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NightPrince
Joined: 19 Jul 2004
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 Posted: Thu, 22. Jan 09, 17:44 Post subject: 166 cool ship names |
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Over several years i've been gathering various names that I could use for titling ships in my X games. The names here are inspired (aka stolen) from many games, books, movies that i came across ever since i got a hold of x2:The threat. I tried to avoid the clichés, filtered out all names that were present in X3:TC and i hope the list i finally came up with will help somebody around with figuring the best name for his/her ships.
p.s. Apologies if the post is too long. I thought ordering the names like that will make them easier to comprehend and distinct.
Achilles
Actium
Alexander
Alexandria
Andromeda
Antioch
Apollo
Aquitaine
Arcadia
Arizona
Ark Royal
Ashaton
Athens
Atlas
Aurora
Avalanche
Avalon
Avenger
Babylon
Baldrin
Basilisk
Bastion
Behemoth
Beholder
Britain
Cain
Calypso
Carthage
Centurion
Chronos
Churchill
Constantine
Constelation
Cordoba
Corsair
Covenant
Cyclops
Dakota
Damascus
Dauntless
Defiant
Edinburg
Elba
Elizabeth
Elysium
Empress
Endeavor
Enterprise
Escorial
Eternity
Europa
Exarch
Excalibur
Executor
Freedom
Fudgy
Galactica
Galatea
Genesis
Gibraltar
Glorious
Goliath
Gremlin
Griffin
Halo
Hannibal
Harbinger
Harpy
Helios
Hellhound
Hope
Independence
Inferno
Infinitum
Intrepid
Karnack
Kennedy
Knossos
Lancaster
Legacy
Leviathan
Liberator
Liberty
Loki
Lucidity
Majestic
Malta
Manchester
Manhattan
Manticore
Memphis
Midway
Montgomery
Myrmidon
Niagara
Nightfall
Normandy
Oberon
Oblivion
Ohio
Oregon
Orion
Panama
Paramount
Patriot
Pennsylvania
Perilous
Phalanx
Philadelphia
Pinnacle
Pontiac
Poseidon
Prometheus
Proximo
Rampart
Ramses
Ravana
Raven
Reaver
Rebellious
Relentless
Repulse
Revenant
Rhodes
Roosevelt
Saragossa
Saratoga
Seraphim
Serenity
Shade
Siberia
Sparta
Spartacus
Stalker
Stalwart
Stormspike
Sunder
Templar
Tennessee
Thebes
Thunderbird
Trafalgar
Trident
Trinity
Troy
Twilight
Ulysses
Unicorn
Utopia
Valkyrie
Vampire
Vanguard
Vengeance
Victoria
Victory
Vigilant
Vindicator
Virginia
Voyager
Warlock
Washington
Wellington
Wolverine
Wyvern
Yucatan
Zenith
Personal:
-My favorite names are Galatea, Oberon and Empress.
-My first destroyer ever was called "Vista". It crashed.
-My 44th destroyer will be called "Obama" 
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Ozman202
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Thu, 22. Jan 09, 17:57 Post subject: |
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Your list has been saved to a notepad file for later plundering, although im wondering the ships named after places/States in the USA did you plunder those from real ship names or from the Destoryers in liberty space in freelancer 
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esd
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| Posted: Thu, 22. Jan 09, 18:00 Post subject: |
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Not a single name from The Culture. For shame!
The General Contact Unit Grey Area is sorely missed from that list.
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Carlo the Curious
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| Posted: Thu, 22. Jan 09, 18:00 Post subject: |
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GA's alternate name would be good for a Xenon K  .
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insolent1
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| Posted: Thu, 22. Jan 09, 18:07 Post subject: |
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One thing thats got to be said about the British Royal Navy is that they have some of the best names for ships.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Navy_ship_names
Undaunted
Zealous
etc
I don't think its a good idea to name them after states and there is far to much greek already in the game...damn paranids/argons
My vote goes to these 2
Ridiculous
Insolence or even better Insolent 
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Teebor
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu, 22. Jan 09, 18:11 Post subject: |
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Nice list, might be some plundering going on there for names for my M7 class ships
I give mine names based on their behaviour/class
HMS Friendly Fire
HMS Cutbacks
S.S. Esses (Loved Hot Shots  )
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esd
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| Posted: Thu, 22. Jan 09, 18:11 Post subject: |
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| Carlo the Curious wrote: |
| GA's alternate name would be good for a Xenon K . |
I tend to go for culture-style names with my combat ships - understated and malign... like "Commerce and Diplomacy", which was my personal fighter in X².
Anyway, you'll find a list of Culture shipnames over here on wikipedia:
Linky.
*warning* some ship names are not polite at all... some rude words behind this link.
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The Happy Trucker
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NeverSnake
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| Posted: Thu, 22. Jan 09, 19:19 Post subject: Re: 166 cool ship names |
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Baldrin? Who, what or where is Baldrin?
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| Posted: Thu, 22. Jan 09, 19:26 Post subject: |
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Kha'akroach
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
Location: Deep Space
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| Posted: Thu, 22. Jan 09, 19:30 Post subject: |
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Just some more names, if no one minds.
Annihilator
Ares
Argo
Badger
Bayonet
Boa
Cataphract
Centipede
Claymore
Conqueror
Cossack
Coyote
Crocodile
Crusher
Dagger
Dart
Deimos
Deinonychus
Destructor
Fafnir
Gallimimus
Gladius
Helldiver
Invincible
Janissary
Khan
Kraken
Lightning
Lion
Marduk
Merkava
Meteor
Minotuar
Nihilus
Nineveh
Phobetor
Phobos
Pyrrhus
Renault
Ripper
Saber
Scimitar
Seleucia
Serpent
Sparrow
Spider
Termite
Thylacine
Tomahawk
Ural
Venom
Verminus
Warrior
Whirlwind
Wildcat
Wolf
Xerxes
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NightPrince
Joined: 19 Jul 2004
Posts: 271 on topic
Location: Bulgaria
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| Posted: Thu, 22. Jan 09, 19:37 Post subject: Re: 166 cool ship names |
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| Ozman202 wrote: |
| ... although im wondering the ships named after places/States in the USA did you plunder those from real ship names or from the Destoryers in liberty space in freelancer |
Well I haven't played freelancer. The American states i've picked are already used as names of active (or formerly active) US battle ships. And i really like the sound of "Arizona" or "Philadelphia".
| NeverSnake wrote: |
| Baldrin? Who, what or where is Baldrin? |
That i sincerely don't remember. I recall seeing this name in an encyclopedia a long time ago but who or what it was.... 
I'm happy that u'r enjoying it, it's been a lot of work put there.
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Wolf-R1
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu, 22. Jan 09, 19:39 Post subject: |
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| Teebor wrote: |
Nice list, might be some plundering going on there for names for my M7 class ships
I give mine names based on their behaviour/class
HMS Friendly Fire
HMS Cutbacks |
LMAO! Perfect for X3! 
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NightPrince
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| Posted: Thu, 22. Jan 09, 20:01 Post subject: |
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Thank you, The Happy Trucker and apologies for doubling your thread. I must have missed it. 
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Chealec
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Thu, 22. Jan 09, 20:10 Post subject: |
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I was considering naming my "personal" combat ships after Combichrist song titles... but I'd never be able to post any reports on my ships with names like that... anywhere. Although I do have one of the less offensive song titles as the name of my LX in Reunion - "Get your body beat".
Wikipedia has the album/track listings here - oh, if you're easily offended by words... don't even bother looking.
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