USS Bass Master (from SFC-3 MOD Generations at war... I was the designer of that ship)
USS Macco ( Sea Wolf class advanced cruiser .. also designed by Ol Buzzard)
USS Crimson Tide (Alabama foot ball fan ) ..:D
U.S.S. Macintosh (obviously why. Dibs that it came at a time I was just starting to use apple stuff :P)
U.S.S. Avalon (my first ever ship. Was knee-deep in Arthurian reading at the time, pleasantly surprised)
Oh and in beta I flew the USS Pollux, from greek mythology. Pollux and Castor were twin sons of Zeus, but Castor was mortal and Pollux was immortal (although Castor later became immortal).
Shaka, when the walls fell! "Temba, his arms wide!"
My current ship is the "White Star" from Babylon 5.
The White Star Class, was a class of advanced warships maintained by the Rangers and utilizing Minbari and Vorlon technology and served as the backbone of the Interstellar Alliance's fleet. They were manufactured at the Valen's Eye manufacturing point in the Minbari System.
The first full scale ship was complete and presented secretly to Captain John Sheridan of Babylon 5.
Beginning Ship: Amergin, named for Amergin White Knee of the Invasion Cycle of Ireland.
Escort Ship: Milesius, from the first High King of Ireland, same cycle.
I try to name whatever my current ship is, depending on class, a cannon name. There are plenty of websites with ship name lists to be correct. It is a shame we have to have that extra 9 in the registry. For ship classes that are unique to STO, that don't have ship names, I will choose a name of a ship usually form a WWII British ship, just because they always had the coolest ship names!
USS Kumari the shipname of the Cutter that circumnavigated Andorian.....(T3 Nebula)
USS Nebula of Borg (nuff said)(T5 Nebula)
IKS Hegh ghoS QeD means Death by Science in Klingon
USS Chivalirc (following the theme of the way the defiant class seemed to be named after virtues)
Imo you can summarize the far eastern wisdom by their fortune cookies, the indian by the dalai lama's tear-off calendar aphorisms... and our's, the western world's, by Alfred E. Neuman.
Therefore... USS A.E. Neuman.
Won't tell my other ship's names origins, would be asking for trouble.
Named after Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (10 October 1861 13 May 1930)
A Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel laureate.
USS. Tempest - a William Shakespear play
USS. Dawn Treader - based on the C.S. Lewis book
USS. Invictus - a poem by William Henley
USS. Tunguska - a huge explosion that happened on 30th June 1908
USS. Cassini - after the Cassini mission to Saturn
USS. Aventine - after Captain. Dax's ship in the Star Trek Destiny books 'Vesta Class'
USS. Goliath - a name I chose for my runabout
USS. Echelon - a signal intelligence codename to monitor cold war communications of the Soviet Union
USS Aotearoa, the native name of New Zealand.
USS Drakkar, named after the famous norse longships.
USS Terra, self speaking.
USS Rapier, one of the most elegant weapons ever made, imho.
USS Stardust, named after a primitive starship from another universe/ reality.
My 1st character, male tac had Thor based names... I wanted to be a bit more imaginative for my 2nd, female,eng character
U.S.S. Calypso - after both the Nymph and the explorer Jacques Cousteau's ship.
U.S.S. Zenobia - after a 3rd century Syrian Queen who conquered Egypt and drove out the Romans for a while.
U.S.S. Alma - Alma has many meanings in many languages , Maiden, Soul, Nourishing, Effort.
U.S.S. Barbara Hillary - on April 23, 2007 at the age of 75 Barbara Hillary of Queens NY became the 1st African American woman to reach the North Pole on skis.
U.S.S. Mae Jemison - The first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992.
U.S.S. Sally Ride - In 1983, became the first American woman, and then-youngest American, to enter space.
In order from first to current (I tend to pick more obscure names/references for that unique-ish feeling):
USS Parallax (LC) - Was thinking about parallax scrolling if I remember correctly, sounded good so I went with it.
USS Xanadu (SV) - Originally the summer capital of Kublai Khan's empire, but it's been referenced many a time.
USS Amarantine (RSV) - Enya album name, related to a genus of plant, sounded interesting.
USS Cassandra (LRSV) - Greek prophetess
USS Alessa (DSSV) - Character from the Silent Hill series of games (brilliant games if you like horror) - Alessa Gillespie
USS Asakura (ARSV refit) - Character from the anime 'Haruhi Suzumiya' - Ryoko Asakura
my main is the uss Armagosa its from generations. i like to pick names that have something to do with an obscure line or name from the movies and shows.
The penumbra (from the Latin paene "almost, nearly" and umbra "shadow") is the region in which only a portion of the light source is obscured by the occluding body. An observer in the penumbra experiences a partial eclipse. An alternative definition is that the penumbra is the region where some or all of the light source is obscured (i.e., the umbra is a subset of the penumbra).
Assault Cruiser - U.S.S. Fail Boat, A name of irony as I feel, for the moment at least, my Cruiser build is good.
Carrier (Have Klingon Captain...getting there) - I.K.S. Coral Sea, First Naval battle fought where opposing navies never saw each other....and Feds don't have carriers so...
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USS Macco ( Sea Wolf class advanced cruiser .. also designed by Ol Buzzard)
USS Crimson Tide (Alabama foot ball fan ) ..:D
U.S.S. Avalon (my first ever ship. Was knee-deep in Arthurian reading at the time, pleasantly surprised)
Obviously its a science vessel and we all know science is only used by witches and wizards.
thus
Majic
Shaka, when the walls fell! "Temba, his arms wide!"
"Darmok, and Jalad... on the ocean."
The White Star Class, was a class of advanced warships maintained by the Rangers and utilizing Minbari and Vorlon technology and served as the backbone of the Interstellar Alliance's fleet. They were manufactured at the Valen's Eye manufacturing point in the Minbari System.
The first full scale ship was complete and presented secretly to Captain John Sheridan of Babylon 5.
Escort Ship: Milesius, from the first High King of Ireland, same cycle.
Vice Admiral Keith
Fleet Leader Sol Vanguard
U.S.S. Eli Mason
Hehe yeah I got it.
because thats all you do in sto
WWII British Battlecruiser
USS Backdoor Bandit - My star cruiser which earned the name back early after release for my tendancy to ramming speed voquvs in pvp from behind.
USS Furious Abyss - named after the word bearers warship purely cos i liked the name
oh and USS Rishi Maze.
Klink, its Pumwi (dreadnaught class name) or theres May Van Bom (heavy battlecruiser) and the Qem Wi Hech (all Klingon academy ship names)
USS Kindjal: First saw the name as a fighter in the Dune series. Later learned it was named after a gladius style sword from the Ural Mountains.
USS Trinculo: The only soft canon Galaxy Class starship name I could find that actually made sense and didn't suck.
USS Demeter: Takes its name from the ship that brought Dracula into London in the Bram Stoker's classic novel.
USS Tycho Brahe: Named after a medieval era astronomer.
USS Franz Joseph: Do I really need to make an introduction. A non canon starship designer and writer.
IKS Painbringer: Taken from the old FASA Starship Tactical Combat Simulator. The original Painbringer was the name for the D-7a cruiser.
IKS Stingtongue: Another FASA STCS ship, this time a torpedo ship.
IKS Fat Man: My carrier, named after a FASA STCS battleship that was actually a bit of a dud...
USS Nebula of Borg (nuff said)(T5 Nebula)
IKS Hegh ghoS QeD means Death by Science in Klingon
USS Chivalirc (following the theme of the way the defiant class seemed to be named after virtues)
Therefore... USS A.E. Neuman.
Won't tell my other ship's names origins, would be asking for trouble.
Named after Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (10 October 1861 13 May 1930)
A Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel laureate.
USS. Dawn Treader - based on the C.S. Lewis book
USS. Invictus - a poem by William Henley
USS. Tunguska - a huge explosion that happened on 30th June 1908
USS. Cassini - after the Cassini mission to Saturn
USS. Aventine - after Captain. Dax's ship in the Star Trek Destiny books 'Vesta Class'
USS. Goliath - a name I chose for my runabout
USS. Echelon - a signal intelligence codename to monitor cold war communications of the Soviet Union
USS Drakkar, named after the famous norse longships.
USS Terra, self speaking.
USS Rapier, one of the most elegant weapons ever made, imho.
USS Stardust, named after a primitive starship from another universe/ reality.
Thank you for reading.
U.S.S. Calypso - after both the Nymph and the explorer Jacques Cousteau's ship.
U.S.S. Zenobia - after a 3rd century Syrian Queen who conquered Egypt and drove out the Romans for a while.
U.S.S. Alma - Alma has many meanings in many languages , Maiden, Soul, Nourishing, Effort.
U.S.S. Barbara Hillary - on April 23, 2007 at the age of 75 Barbara Hillary of Queens NY became the 1st African American woman to reach the North Pole on skis.
U.S.S. Mae Jemison - The first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992.
U.S.S. Sally Ride - In 1983, became the first American woman, and then-youngest American, to enter space.
U.S.S. Jeanne d' Arc - The Maid of Orl
USS Parallax (LC) - Was thinking about parallax scrolling if I remember correctly, sounded good so I went with it.
USS Xanadu (SV) - Originally the summer capital of Kublai Khan's empire, but it's been referenced many a time.
USS Amarantine (RSV) - Enya album name, related to a genus of plant, sounded interesting.
USS Cassandra (LRSV) - Greek prophetess
USS Alessa (DSSV) - Character from the Silent Hill series of games (brilliant games if you like horror) - Alessa Gillespie
USS Asakura (ARSV refit) - Character from the anime 'Haruhi Suzumiya' - Ryoko Asakura
Started here.
the puppet show as a kid
Carrier (Have Klingon Captain...getting there) - I.K.S. Coral Sea, First Naval battle fought where opposing navies never saw each other....and Feds don't have carriers so...