What are your ships called?

salad

salad
Anaconda: Vortex Rikers
Adder: Sunrise Dramamine
Eagle: Pure Morning
Orca: Kirlian Voyager
Cobra Mk. III: Scopuli
 

Vasco Sapien

Vasco Sapien
I put some thought into mine.

Sidewinder - AHOLEHOLE - Aholehole is pronounced “ah-holy-holy,” and is the name of a species of Hawaiian flagtail fish native to the central Pacific.

Viper Mk 4 - ASSAPANICK - While exploring the coast of Virginia in 1606, Captain John Smith (of Pocahontas fame) wrote in his journal of a creature known to local tribes as the assapanick . By "spreading their legs, and so stretching the largeness of their skins," he wrote, "they have been seen to fly 30 or 40 yards." Assapanick is another name for the flying squirrel.

Cobra Mk 3 - SKIDDY-KOK - Billcock , brook-ouzel, oar-, velvet runner, grey-skit, and skiddy- are all old English dialect names for the water rail, a small and notoriously elusive wading bird found in the wetlands of Europe, Asia, and north Africa.

Vulture - DIK-DIK - Standing little more than a foot tall at the shoulder, the dik-dik is one of the smallest antelopes in all of Africa. Their name is apparently an imitation of their alarm call.

AspX - SEXANGLE - Both sexangle and the equally indelicate sexagon are simply old 17th century names for what is otherwise known as a hexagon, a plane geometric shape with six sides. The prefix sexa– is derived from the Latin word for "six" rather than its Greek equivalent, heks.

Python - SHEET - was an old Middle English word for a sail, and in particular the foremost sail on a ship. A mast, ultimately, is a ship’s foremast, while the sheet or sail is the sail attached to the ship’s mast.

Imperial Clipper - JACULATE - Jaculation is the act of throwing or jostling something around, while to jaculate means "to rush or jolt forward suddenly."

FDL - KUMBANG - Like the haboob, the kumbang is another hot, arid wind, in this case one that blows seasonally in the lowlands of western Indonesia.

FDS - GULLGROPER - To grope a gull is an old Tudor English expression meaning "to take advantage of someone," or "to swindle an unsuspecting victim"—and a gullgroper does just that.

Anaconda - NOBBER - In early 19th century English, boxers were nicknamed nobbers, a name apparently derived from the earlier use of nobber as a slang name for a punch or blow to the head.

Imperial Cutter - WANKAPIN - Wankapin, or water chinquapin, is another name for the American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, a flowering plant native to Central American wetlands.
 
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ITZC0ATL

ITZC0ATL
Asp X - Nautilus (Named after submarine from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea)
Explorer

iCourier - Royal Fortune (Ship belonging to pirate Black Bart)
Bounty Hunter

iClipper - Hispaniola (Named after schooner from Treasure Island)
VIP Passenger Carrier

Anaconda - Adventure Galley (Ship belonging to privateer William Kidd)
Explorer

Looking forward to proudly displaying them all on my hulls, provided it's not too expensive :D
 

SeaFireliv

SeaFireliv
Anthemeia said:
Mine are:

ISS Gilded Cage: My Imperial Cutter - built on the traditions of the Empire (i.e., helping the impoverished maintain their honor with their donated labor)
The Void Strider: my Anaconda, stripped down for pure jump range.
The Pugnacious: my FdL, built for high DPS with utter disregard for everything else.
The Morrow Hawk: my AspX, named for Morrowpeak in Aditi, my home. Built for swift mission running and making all those Kessel Runs.
Sol's Lament: my Federal Corvette, extracted from Federals through rank bribery on my part. It goes to show how corrupt and valueless corporatist governments are.


Ships to come:
The Expedient: an Imperial Courier, built for racing.
Synteini Sunrise: a Saud Kruger pleasure barge.
The Mansa Musa: my Panther Clipper, Soon™.
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My ships called `Nothing Yet` since I`m still waiting for the release of 2.3.
 
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Habu2u

Habu2u
Not sure it will get by the censors, but I'll name all of mine after my boat and what I use it for...
Ms For Play
 

Plon

Plon
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My Asp Explorer is simply named « ATLAS ».
 

Broon

Broon
Sidewinder - Herbie
Cobra Mk III - Slave II
Python - Scimitar
Vulture - Executor II
Imperial Eagle - Red Five
Imperial Courier - Tydirium
Diamondback Explorer - DBX
Orca - Black Limo
Imperial Cutter - Narada II
Cobra Mk III - Shadow
Type 9 - Miner 49'r
Fer-De-Lance - Fur D Lance

Cobra Mk IV and Asp Explorer remain unnamed.
 

Mrax

Mrax
I created a naming pattern for my ships, guess what it could be.

Imperial Cutter:
INV Zachary Hudson (my favorite)

Imperial Clipper:
INV Jasmina Helsey

Imperial Courier:
INV Isaac Gellan

Federal Corvette:
INV Grant Keller

Python:
INV Tyrell Biggs
 
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Zeeman

Zeeman
Vasco Sapien said:
I put some thought into mine.

Sidewinder - AHOLEHOLE - Aholehole is pronounced “ah-holy-holy,” and is the name of a species of Hawaiian flagtail fish native to the central Pacific.

Viper Mk 4 - ASSAPANICK - While exploring the coast of Virginia in 1606, Captain John Smith (of Pocahontas fame) wrote in his journal of a creature known to local tribes as the assapanick . By "spreading their legs, and so stretching the largeness of their skins," he wrote, "they have been seen to fly 30 or 40 yards." Assapanick is another name for the flying squirrel.

Cobra Mk 3 - SKIDDY-KOK - Billcock , brook-ouzel, oar-, velvet runner, grey-skit, and skiddy- are all old English dialect names for the water rail, a small and notoriously elusive wading bird found in the wetlands of Europe, Asia, and north Africa.

Vulture - DIK-DIK - Standing little more than a foot tall at the shoulder, the dik-dik is one of the smallest antelopes in all of Africa. Their name is apparently an imitation of their alarm call.

AspX - SEXANGLE - Both sexangle and the equally indelicate sexagon are simply old 17th century names for what is otherwise known as a hexagon, a plane geometric shape with six sides. The prefix sexa– is derived from the Latin word for "six" rather than its Greek equivalent, heks.

Python - SHEET - was an old Middle English word for a sail, and in particular the foremost sail on a ship. A mast, ultimately, is a ship’s foremast, while the sheet or sail is the sail attached to the ship’s mast.

Imperial Clipper - JACULATE - Jaculation is the act of throwing or jostling something around, while to jaculate means "to rush or jolt forward suddenly."

FDL - KUMBANG - Like the haboob, the kumbang is another hot, arid wind, in this case one that blows seasonally in the lowlands of western Indonesia.

FDS - GULLGROPER - To grope a gull is an old Tudor English expression meaning "to take advantage of someone," or "to swindle an unsuspecting victim"—and a gullgroper does just that.

Anaconda - NOBBER - In early 19th century English, boxers were nicknamed nobbers, a name apparently derived from the earlier use of nobber as a slang name for a punch or blow to the head.

Imperial Cutter - WANKAPIN - Wankapin, or water chinquapin, is another name for the American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, a flowering plant native to Central American wetlands.
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I am rather impressed with your wordsmithing, Sir.

Z...
 

SpocksOddSocks

SpocksOddSocks
StiTch said:
This comment wins the thread.
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Agreed. Though most people I actually know without personalities do actually he names.

Additionally, if I ever fly a Sidewinder again, I'm calling it Scooty-Puff Jr. I've always referred to them as that anyway.
 
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Cdr Voorheez

Cdr Voorheez
My ships have all had names even before 2.3. It will be lovely to see this implemented.

Anaconda: ISS Terra Nova
Asp E: ISS Damocles
Imp Courier: ISS Fleur Du Mort
Fed Gunship: ISS Serious Occupation
 
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