test content
What is the Arc Client?
Install Arc

What's your ship called and why?

1131416181926

Comments

  • kintishokintisho Member Posts: 1,040 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Main ship: the U.S.S. Omnipotence.... She cannot die.

    U.S.S. Tiamat... Breathes a lot more than fire

    U.S.S. Reagan
    R.R.W. Alexander (these 2 named for my son)

    U.S.S. Shenron (carrier is another GFG dragon)

    U.S.S. Fervent Resolve (sci crowd control)
    U.S.S. Singularity (time ship- Fully decked out cheese wedge)

    I.K.S. Conquest (KDF conquers stuff)
  • turbomagnusturbomagnus Member Posts: 3,479 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    When I finally get back in game, I think I'm going to name the Miranda-class ship my new Fed character starts out with (when I get to play the new tutorial) as the U.S.S. 18897741, in memory of the error that's kept me crashed out of the game for the last two weeks...
    "If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross; but it's not for the timid." -- Q, TNG: "Q-Who?"
    ^Words that every player should keep in mind, especially whenever there's a problem with the game...
  • walderfreywalderfrey Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    i named the iss cascadia for our future autonomous region that includes everything west of the cascade mountains from northern oregon to britsh columbia, the puget sound and the san juan islands ;)
  • salynraydersalynrayder Member Posts: 139 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    USS Darkstar- because The Grateful Dead will never die!!
  • keepcalmkeepcalm Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Well, let's see ...

    R.R.W Omien. T'varo class, the lesser Romulan word for honour. The other one being a bit too strong and complicated to be something they'd ever name a ship.

    U.S.S Nei'rhh, Defiant class. Pre-LoR fake Reman captain. Named for a small, venomous bird. Disproportionately deadly for its size, and rather appropriate for a little Defiant.

    I.G.S Zabathu, Andorian escort. According to a book I forget the name of, named for a horse like Andorian animal.

    U.S.S Lyra, Vesta. Rather boring one. Named for the constellation.

    And then the character with the musical terms for ship names. And most of my ship collection, not that I really have much.

    U.S.S Allegrezza, Excelsior class. Basically means joyfulness.

    Elegy, Elachi S'golth. Considering how baby Elachi seem to be made, something mournful seemed appropriate.

    Overture, Breen Chel Grett. No deep meaning here. Overutre was originally just the instrumental introduction to an opera, but then Beethoven and Mendelssohn started making them into standalone pieces, along with a bunch of Italians, and other stuff branched off and developed over time. This isn't a music history lecture.

    Pesante, Obelisk Carrier. Means heavy, ponderous. You've all seen how carriers handle, I don't think I need to explain this one.

    Scherzo, Risian Corvette. Okay, this one needs explaining. Early baroque terms and so on. Literal meaning is along the lines of joking, or playful. Essentially it was a later development and occasional replacement of the minuette, just quicker and more light-hearted.
    "The halfling way of battle is simple: You jump on their face and keep stabbing until the screaming stops."
  • skelet0rrskelet0rr Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    one of my Ships is called the Melbourne in honor of wolf 359, because I mean why not? have to be authentic right?
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    very very.......

    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • coblivionccoblivionc Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    I'm a relatively new player (up to the level cap though) but I have always use the same name for my flagship. The U.S.S. Umbra. I never really put much thought into the name (besides being cool) until I read this thread. Given that umbra is Latin for darkness, shade, or shadow I guess it reflects the current political situation of the STO universe.
    Only one thing is certain -- that is, nothing is certain. If this statement is true, it is also false. -Ancient Paradox
  • taylor1701dtaylor1701d Member Posts: 3,099 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Kumari Tactical Escort
    Beam Build
    Tactical Captain.

    IGV OmniSlash

    Why ?
    Look at my signature.

    The beam FaW graphics reminded me of the deadly multi strike OmniSlash Limit Break from FFVII
    [img][/img]OD5urLn.jpg
  • neoakiraiineoakiraii Member Posts: 7,468 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Normandy, because Enterprise was taken :P
    GwaoHAD.png
  • jodarkriderjodarkrider Member Posts: 2,097 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Mine's called U.S.S. Aleksey Krupnyk - he is a known personality on StarCraft 2 scene, and I look up to him both for innovative gameplay, as well as very nice attitude and welll, we are also friends, so that's a bonus. And he loves Czech beer too! :D
    [10:20] Your Lunge deals 4798 (2580) Physical Damage(Critical) to Tosk of Borg.

    Star Trek Online Volunteer Community Moderator
    "bIghojchugh DaneH, Dumev pagh. bIghojqangbe'chugh, DuQaHlaH pagh."
    "Learn lots. Don't judge. Laugh for no reason. Be nice. Seek happiness." ~Day[9] 
    "Your fun isn't wrong." ~LaughingTrendy

    Find me on Twitterverse - @jodarkrider

  • brewtolomusbrewtolomus Member Posts: 277
    edited December 2013
    Is named "Honey Badger". Because the Honey Badger don't care.

    On a more serious note.
    Last night I saw a very similar looking ship as mine, with the moniker "Honey Badger I" :mad:

    I'll be keeping an eye on you pally!
  • catstarstocatstarsto Member Posts: 2,149 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    My toon James T Cat, flys the USS Kittyprize/NCC-773440

    Hes a lolcat version of Kirk and his crew. An RP from an alternate Cat dimension...I use this toon for my FOundry Review videos on youtube :3 look me up sometime, I use the same name all across Google =^.^=

    His Shuttle the Meowlileo, is for smaller missions.

    Captain: James T Cat
    First Officer: Mr Spot
    Helm: Mr Mew Wu
    Comm: Mewhura
    Chief Eng: Mongomery the ScottishFold
    Chief Med: Dr Leonard McCat
    Security Cat: Ensign Generic
  • alexmakepeacealexmakepeace Member Posts: 10,633 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    I tends to use themes for my ships. Usually the themes arise as I play (so the first ships generally don't follow the theme).

    Unfortunately I can't remember all of them, but I can remember these:

    For my main Fed, I eventually settled on mythical figures:
    USS Nevada (Miranda)
    USS Avatar (Heavy cruiser)
    USS Prometheus (Akira)
    USS Jupiter (Ambassador)
    USS Europa (Prometheus)
    USS Aurora (Sovereign)

    For my new Fed, I decided on celestial objects:
    USS Cirrus (Centaur)
    USS Southern Cross (Sabre)
    USS Andromeda (Cheyenne)
    USS Andromeda-A (Galaxy)
  • dinoyipidinoyipi Member Posts: 141 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Saw someone else with a ship (didn't catch the class, but I did see that the player was level 17, so it was probably a Lt. Cmdr ship) with the name "U.S.S. Taggart"

    Direct hit from Feel-ton Torepdoes.
    For personal reasons, I've left Star Trek Online.
  • starswordcstarswordc Member Posts: 10,966 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    I listed my Fed main back here. On my KDF char:

    Current Ship: IKS mupwI' - B'Rotlh-class Bird-of-Prey. Name means "hammer" in Klingonese.

    B'rel-class Bird-of-Prey: IKS Sek'lhr. It's what it started out with.
    "Great War! / And I cannot take more! / Great tour! / I keep on marching on / I play the great score / There will be no encore / Great War! / The War to End All Wars"
    — Sabaton, "Great War"
    VZ9ASdg.png

    Check out https://unitedfederationofpla.net/s/
  • westx211westx211 Member Posts: 42,332 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    I used to have a jhdc named the relentless but now I'm a switch that name to a bulwark dreadnought when I get one.
    Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
  • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,474 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    My new Klingon captains the IKS Khal'gon - because it takes me away.
    Lorna-Wing-sig.png
  • cptjhuntercptjhunter Member Posts: 2,288 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    I named the free bee Voth Carrier the U.S.S. Oriskinay. After the U.S. Carrier that was decommissioned after the Vietnam war. It caught fire, and was gutted, and sunk a few years ago to become a potential coral reef site.

    I plan to get the new Klingon ship, I just haven't thought of a name for it yet.
  • ambassadormolariambassadormolari Member Posts: 709 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    Since my last post, all my Captains have gotten quite a few more ships:

    For my Federation Engineer:

    Ozymandias (Obelisk carrier)- look upon it, ye mighty, and despair.


    For my KDF Tactical Orion:

    I.K.S. Kortus (B'Moth Bird-of-Prey)- randomly-generated name.


    And for my Romulan Scientist:

    R.R.W. Xanitla (D'deridex)- named after a pivotal battle in the Romulan Civil War.
    R.R.W. Rhaetnen (Ha'nom)- lit. "Executor."
    R.R.W. Anarhai (Mirror Ha'apax)- lit. "Dawn."
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • dahminusdahminus Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    U.s.s. Continuum for my Mobius. Needed some sort of time name....almost went second for my shuttle. minute for my Mobius and hour for my Wells

    I.G.V. Prime for my Kumari. I have no idea what to name it. Just...no idea
    Chive on and prosper, eh?

    My PvE/PvP hybrid skill tree
  • xariamaxariama Member Posts: 161 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Main one is the USS Missouri. Friend served on it during Desert Storm.
    Lane Bjorn Jorgensson, Captain, ISS Voltaire

    Here's a map to show how much they've screwed up the game map.
  • grandnaguszek1grandnaguszek1 Member Posts: 2,188 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    My Miranda frigate is called the Latnium Liner because it has a ferengi captain.
    say-star-wars-is-better.jpg
  • starswordcstarswordc Member Posts: 10,966 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    KDF engi, latest ship:

    K'tanco-class Battlecruiser: IKS tlhab - Klingonese for "freedom"

    Next ship:

    K't'inga-class Battlecruiser: IKS Khorazhar - legacy name from the FASA tabletop RPG, meaning "iron hand". For bonus points, it belonged to a D-7.
    "Great War! / And I cannot take more! / Great tour! / I keep on marching on / I play the great score / There will be no encore / Great War! / The War to End All Wars"
    — Sabaton, "Great War"
    VZ9ASdg.png

    Check out https://unitedfederationofpla.net/s/
  • johnchrightonjohnchrighton Member Posts: 99 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    U.S.S. Rocinante

    I named my ship after the ship from the Rush two part song Cygnus X-1/Cygnus X-1 Book II Hemispheres. :o
    Headlong into mystery
  • moonshadowdarkmoonshadowdark Member Posts: 1,899 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    U.S.S. Sierra- Named after the awesome Sierra style uniforms. Plus, it just sounds like a ship name, ya know?

    I.K.S. Rogh- Named after my Klingon's father.

    R.R.W. Imperix- Because it sounded cool.
    "A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP"

    -Leonard Nimoy, RIP
  • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,474 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    U.S.S. Rocinante

    I named my ship after the ship from the Rush two part song Cygnus X-1/Cygnus X-1 Book II Hemispheres. :o
    Which was in turn named for Don Quixote's horse in the Miguel Cervantes novel.

    Oh, and just to be thoroughly pedantic, the entire thing is called Cygnus X-1; it's divided into "Book I: The Voyage" (on the album A Farewell To Kings) and "Book II: Hemispheres" (Side 1 of the album Hemispheres). :)
    Lorna-Wing-sig.png
  • djwright434djwright434 Member Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    My Odyssey cruiser -- U.S.S. Floyd (for Pink Floyd)

    My Obilesk carrier -- Zeppelin (for Led Zeppelin)

    My Breen cruiser from the winter event -- U.S.S. Straits (for Dire Straits)

    I obviously like classic rock... :P
  • earlnyghthawkearlnyghthawk Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Still sticking to my "themes" for ships, per character.
    My latest Orion gal uses slightly more exotic names, like Gemwing, GemHawk, etc.
    My last Fed Sci (A Vulcan), uses car models as ship names, such as AMX, HMMWV, (I think I even named one "Pacer", lol)
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
    butcher suspect, "What'd you hit me with?"
    Temperance Brennan, "A building"
  • solidshatnersolidshatner Member Posts: 390 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Mirror Vo'Quv = KirksKidKiller

    nuff said.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • quintoneasttnquintoneasttn Member Posts: 65 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    You all have alot of really good ship names. Mine started off with an old warbird (Kirk era, I think) which I named Ryo-Ohki because big things sometimes come in small packages. But then I made a really good friend on here and cristened my next ship after her. The Persephone.

    11588421.jpg

    Umm, am not exactly sure what a Persephone is, but because it relates to my best friend, I try to take care of this ship with focusing on shields and hull reinforcements. I think that I stayed with this practice and named all of my ships and shuttles after my friends. The R.R.W Persephone, R.R.W. Aleka, R.R.W Julius.. and now I have a new shuttlecraft but haven't decided who to name it after. Can't use a guy's name, and there's just so many girls on here. Perhaps I should name it the Andromeda. That would be a pretty name for a cute small one-person Romulan shuttlecraft. :-)
Sign In or Register to comment.