I named a Nebula class ship the USS Belsyde after the name of the street where I grew up.
A defiant class, the USS Spitfire after a model I built with custom decals. I called it Spitfire because I remembered it from Star Trek Armada.
My Galaxy class is the USS Napier. I couldn't think of a name for it and used the random generator. The 2nd name it came up with was the name of my University, named after Scottish mathematican, John Napier.
U.S.S Indomitable - a beastly little escort that won't ever quit! In the same vein as 'Defiant', I guess. U.S.S Redoubtable - seemed appropriate for a tanky-type role I was going for in my assault cruiser, a majestic Sovereign that no doubt inspires awe and fear in its opponents Yep, the Sovvie is my favourite ship! U.S.S Iron Maiden - best band in the world. Can't decide on a ship type for this though yet U.S.S Lynch - one of the best guitarists in the world. Currently my little NX. U.S.S Schenker - another of the best guitarists in the world - this will be one of my science vessels
Jonathen Zander: USS Crazy Horse / NCC-97142-H (This is my main and he ahs only captained ships named Crazy Horse since STOs head start. The ship name comes from my online RP days, she was my first and only CO position that lasted for 10 years.)
Azel Jigna: USS Madison Rose / NCC-95142
Alamax Zander: USS Arizona / NCC-93596-C
Eingea: USS Athena / NCC-93546
Three (Nathanial Zander): USS Andrew Jackson / NCC-91829-A
U.S.S. Axalon (name of the Maximal ship in Beast Wars Transformers)
U.S.S. Ragnar (name of a biathilon)
U.S.S. Wakanda (fictional city in Marvel's Black Panther.)
U.S.S. Deimos (One of Mars' moons.)
U.S.S. Caius (Shadow Monarch)
I.K.S. Vizard (A mix between soul reapers and hollows)
I.K.S. Acon (A Deity)
U.S.S Anatolia - Name of the city you fight for in Armored Core 4 also the name of the ship that in my book the antagonist serves on. Historical note: It is the former name of the Republic of Turkey but not the reason why I chose the name. I just liked how it sounded.
USS Robert Bartlett A Galaxy class cruiser, Named after a Canadian explorer who not only was the first person to sail past 88 degrees north, but walked 700 miles from Wrangel Island, over Siberia and the Chukchi Sea, to Alaska to mount a rescue expedition to save the others still trapped at Wrangel Island.
USS Rainbow Dash A Sovereign class cruiser, Named after Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony Friendship is Magic (yes I watch My Little Pony, big whoop want to love and tolerate about it?), inspired by the the most likely inefficient fact of using every damage type for six beam arrays, with dual beam banks filling in two front slots. Actually looks like her mane colours when a full broadside is fired.
U.S.S. Thunderchild - Excelsior R, named after the HMS Thunderchild from HG Wells' "War of the Worlds".
U.S.S. Achilles, Galaxy R - that chap from Greek mythology, also used in the RN.
U.S.S. Warspite - Assault Cruiser (and was used on the Excelsior for a bit), named for HMS Warspite, a Queen Elizabeth class battleship that fought in both world wars, recorded the longest ranged hit on a moving target, and managed to get itself involved in every major battle of the royal navy that occured during it's long service history much like a certain starship featured in a certain TV show.
U.S.S. Bruce Lee (formerly Henry's Hammer), Fleet Escort - named after noneo ther than than the king of kung fu himself, and before that, "Henry's Hammer" was named after the affectionate name given to the very tasty left hook of boxer Henry Cooper, who's one of the few, if not the only people to put Mohammed Ali on the canvas.
I.K.S. Ro'dan & Rodan, Hegh'ta and B'rel Birds of Prey - named for Rodan from the Godzilla films
I.K.S. Mjol'nir, Negh'var - named for Thor's hammer, because I used the "hammerhead" saucer and it reminded me of it.
I.K.S. Kri'stak, D7 battle cruiser (K'tinga me all you like, I use the D7 skin!) - named for mount Kri'stak on Qo'nos where Kahless forged his batleth, and I might add, has killed in Ker'rat at LG before.:cool:
I've also changed ship names on the fly in Ker'rat for various reasons, "I.K.S. You guys suck at camping" for example.
U.S.S. Memento Mori - Memento Mori means, roughly, Remember your Mortality, or Remember you will Die. It is a confirmation to every person who reads the ships name that they are going to die. Either by age, or by some other means. In particular it stands for the crews status as a Special Operations Crew and Starship. They do things quietly, this tends to also involve ending the lives of people. Its a dark Macabre sort of thing, the name fits I think.
Edit, what the hell I'll do a few more.
U.S.S. North Carolina, a Star Cruiser equipped with Disruptors and a bad additive. Named after the Show Boat, USS North Carolina BB-55. Acts like a battleship, with her primary role being anti escort and 'trash' duty. Much like the BB-55 dealt with anti-aircraft.
I.K.S. Taranis - Siege Destroyer, named after the Celtic god of Lightning, cause it has a big scary laser. Also same god was the God of wheels, the thing spins, this is not a coincidence.
I.K.S. Ganos Lal - Vorcha battle cruiser. Named after the character from Stargate. Whom in history was perceived as the 'bad guy' and arch rival of Merlin, but in fact did her actions for the better of things. She was not what she seemed, and neither is this ship. It's an escort in cruisers clothing.
The AK30 was named in honor of my nephew who died at 17 on Labor Day. The AK part were his initials while the 30 was the number on his basketball jersey, miss him alot....
The AK30 was named in honor of my nephew who died at 17 on Labor Day. The AK part were his initials while the 30 was the number on his basketball jersey, miss him alot....
feel ya dude
my sister died 3 years ago at the age of 17. I was 19 at the time, 2 days ago was the anniversary..
Must say star trek helped me a lot those past 3 years, or else I might not have been around. Her name is french so it doesn't translate well into a ship name, but like you did with the initials, I try to pay my respect likewise
How many times does one thread need to get necro'd?
Doesn't matter, it is disrespectfull to post this after he explains how he wants to pay his respect to his nephew. I believe that answers your question all together. It is a good thread to keep alive.
K'Mec - Fearless. Since Klingons like to use bold names, and since they fear nothing in mortal life.
Celise - Bajor. Since this toon is from Bajor...
K'Ella - Mecenary. Was thinking generic sort of pirate type names, ran out of inspiration and chose this one.
Sevrin - Columbo. In honor of the late Peter Falk who played Lt. Columbo, the police detective. R.I.P. Peter.
My main captain was named after my old Rigger in 2nd Ed Shadowrun. So his first ship was the Seattle.
From there I stuck with a weapon theme that started with the Saber class USS Claymore.
After that there was the Akira class USS Tomahawk. The only canon named Akira I found had a Native American themed name, "Thunderchild", so I went with that.
That was followed by the Defiant class USS Katana. I wanted at least on ship by that name.
For the Dervish class one I settled on Scimitar. At the time the content of the "N" film had slipped my mind. Now it bugs me occasionally.
Then there's the Prometheus class USS Artemis. Sticking with the Greek mythology theme I picked out the most aggressive goddess I could think of. Artemis was a beautiful and skilled huntress, who ruthlessly killed just about any man (and some women) who even slightly offended her. Seemed fitting for an Escort ship.
MVAM promethus - Renzokuken - meaning "Continual Sword", "Sequential Sword" so not only cool name in FF context but also for MVAM.
Excelsior refit - Zantetsuken - meaning "steel-cutting sword". It lives up to it's name .
Recon science - Spira - planet in FFX - may change this for something that reflects the debuffing ability of a science ship. Still FFX was one of the best games and the name just matches the ship's look so well .
as my main ship names. My alt ships are nearly if not all FF based too but can't recall them all now.
my ship is called the iks event horizon because once you fire on it or get to close there is no escape, you will feel the light fading and ultimatly you shall be crushed into oblivion. :cool:
My Luna is the U.S.S. Amalthea, named after the moon of Jupiter (To stick with the naming convention idea of Lunas being named after moons)
My Sovereign is the U.S.S. Basileus, named after the Greek title that signifies Monarchs and such.
My (Unused) Intrepid Refit is the U.S.S. Proteus, which is named after the Aquatic Deity in Hellenic Religion.
My (Future) Nebula will be named the U.S.S. Shangri-La, named primarily after the United States Aircraft Carrier that was commisioned near the end of World War 2.
USS Rainbow Dash A Sovereign class cruiser, Named after Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony Friendship is Magic (yes I watch My Little Pony, big whoop want to love and tolerate about it?), inspired by the the most likely inefficient fact of using every damage type for six beam arrays, with dual beam banks filling in two front slots. Actually looks like her mane colours when a full broadside is fired.
2 things:
1) I love "Want to love and tolerate about it?" - That made me laugh far more than it should. Kudos!
2) I have a ship with a similar idea. Though I'm torn between beams and turrets... I'm not sure if I want a rainbow bridge to blast people with, or if I want to shoot skittles at them. >.>
USS Oblivion (with -A and so on for future ships i take in the game), named for the idea of throwing enemies into nonexistence
also named for the subtitle of my upcoming book
I use the ship class as a guide. So for example, my Intrepid is the Daring (both mean similar things), my Sovereign is the Resolute (a Royal Navy ship, but also monarch's need to be resolute, right?), my Luna is the Atlas (as all Luna classes are named after Sol System moons, but I figure titans qualify as well).
I give my shuttlecraft names in keeping too. So my runabout is named Vesuvius, for earth volcanoes, rather than rivers (as per DS9), and my captain's yacht is the Stewart - no prizes for guessing who that is!
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I named a Nebula class ship the USS Belsyde after the name of the street where I grew up.
A defiant class, the USS Spitfire after a model I built with custom decals. I called it Spitfire because I remembered it from Star Trek Armada.
My Galaxy class is the USS Napier. I couldn't think of a name for it and used the random generator. The 2nd name it came up with was the name of my University, named after Scottish mathematican, John Napier.
U.S.S Redoubtable - seemed appropriate for a tanky-type role I was going for in my assault cruiser, a majestic Sovereign that no doubt inspires awe and fear in its opponents
U.S.S Iron Maiden - best band in the world. Can't decide on a ship type for this though yet
U.S.S Lynch - one of the best guitarists in the world. Currently my little NX.
U.S.S Schenker - another of the best guitarists in the world - this will be one of my science vessels
Azel Jigna: USS Madison Rose / NCC-95142
Alamax Zander: USS Arizona / NCC-93596-C
Eingea: USS Athena / NCC-93546
Three (Nathanial Zander): USS Andrew Jackson / NCC-91829-A
Kastoolu: USS Pandora / NCC-92469-A
K'Hugh: USS England / NCC-92865
Kah'len: IKS Arumsi
Four: IKS Mogh'Var
U.S.S. Ragnar (name of a biathilon)
U.S.S. Wakanda (fictional city in Marvel's Black Panther.)
U.S.S. Deimos (One of Mars' moons.)
U.S.S. Caius (Shadow Monarch)
I.K.S. Vizard (A mix between soul reapers and hollows)
I.K.S. Acon (A Deity)
U.S.S. Mikome "Hope"
U.S.S. Kaijin "Complete Destruction"
USS Robert Bartlett A Galaxy class cruiser, Named after a Canadian explorer who not only was the first person to sail past 88 degrees north, but walked 700 miles from Wrangel Island, over Siberia and the Chukchi Sea, to Alaska to mount a rescue expedition to save the others still trapped at Wrangel Island.
USS Rainbow Dash A Sovereign class cruiser, Named after Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony Friendship is Magic (yes I watch My Little Pony, big whoop want to love and tolerate about it?), inspired by the the most likely inefficient fact of using every damage type for six beam arrays, with dual beam banks filling in two front slots. Actually looks like her mane colours when a full broadside is fired.
U.S.S. Thunderchild - Excelsior R, named after the HMS Thunderchild from HG Wells' "War of the Worlds".
U.S.S. Achilles, Galaxy R - that chap from Greek mythology, also used in the RN.
U.S.S. Warspite - Assault Cruiser (and was used on the Excelsior for a bit), named for HMS Warspite, a Queen Elizabeth class battleship that fought in both world wars, recorded the longest ranged hit on a moving target, and managed to get itself involved in every major battle of the royal navy that occured during it's long service history much like a certain starship featured in a certain TV show.
U.S.S. Bruce Lee (formerly Henry's Hammer), Fleet Escort - named after noneo ther than than the king of kung fu himself, and before that, "Henry's Hammer" was named after the affectionate name given to the very tasty left hook of boxer Henry Cooper, who's one of the few, if not the only people to put Mohammed Ali on the canvas.
I.K.S. Ro'dan & Rodan, Hegh'ta and B'rel Birds of Prey - named for Rodan from the Godzilla films
I.K.S. Mjol'nir, Negh'var - named for Thor's hammer, because I used the "hammerhead" saucer and it reminded me of it.
I.K.S. Kri'stak, D7 battle cruiser (K'tinga me all you like, I use the D7 skin!) - named for mount Kri'stak on Qo'nos where Kahless forged his batleth, and I might add, has killed in Ker'rat at LG before.:cool:
I've also changed ship names on the fly in Ker'rat for various reasons, "I.K.S. You guys suck at camping" for example.
U.S.S. Memento Mori - Memento Mori means, roughly, Remember your Mortality, or Remember you will Die. It is a confirmation to every person who reads the ships name that they are going to die. Either by age, or by some other means. In particular it stands for the crews status as a Special Operations Crew and Starship. They do things quietly, this tends to also involve ending the lives of people. Its a dark Macabre sort of thing, the name fits I think.
Edit, what the hell I'll do a few more.
U.S.S. North Carolina, a Star Cruiser equipped with Disruptors and a bad additive. Named after the Show Boat, USS North Carolina BB-55. Acts like a battleship, with her primary role being anti escort and 'trash' duty. Much like the BB-55 dealt with anti-aircraft.
I.K.S. Taranis - Siege Destroyer, named after the Celtic god of Lightning, cause it has a big scary laser. Also same god was the God of wheels, the thing spins, this is not a coincidence.
I.K.S. Ganos Lal - Vorcha battle cruiser. Named after the character from Stargate. Whom in history was perceived as the 'bad guy' and arch rival of Merlin, but in fact did her actions for the better of things. She was not what she seemed, and neither is this ship. It's an escort in cruisers clothing.
feel ya dude
my sister died 3 years ago at the age of 17. I was 19 at the time, 2 days ago was the anniversary..
Must say star trek helped me a lot those past 3 years, or else I might not have been around. Her name is french so it doesn't translate well into a ship name, but like you did with the initials, I try to pay my respect likewise
Doesn't matter, it is disrespectfull to post this after he explains how he wants to pay his respect to his nephew. I believe that answers your question all together. It is a good thread to keep alive.
My Ship names :
Wichita
Galveston
Nantucket
I generally try to name my ships after their role, or in connection with their captain.
As an example... My Science captain had most of his cruisers named with a medical/defensive theme. His current ship is the USS Redemption.
Or how about my Borg Captain who's had all of his science ships named after mathematical terms. His current ship is the USS Hypotenuse.
my Fed-Klingon Tactical Captain with his escorts named after ancient earth weaponry. His current ship is the USS Claymore.
Celise - Bajor. Since this toon is from Bajor...
K'Ella - Mecenary. Was thinking generic sort of pirate type names, ran out of inspiration and chose this one.
Sevrin - Columbo. In honor of the late Peter Falk who played Lt. Columbo, the police detective. R.I.P. Peter.
From there I stuck with a weapon theme that started with the Saber class USS Claymore.
After that there was the Akira class USS Tomahawk. The only canon named Akira I found had a Native American themed name, "Thunderchild", so I went with that.
That was followed by the Defiant class USS Katana. I wanted at least on ship by that name.
For the Dervish class one I settled on Scimitar. At the time the content of the "N" film had slipped my mind. Now it bugs me occasionally.
Then there's the Prometheus class USS Artemis. Sticking with the Greek mythology theme I picked out the most aggressive goddess I could think of. Artemis was a beautiful and skilled huntress, who ruthlessly killed just about any man (and some women) who even slightly offended her. Seemed fitting for an Escort ship.
MVAM promethus - Renzokuken - meaning "Continual Sword", "Sequential Sword" so not only cool name in FF context but also for MVAM.
Excelsior refit - Zantetsuken - meaning "steel-cutting sword". It lives up to it's name
Recon science - Spira - planet in FFX - may change this for something that reflects the debuffing ability of a science ship. Still FFX was one of the best games and the name just matches the ship's look so well
as my main ship names. My alt ships are nearly if not all FF based too but can't recall them all now.
U.S.S. Quinto - [Zachary Quinto (Spock)]
I.K.S. G'rard B'tler - [Gerard Butler (King Leonidas from 300)]
U.S.S. Worthington - [Sam Worthington (Clash of the Titans)]
U.S.S. Jackman - [Hugh Jackman (Wolverine from X-Men)]
Lol yeah I had a miranda on my second toon called the u.s.s Saldana
Hell off a ship I have to say, Sometimes a bit overpowered but that's fine .
She is doing real nice against The Borg.
And I had the U.S.S. Hellcat
Defiant class But I do not understand feds this ship was small and underpowered .
Agh Vulcan's nah ....
Greets
My Sovereign is the U.S.S. Basileus, named after the Greek title that signifies Monarchs and such.
My (Unused) Intrepid Refit is the U.S.S. Proteus, which is named after the Aquatic Deity in Hellenic Religion.
My (Future) Nebula will be named the U.S.S. Shangri-La, named primarily after the United States Aircraft Carrier that was commisioned near the end of World War 2.
2 things:
1) I love "Want to love and tolerate about it?" - That made me laugh far more than it should. Kudos!
2) I have a ship with a similar idea. Though I'm torn between beams and turrets... I'm not sure if I want a rainbow bridge to blast people with, or if I want to shoot skittles at them. >.>
All refer to a hobby of mine that involves baiting and messing with advance fee fraud scammers.
also named for the subtitle of my upcoming book
I give my shuttlecraft names in keeping too. So my runabout is named Vesuvius, for earth volcanoes, rather than rivers (as per DS9), and my captain's yacht is the Stewart - no prizes for guessing who that is!