I'm relatively new to the game (1 1/2 months) and have 3 characters (though one may be fixing to get a reboot). Every character, at some point, will pilot a cruiser called the Intrepid because that is the ship name I love best, always. Not only for the principle it denotes but for the WWII aircraft carrier the USS Intrepid. Look it up, truly an Intrepid ship. Beyond that some ship names and their significance by character:
Dmitry Leonov (A Cossack) has flown the Leonidas (a personal hero of his), the Taras Bulba (a fictional hero), the Ivan Sirko (another hero - google Cossack letter for more) and the Keelhaul (named after Operation Keelhaul to remind him no government can ever really be trusted).
Kerr Avon (named after a British sci fi series, Blakes 7) usually flies the Scorpio or the Liberator after the 2 featured ships in that series
Dallas Kelvin Maxwell (an Artifical Person) prefers to stick with the naming convention exemplified by the Enterprise... that is ships named for qualities we admire and aspire to... such as the Endeavor, the Valiant and the Intrepid.
Back on the aircarft carrier Intrepid I recall reading that she was once so badly damaged that her bow seam was split from top to bottom. She was listing forward in the water so badly that any big wave would bring the screws out of the water so that they were churning air. She could barely make 3 to 5 knots tops and the rudders were jammed so that she could only turn to starboard. That and other damage would have led many a Captain to have abandoned ship as the battle fleet had had to leave her to fend for herself. Yet her Captain refused. Even though he was crawling like a wounded turtle, was a sitting duck for any sub and any bad storm or serious wave could have sunk the ship he headed for Pearl Harbor. In order to correct 3 points to Port the ship would actually have to make an almost complete circle to starboard. Word spread through out Pearl and the smart money said she'd never make it. They say that when the tugs finally come into view hauling the wounded ship into port every engineer and dockworker was on hand to cheer her in. She was fully repaired and back out to sea within a month. That's why the Intrepid will always be my ship.
Excelsior Retrofit -- USS Bucket of Bolts (Do I even need to explain it)
Odyssey Class -- USS Argo (Jason and the Argonauts and Star Blazers)
Gal-X Dreadnought -- USS Hypnotribble (Named after the now-fixed bug where the BOs would constantly pet their tribbles)
USS Icarus - Greek Mythology flew too close to sun etc (Class 8 Shuttle)
USS Daedalus - Greek Mythology father of Icarus (Runabout)
USS MJolnir - Norse Mythology - Thor's Hammer (Light Cruiser)
USS Ragnarok - Norse Mythology - End of Days (Escort)
USS Tesla - After Nikola Tesla inventor and general genius (Exeter Cruiser Refit)
USS Valhalla - Norse Mythology - hall of the slain where they prepare for Ragnorok (Heavy Escort)
USS Valkyrie - Norse Mythology - warrior maidens who escort the slain to Valhalla (Galaxy class)
USS Monarch - another word for king or ruler (Sovereign class Assault cruiser)
USS Darmok - from TNG episode of same name one of my all time faves (Odyssey class)
The memory is hazy since it was twenty years ago, but it was the name of a rowboat owned by a rich character in either Ranma 1/2 or Urusei Yatsura. I liked the the failed grandiosity of it and the name stuck with me.
USS Shadenfreude - pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others (or "Ha Ha!").
USS Treppenwitz - staircase wit, thinking of a clever comeback when it is too late.
USS Zeitgeist - the spirit of the times
IKS Ver'Nicht - a "klingonized" version of the german word "to destroy", vernichten
For the Federation I was trying to keep with German words that represent an abstract idea and don't necessarily have a good corresponding English word. And for the Klingons I was going with hard consonent words related to violence, honor, and all that Klingon jazz.
I was very tempted to just do Schadenfreude-A,B, etc., but that seemd a bit boring.
Since my last post I obtained a few more ships:
USS Wanderlust - galaxy class. It means the desire to explore.
USS Reiser - intrepid class. It means traveler.
USS Flitzer - Danube class runabout. It means to run about .
My latest line of ships all use the names of famous World War 2 fighters:
Hellcat - NX-class Corsair - Saber-class Mosquito - Either Zephyr or Oslo, haven't decided yet. Warhawk - Defiant, maybe get the Sao Paulo for it. Lightning - Malestrom "refit"
My Odyssey-class cruiser, U.S.S. Kearsarge, got her name from the U.S. Navy and Starfleet vessels that preceded her.
My Sao Paulo-class escort, U.S.S. Tamerlane, is named for a Saladin-class destroyer that served in Starfleet in the mid-23rd Century, and whose adventures are seen in a pretty awesome webcomic, whose staff responded enthusiastically when I posted a screenshot of my "Little T" at warp.
My main character uses the Intrepid class USS Endeavour - I've seen a couple of other Endeavours flying around, and why not? It's a good name, referencing both Captain Cook's ship and the space shuttle, as well as being a synonym for 'Enterprise'...
I named my Intrepid that rather than any other ship because I wanted it named after a real space craft, like Voyager.
My alt flys the Prometheus class USS Quetzalcoatl. Quetzalcoatl has some similarities to Prometheus; they're both gods who teach humanity useful skills and knowledge.
Empece a jugar desde el primer dia que empezo el sistema F2P.
Nombres de mis naves:
LAIA
LAIA I
LAIA II
LAIA III
LAIA IV
LAIA V
LAIA VI
Les puse el nombre de mi novia (despu
Since I live near the most complete skeleton of the Acrocanthosaurus, a Trex size and shaped dinosaur with a raised spine, I thought it would be a good name. The third nacelle and the spinal lance cannon go with the name, and the fact it was a large predator fits the Dreadnaught idea.
U.S.S. Hellion, a Tier V Fleet Escort that wields Anti-Proton Dual Heavies and Anti-Proton Turrets and dishes out about 6,800 damage per volley on some unexpecting Klingon player... need I say more?
here are the ships i have had with my main engineer just became a VA
USS Pontiac centaur-class. i like the pontiac brand of cars i have had 7 over the years
USS Redemption Constitution-class. i hit random and that is what spit out
USS Victoria Cheyenne-class. hit random
USS Victoria-A Galaxy-class. i liked the name
USS Parthenon Vanguard-class i was going to use this for the odyssey but got impatient and used it
USS Iliad Odyssey-class. taken from the name of the first part of the Homer's epic
small craft
USS Puddle Jumper class 8 shuttle. i liked star gate Atlantis and was what they called there small craft
USS Alma runabout. name of the closes town to mine
USS Alpha Flyer delta type shuttle. play on the name of the delta flyer sense mine is in the alpha quadrant
My main fed tac uses the plays of Shakespeare. Was loosely paired by cruiser/escort to comedy/tragedy but not so much since I used up all my favourites.
Andronicus
Measure
Midsummer Dream (breaks the text field usually)
Othello (shuttle: Iago)
Pericles
Tempest (shuttle: Prospero)
Verona
Windsor
And I gave Macbeth to the new Odyssey. For the Toil and Trouble y'know.
I'm less serious with my alts. One is character names from Genso Suikoden (Flik, etc.)
And my KDF She-Hulk uses Marvel characters (I.S.S. M.O.D.O.K., etc.)
Sadly, being on a new toon and starting to play two years after I created my account (I didn't have the PC specs to run at launch, or even more recently until the F2P launch) I haven't really become serious with my ship names, or character names. I'm sure that will change, so forgive the utterly childish thoughts that come to mind when seeing the repeated name. Also, to act as a disclaimer, the references tie to my use of medicinal marijuana, which I don't openly like talking about, but am merely mentioning because of relevancy.
Captain's (Admiral's) Name: Ira J. (James) Stoner
USS Devil's Grass - NCC-94357 (Shi'Kar-Class Light Cruiser)
USS Devil's Grass-A - NCC-94357-A (Excalibur-Class Cruiser)
USS Devil's Grass-B - NCC-94357-B (Akira-Class Heavy Escort)
USS Devil's Grass-C - NCC-94357-C (Defiant-Class Tactical Escort)
USS Devil's Grass-D - NCC-94357-D (Prometheus-Class Advanced Escort)
USS Devil's Grass-E - NCC-94357-E (Odyssey-Class Star Cruiser)
USS Devil's Seed - NCC-94420 - (Delta-Class Shuttle) (I think that's the right registry, but I might be wrong.)
As you can see, not too much thought has gone into my choices. I think my KDF is suffering the same fate, too. In time though, seriousness shall prevail. Plus, I'm not too keen of overusing the 420 numeric in the registries due to overkill on the obvious reference. That, and well, I don't feel like irking people or conveying the wrong message...
My current ship is the USS Ugly. I love the hardware, but I couldn't help but notice how god-awfully ugly the fleet escort is. With the Borg deflectors, she looks like a warthog.
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Dmitry Leonov (A Cossack) has flown the Leonidas (a personal hero of his), the Taras Bulba (a fictional hero), the Ivan Sirko (another hero - google Cossack letter for more) and the Keelhaul (named after Operation Keelhaul to remind him no government can ever really be trusted).
Kerr Avon (named after a British sci fi series, Blakes 7) usually flies the Scorpio or the Liberator after the 2 featured ships in that series
Dallas Kelvin Maxwell (an Artifical Person) prefers to stick with the naming convention exemplified by the Enterprise... that is ships named for qualities we admire and aspire to... such as the Endeavor, the Valiant and the Intrepid.
Back on the aircarft carrier Intrepid I recall reading that she was once so badly damaged that her bow seam was split from top to bottom. She was listing forward in the water so badly that any big wave would bring the screws out of the water so that they were churning air. She could barely make 3 to 5 knots tops and the rudders were jammed so that she could only turn to starboard. That and other damage would have led many a Captain to have abandoned ship as the battle fleet had had to leave her to fend for herself. Yet her Captain refused. Even though he was crawling like a wounded turtle, was a sitting duck for any sub and any bad storm or serious wave could have sunk the ship he headed for Pearl Harbor. In order to correct 3 points to Port the ship would actually have to make an almost complete circle to starboard. Word spread through out Pearl and the smart money said she'd never make it. They say that when the tugs finally come into view hauling the wounded ship into port every engineer and dockworker was on hand to cheer her in. She was fully repaired and back out to sea within a month. That's why the Intrepid will always be my ship.
Odyssey Class -- USS Argo (Jason and the Argonauts and Star Blazers)
Gal-X Dreadnought -- USS Hypnotribble (Named after the now-fixed bug where the BOs would constantly pet their tribbles)
USS Daedalus - Greek Mythology father of Icarus (Runabout)
USS MJolnir - Norse Mythology - Thor's Hammer (Light Cruiser)
USS Ragnarok - Norse Mythology - End of Days (Escort)
USS Tesla - After Nikola Tesla inventor and general genius (Exeter Cruiser Refit)
USS Valhalla - Norse Mythology - hall of the slain where they prepare for Ragnorok (Heavy Escort)
USS Valkyrie - Norse Mythology - warrior maidens who escort the slain to Valhalla (Galaxy class)
USS Monarch - another word for king or ruler (Sovereign class Assault cruiser)
USS Darmok - from TNG episode of same name one of my all time faves (Odyssey class)
The memory is hazy since it was twenty years ago, but it was the name of a rowboat owned by a rich character in either Ranma 1/2 or Urusei Yatsura. I liked the the failed grandiosity of it and the name stuck with me.
Blake's 7: Best ending to any TV show ever. Loved every cheesy second of it.
Since my last post I obtained a few more ships:
USS Wanderlust - galaxy class. It means the desire to explore.
USS Reiser - intrepid class. It means traveler.
USS Flitzer - Danube class runabout. It means to run about
Hellcat - NX-class
Corsair - Saber-class
Mosquito - Either Zephyr or Oslo, haven't decided yet.
Warhawk - Defiant, maybe get the Sao Paulo for it.
Lightning - Malestrom "refit"
My Sao Paulo-class escort, U.S.S. Tamerlane, is named for a Saladin-class destroyer that served in Starfleet in the mid-23rd Century, and whose adventures are seen in a pretty awesome webcomic, whose staff responded enthusiastically when I posted a screenshot of my "Little T" at warp.
I named my Intrepid that rather than any other ship because I wanted it named after a real space craft, like Voyager.
My alt flys the Prometheus class USS Quetzalcoatl. Quetzalcoatl has some similarities to Prometheus; they're both gods who teach humanity useful skills and knowledge.
Nombres de mis naves:
LAIA
LAIA I
LAIA II
LAIA III
LAIA IV
LAIA V
LAIA VI
Les puse el nombre de mi novia (despu
Orbits target at 10km spamming debuffs, gravity wells, subsystem targeting and CRF on hapless PvE targets.
Small tribute to the AC-130 gunship.
Since I live near the most complete skeleton of the Acrocanthosaurus, a Trex size and shaped dinosaur with a raised spine, I thought it would be a good name. The third nacelle and the spinal lance cannon go with the name, and the fact it was a large predator fits the Dreadnaught idea.
This bortaS-class is commanded by Lt. Gen. Allen Sollace who is a North Carolinian.
Named after Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell.
Other ships in my fleet are named after other members of Section 9 from the same series.
My Orion female over on the Klingon side is the captain of the I.K.S. Succubus, simply because it seems appropriate for an Orion female.
USS Pontiac centaur-class. i like the pontiac brand of cars i have had 7 over the years
USS Redemption Constitution-class. i hit random and that is what spit out
USS Victoria Cheyenne-class. hit random
USS Victoria-A Galaxy-class. i liked the name
USS Parthenon Vanguard-class i was going to use this for the odyssey but got impatient and used it
USS Iliad Odyssey-class. taken from the name of the first part of the Homer's epic
small craft
USS Puddle Jumper class 8 shuttle. i liked star gate Atlantis and was what they called there small craft
USS Alma runabout. name of the closes town to mine
USS Alpha Flyer delta type shuttle. play on the name of the delta flyer sense mine is in the alpha quadrant
The smallest and most deadliest creature on the planet. San Paulo class
USS Cla
Andronicus
Measure
Midsummer Dream (breaks the text field usually)
Othello (shuttle: Iago)
Pericles
Tempest (shuttle: Prospero)
Verona
Windsor
And I gave Macbeth to the new Odyssey. For the Toil and Trouble y'know.
I'm less serious with my alts. One is character names from Genso Suikoden (Flik, etc.)
And my KDF She-Hulk uses Marvel characters (I.S.S. M.O.D.O.K., etc.)
Go raibh maith agat ^_^
Gaeilge for 'thank you'
USS Gladius NCC-92763
USS Gladius A NCC-92763 A
USS Liberty NCC-93689
USS Washington NCC-93084
USS Spartacus NCC-93716
The connecting theme is liberty and freedom.
Captain's (Admiral's) Name: Ira J. (James) Stoner
USS Devil's Grass - NCC-94357 (Shi'Kar-Class Light Cruiser)
USS Devil's Grass-A - NCC-94357-A (Excalibur-Class Cruiser)
USS Devil's Grass-B - NCC-94357-B (Akira-Class Heavy Escort)
USS Devil's Grass-C - NCC-94357-C (Defiant-Class Tactical Escort)
USS Devil's Grass-D - NCC-94357-D (Prometheus-Class Advanced Escort)
USS Devil's Grass-E - NCC-94357-E (Odyssey-Class Star Cruiser)
USS Devil's Seed - NCC-94420 - (Delta-Class Shuttle) (I think that's the right registry, but I might be wrong.)
As you can see, not too much thought has gone into my choices. I think my KDF is suffering the same fate, too. In time though, seriousness shall prevail. Plus, I'm not too keen of overusing the 420 numeric in the registries due to overkill on the obvious reference. That, and well, I don't feel like irking people or conveying the wrong message...
Yeah!!!!!!!!
Then there's the
USS ******e -Akira class
USS Inebriant- Defiant class
USS Odd-To-See - Odyssey class