Naming Your Starship

[Captain Shade]

Or if you're a PBS fan, there's always the U.S.S. Horkheimer (Horkheimer Class Science Cruiser)...
http://captshade.deviantart.com/art/USS-Horkheimer-Multi-View-203541131

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

A small, fast light cruiser which travels the Federation with a corps of news reporters: USS Christopher Glenn

 

[BigJake]

How would you like to be the Chief Engineer on board the USS Montgomery Scott. The name demands absolute perfection and innovation.

Or at least a flair for padding your repair-time estimates.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I like that starship. It's exciting!

 

[Rayna]

Speaking of real American warship names, I was researching some the other day and noticed not a few... intriguing and unexpected entries. For those who want authentic US Navy names for their ship in the finest Starfleet tradition, all of the following are available to you (occasional commentary offered in the spirit of good humour and the profoundest respect, of course, for the fine men and women of the US Navy):

L - O



Logic

USS Logic! I was just trying to think of how to pay tribute to Spock in a name... There it is

 

[Captain Shade]

Wouldn't it be simpler to honor Spock, with a ship name, by just calling it the U.S.S. Spock? The U.S.S. Logic is a bit general.

 

[Sci]

An addition: U.S.S. Michael Harringtonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Harrington

 

[BigJake]

USS Logic! I was just trying to think of how to pay tribute to Spock in a name... There it is

Or maybe a more general tribute to the Vulcans.

I'm intrigued that the L - O section now seems to have disappeared from my original post. That is highly illogical; I certainly didn't remove it. ?!?!?!

 

[Captain Shade]

But if you truly wanna pay tribute to the Vulcans...Do NOT name your ship the U.S.S. Sybok.

 

[BigJake]

Who's that?

 

[Captain Shade]

Spock's brother, from "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier". He abandoned logic. And hijacks the Enterprise, in search of God.

 

[BigJake]

That sounds silly. Surely that can't be canon?

(Is there a larger "wink" emoticon I can use? Let's try multiples: )

 

[Captain Shade]

If only... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_V:_The_Final_Frontier

 

[BigJake]

I am lamentably familiar with that film that was made by malicious clones of the original cast and funded by malicious clones of Paramount executives. But surely it can't be canon?

(I'm nearing my winking threshold. Any more and my skull might rip apart spontaneously... just ask yourself if you want such a grotesque display on your conscience... AAAGHHHH.....)

 

[R. Star]

One smiley is enough per thought.

 

[Nine of Four]

U.S.S. Marty McFly

 

[Brannigan]

USS Heisenberg-a renowned chemist

 

[iguana_tonante]

The French and Spanish at the Battle of Trafalgar would tend to disagree with you. Plus I think it would have an effect on opposing ships.

OTOH look how long HMS Invincible lasted at Jutland.

Or the fate of the Glorious.

 

[BigJake]

From what I can tell, the Glorious had a quite successful 25-year career before she was sunk.

 

[iguana_tonante]

Which was not exactly glorious.