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Posted by Xaphod_x on 03-21-2003 03:43 PM:

exploration ships probably would often not be part of the military anyway, so it would depend on the corporation funding the expedition as to what they would name it. SF authors are indeed possible. Same goes for transports and freighters.

To be honest there are conventions for naming of classes of ship today, and they're still broken some of the time.

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Posted by FlakBait on 03-21-2003 05:39 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by FSF Ashrak
EAS Ashrak

A "Dumper" class garbage ship, making weekly runs to and from the Martian Pleasure Domes (on Sunday morning) to Central Waste Processing on Mercury.

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Posted by FlakBait on 03-21-2003 05:39 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by FSF Ashrak
EAS Ashrak

A "Dumper" class garbage ship, making weekly runs to and from the Martian Pleasure Domes (on Sunday morning) to Central Waste Processing on Mercury.

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Posted by Slasher on 03-22-2003 12:37 AM:

What's in a name-*scream*

quote:
Originally posted by tomcat
There are some bassic rulez refering to the ship naming that we use(or used to use since nobody seems to care).

That naming system is still used in all of the official canon missions as far as I know.

As for non Greek/Roman mytho titles, JMS said that Clark himself was steering away from that kinda stuff and leaning towards more down-to-Earth names. See the "jms speaks" section of Severed Dreams on The Lurker's Guide for more info.

You're bound to see exceptions to the rule, but from the show it would appear the vast majority of Omega-class warships are named after the Greek and Roman mythological figures.

A lot of the names I see around here would be perfect for regular FreeSpace 2 missions since the theme of Earth history, military history in particular, is generally the same.

Posted by Slasher on 03-22-2003 12:37 AM:

What's in a name-*scream*

quote:
Originally posted by tomcat
There are some bassic rulez refering to the ship naming that we use(or used to use since nobody seems to care).

That naming system is still used in all of the official canon missions as far as I know.

Posted by LAM3O on 03-22-2003 12:47 AM:

I suggest naming one Narn Bintak: NMR Lambo

Posted by whitestar55 on 03-22-2003 01:17 AM:

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Posted by whitestar55 on 03-22-2003 01:17 AM:

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Posted by -Norbert- on 03-22-2003 12:16 PM:

For the Explorers you shouldn't forget:
EAS Copernicus
EAS Galileo

And maybe you could make some medical ships (for example Asimov with other textures)
EAS Pasteur
EAS Esculab

Omega:

EAS Dyonisos (<-- god of wine --> good name for party ship)
EAS Diana (no not the english princes)
EAS Aphrodite (not really a good name for a military vessel)
EAS Jupiter
EAS Mars
EAS Neptue
EAS Poseidon
EAS Triton

Posted by -Norbert- on 03-22-2003 12:16 PM:

Posted by FlakBait on 03-22-2003 08:21 PM:

Aphrodite's a great name fro a military ship. In mythology, she is one spiteful mean bitch. (An for those few days a month-**** nothin would get near that ship.)

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Posted by FlakBait on 03-22-2003 08:21 PM:

Aphrodite's a great name fro a military ship. In mythology, she is one spiteful mean bitch. (An for those few days a month-**** nothin would get near that ship.)

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Posted by Don Buergit on 03-24-2003 03:02 PM:

Japanese Ship names

Just some examples:

Battleships: (Omegas)

EAS Kongo
EAS Hiei
EAS Kirishima
EAS Haruna
EAS Fuso
EAS Yamashiro

Heavy Cruisers: (Hyperions)

EAS Furutaka
EAS Kako
EAS Aoba
EAS Kinugasa

Light Cruisers: (Olympus)

EAS Tenryu
EAS Tatsuta
EAS Kuma
EAS Tama
EAS Kitakami
EAS Oi
EAS Kiso
EAS Nagara