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166 cool ship names

Post by NightPrince » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 16:44

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" 8)

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Post by Ozman202 » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 16:57

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 :D
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Post by esd » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 17:00

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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Post by Carlo the Curious » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 17:00

GA's alternate name would be good for a Xenon K :p.

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Post by insolent1 » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 17:07

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_Ro ... 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

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Post by Teebor » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 17:11

Nice list, might be some plundering going on there for names for my M7 class ships :D

I give mine names based on their behaviour/class

HMS Friendly Fire
HMS Cutbacks
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Post by esd » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 17:11

Carlo the Curious wrote:GA's alternate name would be good for a Xenon K :p.
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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Post by The Happy Trucker » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 17:30

I really like things like this. This is the best single list of ship names I have seen yet :)

There are dozens more player lists on this post from last year, some silly, some thoughtful, some funny, here http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php? ... sc&start=0
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Re: 166 cool ship names

Post by NeverSnake » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 18:19

Baldrin? Who, what or where is Baldrin?
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Post by supakillaii » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 18:26

In memoriam: Nebuchadnezzar

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Post by Kha'akroach » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 18:30

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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Re: 166 cool ship names

Post by NightPrince » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 18:37

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 :D
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.... :?

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Post by Wolf-R1 » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 18:39

Teebor wrote:Nice list, might be some plundering going on there for names for my M7 class ships :D

I give mine names based on their behaviour/class

HMS Friendly Fire
HMS Cutbacks
LMAO! Perfect for X3! :lol:

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Post by NightPrince » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 19:01

Thank you, The Happy Trucker and apologies for doubling your thread. I must have missed it. :oops:
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Post by Chealec » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 19:10

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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Post by The Happy Trucker » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 19:32

NightPrince wrote:Thank you, The Happy Trucker and apologies for doubling your thread. I must have missed it. :oops:
You're welcome and no worries, it was months ago, and to me, the more of this the merrier :)

Since that thead I have come up a couple more ideas, for example, my first three Elephants were named as follows

1. Mother In Law's Christian Name
2. Mother In Law's Middle Name
3. Mother In Law's Surname

Then, in a flash of inspiration, I came up with

USS Jenna Jameson (the, er, filmstar)

and a whole new range of names was spawned.

These names arent usually up to much, but researching them is great fun...
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Post by fintoozler » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 19:47

Great list but more than one word always beefs a name up, I've taken a liking to Pillar of Autumn from Halo. I've also got Loss of Patience for my Aquilo. My Hyperion Vanguard is called Black Arrow (slew the dragon Smaug in The Hobbit).
And I just had to name a ship Serenity, cheesy I know but it's a proud name that deserves respect.

In my old XTM game I also had the Endeavour, Captain Cook's ship and on our 50c coin (can you guess where I live).

Naming ships is nearly as fun as playing with them.

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Post by Spaceweed Adict » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 20:06

Well I tend to use names that either fit what the ship is assigned to or the circumstances on how I aquired the ship in the first place.
And my complex's are named on what there for or what they produce.
A few Example's

one of my Mammoth TL's is called "Bob the Builder"
another one is "Mr Shifter"

Elephant TL supply ship "Fat Frank"

my Homebase deffence fleet is

Carrack M6 "The Caretaker"
his escort Nova's "Caretaker's Sidekick I,II,III and so on.

My M7M "Mad Missile Mike"

A few complex's

"The big Bang plant" Missile production complex
"The s**t & chip shop" originally built for the Hub mission.
Produce'es Teladianium & Micro chips.

My latest complex is just know as "Mahi Ma's crystal mines"

I'd name a few more but I'd probably get banned :D

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Post by NightPrince » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 20:11

Well frankly i prefer one-word names. Otherwise they seem too heavy and well complicated. I like too keep them simple. As for "Pillar of autumn" i like the sound of that alright. However after all these years since i first saw it i'm still unable to grasp what it means (guess my english is not sophisticated enough).
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Post by Seathal » Thu, 22. Jan 09, 21:18

Some of my own ship names: All starting with UEC (United Earth Colonies)

Apocalypse
Avenger
Cydonia
Genesis (Begining)
Ghunne (My Valkyrie, the name of a major one)
Innuendo
Intrepid
Morgenstern (Morning Star)
Mutter (Mother)
Procifiscior (Awakening/Arising)
Rhapsody
Rosenrot (Red Rose)
Sehnsucht (Nostalge/Desire)
Sonne (Sun)
Templar

I also like one-name ships, mainly because they are simplier, easier to remember and they sound better if they are well chosen. I try the names to match a same fleet; for example, my personal tactical fleet's capitals are named after songs of either Rammstein, Muse or Queen. The M1 of the fleet is the Cydonia, my personal M2 is the Rhapsody, the other three M2's are the Innuendo, the Morgernstern and the Rosenrot, the TL is the Mutter, two of the M7's are Sehnsucht and Apocalypse... usually they are escorting their "relatives".

My defence and patrol fleet will have mroe generic names but ressembling protection; Defender, Templar, Crusader, Sentinel, Protector, Knight... WIll be that way if I don't get a better idea :D

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