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Title: Ship names
Post by: Grizzly on August 15, 2007, 03:01:33 pm
What are good names for ships in Freespace? I've got a few:

On a Aeolus (God of the winds) Class Cruiser:
GTC Boreas (northern wind)
GTC Notus (Southern)
GTC Eurus (Eastern)
GTC Zephrys (Western) < already taken for other ship, I think)

On a destroyer:
Odysseus
Agemennon (Cardinal Spear)
Menelaos
well, any hero of the Homerus war.

on a Science Vessel:
Homerus.
Schliemann.

and finally, on an Hammer of Light cruiser:
Alpha 1.
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Mobius on August 15, 2007, 03:06:24 pm
Quote from: -Joshua- on August 15, 2007, 03:01:33 pm
GTC Zephrys (Western)

Zephyrus.

Quote from: -Joshua- on August 15, 2007, 03:01:33 pm
Agemennon

Agamemnon.

Quote from: -Joshua- on August 15, 2007, 03:01:33 pm
on a Science Vessel:
Homerus.
Schliemann.

Uh? If you want...

Quote from: -Joshua- on August 15, 2007, 03:01:33 pm
and finally, on an Hammer of Light cruiser:
Alpha 1.

:wtf:
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Grizzly on August 15, 2007, 03:22:13 pm
Quote from: Mobius on August 15, 2007, 03:06:24 pm
Quote from: -Joshua- on August 15, 2007, 03:01:33 pm
and finally, on an Hammer of Light cruiser:
Alpha 1.

:wtf:

For those who want to search for it themselves... a spoiler!

Spoiler:
Who's side are you on pilot? Iota was pulverized out there. I am not authorized to discuss the consiceun... (okay, my spelling beats me here) of this tabaco, but the Hammer of Light just named a cruiser after you
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Mobius on August 15, 2007, 03:26:34 pm
Fun. Now lock this one.
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Unknown Target on August 15, 2007, 04:31:39 pm
Why? It's a valid thread.
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Mobius on August 15, 2007, 04:42:04 pm
Ehm...really? Ok then.

Names for Fenris cruisers:

GTCs Huey, Dewey and Louie.

Names for Megaera class destroyers:

Megaera, Alecto and Tisiphone.

Names for Terran destroyers:

Roma and Londinium.
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Hades on August 15, 2007, 04:46:06 pm
Name for (T)Cruiser-Delerix
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Mobius on August 15, 2007, 05:01:07 pm
Ah. I can open some random pages of my Latin dictionary. Here's the result ;7:

Isaac
Isaeus
Nicephorius
Oreas
Picens
Erycinus
Phoenix
Racilia
Ismarius
Rubicon
Nessus
Saturnus
Erechteus
Seleucea
Pallacina
Roxane
Sesquipedalis (!!!)
Saxonia
Strophades
Fornax
Tantalus (!!!)
Decapolis
Temesa
Uxellodunum
Apronius
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Frosty on August 15, 2007, 05:32:51 pm
Terran ship classes and names usually come from greek mythology, I think he wants some name suggestions, so...

Leonidas
Polynikes
Mycenae
Thebes
Corinth

Thespus
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: colecampbell666 on August 15, 2007, 07:37:21 pm
Quote from: Mobius on August 15, 2007, 04:42:04 pm


Names for Megaera class destroyers:

Megaera, Alecto and Tisiphone.


So there are at least 3 Megaeras in INFA/INFA2, I assume?

Quote from: Frosty on August 15, 2007, 05:32:51 pm
Terran ship classes and names usually come from greek mythology
Greek, Roman, Norse, and some recent historical events/persons. (US presidents, etc, etc.)
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Mobius on August 15, 2007, 11:55:51 pm
Quote from: colecampbell666 on August 15, 2007, 07:37:21 pm
Quote from: Mobius on August 15, 2007, 04:42:04 pm


Names for Megaera class destroyers:

Megaera, Alecto and Tisiphone.


So there are at least 3 Megaeras in INFA/INFA2, I assume?

Megaera, Alecto and Tisiphone are the three Furies. Just like Huey, Dewey and Louie....those are appropriate names :lol:

Quote from: colecampbell666 on August 15, 2007, 07:37:21 pm
Greek, Roman, Norse, and some recent historical events/persons. (US presidents, etc, etc.)

AGAIN....?
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Mad Bomber on August 16, 2007, 04:05:24 am
Add some Asian and Middle Eastern names in there.
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: nubbles526 on August 16, 2007, 04:35:57 am
Quote from: Mad Bomber on August 16, 2007, 04:05:24 am
Add some Asian and Middle Eastern names in there.

What? Like the GTD Yin Yang? Hmm...Not bad.

But also let's not forget Axem's Hecate (Just forgot the name now...what was it Axem?)
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: NGTM-1R on August 16, 2007, 05:01:29 am
Go hit up http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm and steal IJN names if you like.

Names of warships past and present are appropriate to GTVA and even NTF craft.
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Grizzly on August 16, 2007, 06:32:25 am
Quote from: Mobius on August 15, 2007, 03:06:24 pm
Quote from: -Joshua- on August 15, 2007, 03:01:33 pm
GTC Zephrys (Western)

Zephyrus.


Zephyrus is latin, Zephrys is greek.

Quote
Add some Asian and Middle Eastern names in there.

Off-course, we don't want to use hindu nam.. wait, we want to, you may also name vesudan and shivan ships!

Well, for the Asian ones:

GTC Shimazu
GTC Imagawa
GTCv Takada
GTC Mori
GTC Hojo
GTC Oda
GTCv Tokugawa
GTC Uesugi
^Clans of the Sengoku period, this is the most popular part of japanese history (See also, shogun: total war)^
GTC Kyoto
GTC Ashikaga
GTSC Buddha
GTD Kami
GTD Bishamonten < God of war
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: 0rph3u5 on August 16, 2007, 07:39:52 am
some more names from ancient greek/roman myth/literature I recall

Aeneas (please someone check the spelling of that name --- it has been ages since I had to translate Virgil in school)
Eurydice
Ithaca
Odysseus
Orpheus
Romulus
Remus
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: colecampbell666 on August 16, 2007, 07:58:04 am
-Menealos
-Achilles
-Minotaur

Castro ;7
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: TrashMan on August 16, 2007, 08:30:14 am
Just name a ships the GTD Allah and send it to be destroyed by the shivans.

Then observe as a Jihad against them is called..poor shivans :p
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Grizzly on August 16, 2007, 09:52:32 am
Jihad is the holy war against yourself... so this would be more of an Alpha 1/FRED thingy.

There is also an less important Jihad, who says that you should defend your religion... some people, however, take this to letterly and to seriously...

It suprises me kinda that there aren't any Asian ship names at all in FS while... ehrm one third or a half of our population is Asian...
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Wobble73 on August 16, 2007, 10:10:40 am
Errrr......isn't Shiva, Rakshasha and Ravana etc. asian names (Hindu gods???)????????  :confused:

 :nervous:
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Snail on August 16, 2007, 10:11:31 am
Quote from: Wobble73 on August 16, 2007, 10:10:40 am
Errrr......isn't Shiva, Rakshasha and Ravana etc. asian names (Hindu gods???)????????  :confused:

 :nervous:

Yes.
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: nubbles526 on August 16, 2007, 11:29:58 am
Quote from: Snail on August 16, 2007, 10:11:31 am
Quote from: Wobble73 on August 16, 2007, 10:10:40 am
Errrr......isn't Shiva, Rakshasha and Ravana etc. asian names (Hindu gods???)????????  :confused:

 :nervous:

Yes.

I don't know why, but those names sound mean, while Japanese names sound more weak.
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Mobius on August 16, 2007, 12:01:14 pm
Quote from: -Joshua- on August 16, 2007, 06:32:25 am
Zephyrus is latin, Zephrys is greek.

Greek names, Greek Alphabet. :P

Quote from: -Joshua- on August 16, 2007, 06:32:25 am
Well, for the Asian ones:

GTC Shimazu
GTC Imagawa
GTCv Takada
GTC Mori
GTC Hojo
GTC Oda
GTCv Tokugawa
GTC Uesugi
^Clans of the Sengoku period, this is the most popular part of japanese history (See also, shogun: total war)^
GTC Kyoto
GTC Ashikaga
GTSC Buddha
GTD Kami
GTD Bishamonten < God of war

Meh. This crap makes me sick. :doubt:

Quote from: 0rph3u5 on August 16, 2007, 07:39:52 am
Aeneas (please someone check the spelling of that name --- it has been ages since I had to translate Virgil in school)

What's wrong with the spelling of Aeneas?

Quote from: colecampbell666 on August 16, 2007, 07:58:04 am
-Menealos

Already mentioned. :P
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Snail on August 16, 2007, 12:04:44 pm
Quote from: Mobius on August 16, 2007, 12:01:14 pm
Meh. This crap makes me sick. :doubt:

That's just typical of you, isn't it? :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Ship names
Post by: Mobius on August 16, 2007, 12:22:19 pm
Quote from: Snail on August 16, 2007, 12:04:44 pm
That's just typical of you, isn't it? :rolleyes:

Typical of me...now. I'm sick of people who try to learn everything about the Japanese culture and ignore completely OUR origins. Furthermore, they call us "stupids", remember it. My missions will be all free from pathetic Japanese names.