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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    atia wrote: »
    USS Ishtar, for my all female science ship. (The more I think about it, the more I'm getting a serious Violet Lantern vibe off my crew).

    USS Archon for my tac ship. It cruises the wilds of the federation and lays down the law through the delicate application of photon torpedos.

    sounds to me like you picked a couple ship names from EVE online :P
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Hornet for Miranda class variant because It is a real ship name
    Zodiac for Conie
    Pollux for Akira
    Armageddon for Galaxy
    and Messianic for Sov

    if I get other ships it will be
    Defiant: Castor
    Prometheus Tunstil
    These are all names used in fan fiction
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    USS Arihaziel - Named after a RP friend of mine.

    USS Grace Hopper - Named after Admiral Grace Hopper, US Navy
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    USS Brickstown- a nod to my old MMo

    In beta since I now the names would be wiped I had,
    USS Qubeley my Science ship named after a Mobile Suit from Zeta and ZZ Gundam
    USS Hokage and Kazekage form Naruto
    USS Kaneda name of my Akira class( I thought it was appropriate)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    landerx74 wrote: »
    USS Kursk. After the town in the former USSR I was born in and place of the largest tank battle in World War II.

    thats awesome... cant think of a better reason for a great name
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Jutland: In Honour of the Battle of Jutland.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Data_angel wrote: »
    Currently have a light cruiser by the name of USS Jovian, which means "Of or relating to Jupiter" being that my character hails from one of the larger moons of said planet. The following ships will be USS IO, USS Europa, USS Callisto and USS Ganymede, which are the names of the lovers of Zues, the greek equivalent of the roman god Jupiter and the names of the 4 larger, inner moons of jupiter. Though I have a feeling that IO will be too short and have to go with USS Thermisto instead, which is the next largest moon in orbit around jupitar.

    Cool. My Klingon ship will be the KDF Deimos, after the martian moon named for the son of Ares Deimos, the personification of dread.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    USS Madison NCC-93344
    No reason, was random in OB and I liked it.

    USS Centennial
    Was a random pick but I liked it...


    Just out of curiosity, my Madison ship was also NCC-93344 in OB. Anyone else use the same name and notice the same designation number? I'm guessing it's an algorithm based on the ship name.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Ex_Malterra wrote: »
    Cool. My Klingon ship will be the KDF Deimos, after the martian moon named for the son of Ares Deimos, the personification of dread.

    Also latin for terror, Could have Phobos too, the other martian moon, meaning fear!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    USS Darklight

    Darklight often is used in reference to a mystical power, sight, etc in sci-fi/fantasy. I've always just liked the sound of it.

    IKS Mord'Sith

    This one I got from the series Legend of the Seeker which is based off of the great book series Sword of Truth. The Mord'Sith are a sisterhood of ruthless powerful warriors that you really don't want to mess with.

    My crew is made up of liberated Orion slave girls carrying a grudge. They're free now and out for revenge.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    USS Lagavulin

    Cause I love single malt scotch.

    Don't drink and fly....:)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Tepeu wrote:
    sounds to me like you picked a couple ship names from EVE online :P

    EVE ships names are from classic Earth antiquity. They are VERY good names for ships.:)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Data_angel wrote: »
    Also latin for terror, Could have Phobos too, the other martian moon, meaning fear!

    Yep, I used Phobos as my shipname when playing Klingon Academy on GameSpy.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    So far I've gone for two Archeologists :

    USS Charles Bass - the father of underwater archeology

    USS Robert Ballard - his most famous student found the Titanic, Bizmarck and others.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    U.S.S. Guardian - my home server on City of Heroes/Villains.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Because in online gaming half the fun is watching all of the players cry on the forums. Just like the forums here.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    USS Sensougo - Japanese for "After the War"
    USS Semeru -Volcano in Indonesia
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Retribution...from Horatio Hornblower. In some games I also use Indefatigable from the same books.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    USS Herbert - in memoriam of Mr. Frank Herbert - one of the greatest Sci-fi author !!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Tepeu wrote:
    sounds to me like you picked a couple ship names from EVE online :P

    Never touched the game, so I wouldn't know if I did.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    USS Independence-Captain Revere - My attempt at RP here, child of an Andorian mother and direct decedent of Paul Revere on his father's side.

    USS Resistance-Captain One-of-one - My liberated Borg
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    U.S.S. De Ruyter - Named after Michiel de Ruyter

    Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (24 March 1607 – 29 April 1676) is the most famous and one of the most skilled admirals in Dutch history. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century. He fought the English and French in these wars and scored several major victories, the best known probably being the Raid on the Medway. The pious De Ruyter was very much loved by his sailors and soldiers; from them his most significant nickname derived: Bestevaêr (older Dutch for 'grandfather'.) He is honoured by a statue in his birthplace Vlissingen, where he stands looking over the sea. Almost every town in the Netherlands has a street named after him.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michiel_de_Ruyter
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    U.S.S Kevin Rudd - The Prime Minister Of Australian. THE K RUDD IS LAUNCHED.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    science/spy ship Foggy Bottom comanded by Mattia Harria Bond for the little bit of spy in all of us. Based on nickname due to location of CIA.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    acornia wrote: »
    science/spy ship Foggy Bottom comanded by Mattia Harria Bond for the little bit of spy in all of us. Based on nickname due to location of CIA.

    Pretty sure Foggy Bottom refers to the State Dept. Anyway...

    My Miranda is the USS Ingersoll, and in OB it was the Jason Naismith, both Galaxy Quest references.

    My sci ship was and will be the Edward Lorenz, discoverer of sensitive dependence on initial conditions, otherwise known as the "Butterfly Effect"

    My Klingon ship will be the Umshini Wami
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    i picked USS Firefly from the T.V series Firefly
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    USS El Adrel currently...

    ..."Dathan and Picard, at El Adrel"
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    USS Serenity from the tv series FireFly
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    USS Chandley - One of my favourite ship designs from the old FASA Star Trek Role playing game.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Lt.Expendable wrote:
    U.S.S. Gallifrey - Doctor Who

    Did you try TARDIS? If so I must have got there first :D
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