suffix was added to denote a feminine subject, the actual spellings are more along the lines of Pakt and Bes/Bas, I'm not sure what the spelling for Sekhmet is supposed to be though). Sekhmet in Northern Egypt took on the more aggressive properties of a lioness, and was known as a goddess of war. Bastet in Southern Egypt had the features of a domestic cat, and was a gentle goddess of joy, music, and fertility (sometimes referred to as the goddess of sex, drugs, and rock&roll). Pakhet, in the middle, was a hybrid of the two, represented by the egyptian desert wildcat and a protector of the people.
My character's name, Telbasta, is a variation of Tell Basta or Tell Bastet, the ancient egyptian name for what was later named Bubastis by greek explorers. It is a city, or rather was a city/location, in egypt where the temple of Bast was located - and only a short distance from that temple are a series of underground tombs where mummified cats were buried, thousands of which have been excavated. If it wasnt obvious, my character also happens to be a Caitian =P
I also have an advanced escort I occasionally fly named the U.S.S. Bubastis, after the city detailed above, and a Danube Runabout named the U.S.S. Tigris (which follows the standard naming conventions of runabouts, being a river, but also relates to felines).
Mohawk
Iroquois
Apache
Maori
My next captain is Trag, human engineer who commands the USS Pernicious, an advance escort. The name means destroy and that is what I did with him is destroy tge enemy.
Tragamite is a liberated Borg tac captain who commands the USS Novocaine. I generated this actually as a song title by Bon Jovi and the fact that dentist use this to numb you as they make holes in your teeth. I felt it was a fitting name for a fleet escort that makes short work of shields finishing the job at hand before you have time to feel the pain of what just happened.
Lana is a Klingon tac captain commanding the USS Enterprize(s). She has in her ship inventory the NX,TOS, Connie, makeshift Ambassador, galaxy X, sovereign and galaxy retrofit. I couldn't help but have one character with the epic liniage that IS Star Trek.
That is it for my VA now my LTGs
Ria an Orion tac captain commands a Hegh'ta BoP named IKS Kov'Koht. Since I don't actually know any Klingon or have a translator dictionary I just went with the name I was given.
Tak'Rahn of Borg science captain of the IKS IwIlj Jachjaj. I don't actually remember the translation but I was going for something along the lines of "big mama is a killer" for my Vo'Quv carrier.
U.S.S. Executor (Sovereign variant)
U.S.S. Infiltrator (Gallant/Defiant Retrofit Variant)
U.S.S. Avenger (Star Cruiser)
U.S.S. Accuser (Recon Vessel)
U.S.S. Stalker (Advanced Escort)
U.S.S. Tyrant (Fleet Escort)
U.S.S. Vengeance (Adv Heavy Cruiser Retrofit)
U.S.S. Conquest (Intrepid Retrofit)
U.S.S. Adjudicator (Advanced Research Vessel Retrofit)
U.S.S. Imperator (Deep Space Vessel)
Names taken from a fleet of Star Destroyers under the personal command of Darth Vader. Codenamed "Death Squadron" it represented the largest fleet of warships ever gathered in the history of the galaxy.
The U.S.S. Infiltrator is taken from the name of Darth Maul's personal ship, the Sith Infiltrator.