We've had shuttles and starships named after genocidal conquerors like Columbus and Cortez (although the latter is a rather common surname, so perhaps there was a more respectable historical figure with that name in the 21st or 22nd century).
The director of the first two Harry Potter movies was Chris Columbus. So obviously, whoever in Starfleet authorized the names of these shuttles and starships was a fan of late-20th/early-21st century fantasy movies.
I think there was a Trek ship called the Beagle. Named after Darwin's research ship, or after Archer's pooch?
Snoopy, of course!
(fun fact: Waaay back in the '70s, there was a cute comic strip in some of the old print fanzines that featured the Peanuts characters as Vulcan children. Even Snoopy had pointed ears and eyebrows. If memory serves, the title of this strip was Sp'Charliebrownak)
Perhaps "Omaha Nebraska" was actually the name or nom de guerre of some heroic figure in Starfleet history, whose name just happened to sound like a geographic location similar to Indiana Jones or Carmen Sandiego or something.
Kor
The USS Carmen Sandiego's computer, of course, is voiced by Rockapella, and sings every single response in perfect harmony.
I can see it now... the captain orders a pursuit of an alien ship, and the computer chimes in with "Ooh... the
CHASE!"
generally mythologies are the "safest" option to name ships.
CAPTAIN: "This is Captain ____ of the Federation starship USS Cupid..."
For some reason or another, this one popped into my head. It might work for some alien language.
Sesame Street: ABC-DEF-GHI Song - YouTube
ZED!
If/when the Ferengi join the Federation, maybe capitalism would make a comeback and we'd see ships with corporate sponsors/names.
USS Barbie, USS Walmart, USS Slug-o-Cola, USS Come-to-Quark's-Quark's-is-Fun-Come-Right-Now-Don't-Walk-Run
And could you imagine sponsors placing their logos on the sides of ships, like Nascar?
Given Nog's exemplary service in Starfleet, I can see a starship being named
USS Root Beer.
Well from Picard's language and mannerisms we could assume that England at some point between now and the early 24th century conquers France
Why? I just reckoned that Picard attended a snooty boarding school in the UK and during the years he was there, he acquired the local accent.
With her platinum jubilee fast approaching and reaching such a milestone would good old Lizzie get a ship named after her, or would they have to have the Queen Elizabeth I first before launching the Queen Elizabeth II?
They wouldn't need to address Queen Elizabeth I first, I don't think. After all, she'd have been dead for 800 years by that time and wouldn't be around to object.
If they did name ships after the various queens named Elizabeth, it would go something like:
1. USS Good Queen Bess
2. USS Queen Mum (not a queen regnant, but can't ignore QEII's mother)
3. USS QEII;
4. (alternatively) USS Lillibet
Yep,
Best Destiny.
Any particular reason Diane Carey is significant here?
She had a lamentable habit of inserting her own personal politics and other snarky opinions into the story, usually by claiming that it's what Kirk thought, or how Janeway thought. It's really off-putting.
Ah, the ship where the crew dons pirate costumes whenever it's September 19th on Earth!
