Personally think they should keep the personal names to smaller ships, and not name larger/more powerful ships after people. That was basically how the US Navy did things during the first half of the 20th century. Trek for a long while mostly stuck to that, perhaps unintentionally so. I think out of the seen/commonly recognized Constitution, Excelsior, and Galaxy class ships the only ones to be named after people are the Hood, Farragut, and Frederickson.
Who and what do you want to become starship names?
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Personally think they should keep the personal names to smaller ships, and not name larger/more powerful ships after people. That was basically how the US Navy did things during the first half of the 20th century. Trek for a long while mostly stuck to that, perhaps unintentionally so. I think out of the seen/commonly recognized Constitution, Excelsior, and Galaxy class ships the only ones to be named after people are the Hood, Farragut, and Frederickson.
Japanese names of warships and warplanes are often very poetic when translated. The carrier fleet that attacked Pearl Harbor, Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu, Shokaku and Zuikaku, translate as "Red Castle," "Increased Joy," "Blue-Gray Dragon," "Flying Dragon." "Happy Crane," and "Auspicious Crane."
Yamato was named for a province of Japan, and Kongo means "Stability."
I'm all for more in-jokes referencing The West Wing. USS Secret Plan to Fight Inflation or USS Foggy Bottom, perhaps.
It's not mandatory to use starship names following the military form.
We could use names from the Greek Mythology.
We could use names from the Greek Mythology.
Halo's ship naming is often amazing. In Amber Clad is still one of my favourite sci fi ship names, maybe my favourite out of any original ship name (as opposed to Enterprise which is obviously taken from real world history).
We've had some already. DS9's USS Bellerophon and USS Centaur come to mind. Technically any starship named after a planet or moon in the Solar System is also likely to reference mythology as well, such as USS Titan and USS Europa. I would like to see more of these names.
The British did use mythological figures as the source of ship names, such as HMS Apollo and HMS Minerva.
Warships named after disasters.
Krakatoa
Toba
Tambora
Lassen (volcanoes)
or:
New Richmond
Guin
Andover
El Reno
Wichita Falls (tornado razed towns)
death notes…
https://onomasticsoutsidethebox.wordpress.com/2016/10/19/deathly-names/
Krakatoa
Toba
Tambora
Lassen (volcanoes)
or:
New Richmond
Guin
Andover
El Reno
Wichita Falls (tornado razed towns)
death notes…
https://onomasticsoutsidethebox.wordpress.com/2016/10/19/deathly-names/
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After places, I'd bet that is their most common name source. Though usually with Roman names, as was more common before the 20th century. Here are over a hundred, and there are probably quite a few more.
Achilles
Adonis
Aeneas
Aeolus
Agamemnon
Ajax
Alecto
Amphion
Amphitrite
Andromache
Andromeda
Apollo
Arachne
Arethusa
Argonaut
Argus
Ariadne
Astraea
Atalanta
Aurora
Bacchante
Bellerophon
Bellona
Boreas
Cadmus
Calliope
Calypso
Canopus
Cassandra
Centaur
Cerberus
Ceres
Charybdis
Circe
Clio
Comus
Cupid
Cyclops
Daedalus
Danae
Daphne
Diana
Dido
Diomede
Doris
Dryad
Electra
Endymion
Erebus
Europa
Euryalus
Eurydice
Galatea
Gorgon
Halcyon
Hebe
Hecate
Hecla
Hector
Hercules
Hermes
Icarus
Iphigenia
Iris
Janus
Jason
Juno
Jupiter
Latona
Leander
Leda
Mars
Medea
Medusa
Melampus
Melpomene
Menelaus
Mercury
Minerva
Minotaur
Narcissus
Neptune
Nestor
Nymphe
Orestes
Orion
Orontes
Orpheus
Pallas
Pandora
Pegasus
Perseus
Phaeton
Philomel
Phoebe
Polyphemus
Pomone
Poseidon
Prometheus
Proserpine
Psyche
Pyramus
Sappho
Scylla
Serapis
Sphinx
Telemachus
Terpsichore
Theseus
Thetis
Thisbe
Triton
Ulysses
Urania
Venus
Vesta
Vulcan
Zephyr
Adonis
Aeneas
Aeolus
Agamemnon
Ajax
Alecto
Amphion
Amphitrite
Andromache
Andromeda
Apollo
Arachne
Arethusa
Argonaut
Argus
Ariadne
Astraea
Atalanta
Aurora
Bacchante
Bellerophon
Bellona
Boreas
Cadmus
Calliope
Calypso
Canopus
Cassandra
Centaur
Cerberus
Ceres
Charybdis
Circe
Clio
Comus
Cupid
Cyclops
Daedalus
Danae
Daphne
Diana
Dido
Diomede
Doris
Dryad
Electra
Endymion
Erebus
Europa
Euryalus
Eurydice
Galatea
Gorgon
Halcyon
Hebe
Hecate
Hecla
Hector
Hercules
Hermes
Icarus
Iphigenia
Iris
Janus
Jason
Juno
Jupiter
Latona
Leander
Leda
Mars
Medea
Medusa
Melampus
Melpomene
Menelaus
Mercury
Minerva
Minotaur
Narcissus
Neptune
Nestor
Nymphe
Orestes
Orion
Orontes
Orpheus
Pallas
Pandora
Pegasus
Perseus
Phaeton
Philomel
Phoebe
Polyphemus
Pomone
Poseidon
Prometheus
Proserpine
Psyche
Pyramus
Sappho
Scylla
Serapis
Sphinx
Telemachus
Terpsichore
Theseus
Thetis
Thisbe
Triton
Ulysses
Urania
Venus
Vesta
Vulcan
Zephyr
I think you're reacting to how Star Trek has traditionally done "USS Surname." But in real life, "USS Firstname Surname" is more common.
Like the Skippy book series..'
U.s.s. :
It Was Like That When We Got Here
You should have thought about that before we left home
We avoid temptation but it keeps finding us
Will Do Sketchy Things
U.s.s. :
It Was Like That When We Got Here
You should have thought about that before we left home
We avoid temptation but it keeps finding us
Will Do Sketchy Things
Did we have an USS Titanic?
The Titanic nearly being destroyed could make an Mention on lower decks
The Titanic nearly being destroyed could make an Mention on lower decks
There are just some names whose use would feel too much like tempting fate. I realize that every ship that ever gets destroyed/in a horrible accident would be similarly tarnished, but the Titanic is primarily famous for its disastrous scuttling.
The Bounty was named such because of the actions that led to its mission. I don't know what kind of ship would be christened, or re-named, even, the Titanic.
Never watched the show, but based on what I've read about them on MA, if their holonovels parody the rest of the TOS movies, Titanic would probably be the name that they give to their Bounty counterpart.
The Bounty was named such because of the actions that led to its mission. I don't know what kind of ship would be christened, or re-named, even, the Titanic.
Never watched the show, but based on what I've read about them on MA, if their holonovels parody the rest of the TOS movies, Titanic would probably be the name that they give to their Bounty counterpart.
EarthForce would have certainly approved...
I've seen some fans use USS Titanic for their fan designs. It always makes me wonder "why." Titanic wasn't a military ship lost in combat and her name is the name perhaps most associated with, well, maritime disaster. I would not want to serve on the USS Titanic.
In terms of famous ocean liner names, Olympic or Mauretania would be better.
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I wouldn't too.I could Imagine it as a "fun " Name in lower decks or i also could imagine a different civilisation (maybe one that did'nt have much Knowlegde of Earth History) searching for a Ship Name ,finding out there was a famous ship on Earth named Titanic, and naming their Ship after it( Maybe as a Way of Honouring the Humans)
I actually got the Idea from a Doctor Who Episode where
*Possible Doctor Who spoiler!!!*
Somebody knowlingy names a Starship Titanic and willingly causes it too crash , mainly to get money out of it and bankrupt his rivals.
Looking at Federation admirals , I could see them manipulating a ship to crash for whatever plan they have (and as an inside joke /irony ) call it Titanic
But your right , no sane Person whi knows about the Titanic would name jt that way.
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