Bad Starship Names

[oberth]

uss fredendall

 

[cooleddie74]

U.S.S. Carrot Top.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Is there a USS Kitty Hawk?

 

[flandry84]

/\Yeah but not a USS Hello Kitty.

 

[Farscape One]

FARSCAPE actually gave us a good one.


"Welcome to the Federation starship S.S. Butt Crack." (smacks own ass)
John Crichton, "SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS PART I: COULD'A, WOULD'A, SHOULD'A"

 

[JoseNoodles]

This was my concept from a previous fan art contest.

It seems like a good ship...

 

[Enterprise1701]

I wonder what the criteria are for figures who have tarnishes or outright disasters on their record. Consider Admiral Leyton, the guy in DS9 who tried to usurp Federation authority in the name of fearing Dominion Founder infiltration on Earth. I do believe the implication is that Leyton did perform meaningfully good things earlier in his career before making admiral, so would any of those accomplishments outweight his treason in the long view of history?

Concordantly, an insignificant spoiler from the final season of Star Trek: Picard:

Spoiler

PIC 3.09 introduced the U.S.S. Jaresh-Inyo (NCC-75020), a Sovereign-class ship in 2401 obviously named after the Federation President who failed to stop Admiral Leyton's attempted coup. The non-canonical novel Articles of the Federation extrapolates that Leyton's attempted coup was the decisive factor which cost Jaresh-Inyo reelection that year.

 

[Verteron]

I suppose it might be precedent to name a ship after every Federation President, good or bad.

 

[oberth]

I suppose it might be precedent to name a ship after every Federation President, good or bad.

i doubt that - imagine a (real live) uss nixon or uss trump

 

[Enterprise1701]

I suppose it might be precedent to name a ship after every Federation President, good or bad.

Incidentally, the 2000s novel series I.K.S. Gorkon featured the Qang-class ("Chancellor-class"), the first 12 of which were naturally named after Chancellor Martok's 12 most recent predecessors, including Azetbur despite how many people during and after Azetbur hated her leadership just because she was a woman.

 

[fireproof78]

USS Don Quixote.

 

[Vanyel]

I wonder what the criteria are for figures who have tarnishes or outright disasters on their record. Consider Admiral Leyton, the guy in DS9 who tried to usurp Federation authority in the name of fearing Dominion Founder infiltration on Earth. I do believe the implication is that Leyton did perform meaningfully good things earlier in his career before making admiral, so would any of those accomplishments outweight his treason in the long view of history?

Concordantly, an insignificant spoiler from the final season of Star Trek: Picard:

Spoiler

PIC 3.09 introduced the U.S.S. Jaresh-Inyo (NCC-75020), a Sovereign-class ship in 2401 obviously named after the Federation President who failed to stop Admiral Leyton's attempted coup. The non-canonical novel Articles of the Federation extrapolates that Leyton's attempted coup was the decisive factor which cost Jaresh-Inyo reelection that year.

Has the United States Navy ever had ship called the Bennadict Arnold? I'm really asking.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

This was my concept from a previous fan art contest.

I refer you to my own concept art for not only the Lollipop, but also the Limeball.

 

[Oddish]

Has the United States Navy ever had ship called the Bennadict Arnold? I'm really asking.

Doubtful. The UK might be tempted, since he went over to them, but it would probably be deemed not politic, them being our closest ally and all.

 

[oberth]

Has the United States Navy ever had ship called the Bennadict Arnold? I'm really asking.

try benedict

 

[Sci]

I wonder what the criteria are for figures who have tarnishes or outright disasters on their record. Consider Admiral Leyton, the guy in DS9 who tried to usurp Federation authority in the name of fearing Dominion Founder infiltration on Earth. I do believe the implication is that Leyton did perform meaningfully good things earlier in his career before making admiral, so would any of those accomplishments outweight his treason in the long view of history?

Concordantly, an insignificant spoiler from the final season of Star Trek: Picard:

Spoiler

PIC 3.09 introduced the U.S.S. Jaresh-Inyo (NCC-75020), a Sovereign-class ship in 2401 obviously named after the Federation President who failed to stop Admiral Leyton's attempted coup. The non-canonical novel Articles of the Federation extrapolates that Leyton's attempted coup was the decisive factor which cost Jaresh-Inyo reelection that year.

I would imagine that Leyton's attempted military coup would invalidate him from receiving the honor of a starship christened in his name. I see no reason why Leyton's sin should preclude President Jaresh-Inyo from receiving such an honor, however.

i doubt that - imagine a (real live) uss nixon or uss trump

Well, one would hope that the Federation would never have a president as bad as those two.

Has the United States Navy ever had ship called the Bennadict Arnold? I'm really asking.

The United States Navy has never, and will never, commission a USS Benedict Arnold.

 

[oberth]

The United States Navy has never, and will never, commission a USS Benedict Arnold.

you sure of this?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Lee may have been a confederate but I would hazard a guess that he still has more honor to his name than Arnold, who was a flat-out traitor.

 

[oberth]

Lee may have been a confederate but I would hazard a guess that he still has more honor to his name than Arnold, who was a flat-out traitor.

not every traitor is a confederate but every confederate ...

 

[Oddish]

It would have been interesting if the USN still had a USS Robert E Lee in service recently... the Navy considers renaming boats unlucky, but they'd probably be under huge pressure to do so.