What are you going to name your ships?

[IlDuce]

Got a few names lined up for ships. Props if you know where they're from.

No More Mr Nice Guy
Of Course I Still Love You
Little Rascal
So Much For Subtlety
Size Isn't Everything
Problem Child
Attitude Adjuster
Frank Exchange Of Views
Quietly Confident
Serious Callers Only
I Blame My Mother*
I Blame Your Mother*
Big Sexy Beast
Funny, It Worked Last Time
It'll Be Over By Christmas
You'll Thank Me Later
All Through With This Niceness And Negotiation Stuff
Resistance Is Character-Forming
Don't Try This At Home
Pure Big Mad Boat Man
You'll Clean That Up Before You Leave

*Always to the same type of ship, in the same fleet, next to eachother in the line.

Not exactly the most traditional names but I want them to have a bit of personality. Plus I think in the real world the enemy would be a bit more scared of HMS Kiss My Fluffy Pink Bunny than HMS Queen Elizabeth II.

[Dead Guy]

Regalskeppet Vasa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regalskeppet_Vasa

[Sir Beane]

@ IlDuce

Most of those names would make excellent racehorses .

[A Very Super Market]

Name them after people who post in this thread!


I screwed it up for you, didn't I?

[IlDuce]

Never really thought of that. Never really been into the gee gees after seeing my grandad slowly waste my inheritence away.

My other plan was to name them after the robots on Robot Wars but having HMS Wheely Big Cheese just seems even more silly.

[Sir Beane]

Never really thought of that. Never really been into the gee gees after seeing my grandad slowly waste my inheritence away.

My other plan was to name them after the robots on Robot Wars but having HMS Wheely Big Cheese just seems even more silly.

That Robot Wars plan is pure genius! Who wouldn't be terrified of a fleet with Sir Killalot or Matilda in it? I know I would .

[Fridgebadger]

What about the most famous of them all, The Sleeper Service?

edit: (though I see you've got it already, at least in nickname form...)

[IlDuce]

I thought Sleeper Service wasn't as good as Quietly Confident. Neither are great but you have to have Sleeper Service in somehow.

There's so many on the wikipedia page I don''t think I'll ever be short on names.

[Monk]

I'll definately have an H.M.S Beane, H.M.S Martok and H.M.S Nelson.

[ArtillerySmoke]

Can you really name your ships?

[Sir Beane]

Can you really name your ships?

Ships, units, forts, and probably towns as well .

[ArtillerySmoke]

Ships, units, forts, and probably towns as well .

Now THAT is phenomenal news. What a layer of depth and immersion that's going to add.

[Zatoichi]

I know I'm coming here a bit late, but if I said 'Iain M Banks' will I win 5 pounds?

[IlDuce]

I know I'm coming here a bit late, but if I said 'Iain M Banks' will I win 5 pounds?

I'm not made of money! I'm saving my pennies for a new PC for this very game.

[crazyviking03]

lol, One of my ships will be named the HMS I Convinced My Wife to Let Me Buy a New Computer, New Vid Card and New Power Supply Just For This Game

The cunning and master strategy involved in such a feet should fill my enemies with terror.

[Zatoichi]

I'm not a greedy man. I'll just make do with the fame, respect and veneration from my fellow Orgahs for knowing the answer.

[ArtillerySmoke]

lol, One of my ships will be named the HMS I Convinced My Wife to Let Me Buy a New Computer, New Vid Card and New Power Supply Just For This Game

The cunning and master strategy involved in such a feet should fill my enemies with terror.

lol, indeed.

[andrewt]

Failboat

[crazyviking03]

Failboat

LMAO I wonder if 'Failrigged' will be a research path for naval development

[Greyblades]

HMS Next Time I'm Getting Insurance.

[Marius Dynamite]

I'm going to try a little bit of roleplaying to be honest.

While a Monarchy, HMS etc.

When I get rid of the monarchy, its going to be something like SR Independence etc.. SR standing for Ship of the Republic or something

[Beskar]

Though, I will look forward to the H.M.S's ships being named after characters from Monty Python, such as from Life of Brian: "H.M.S Nobius Maximus"


Shame you can't designs on the sails. Would put the gimp mask wearing guy for example, in the above post as a symbol of terror and fear.

[ollicompolli]

Finally, I will be able to call my biggest ship in my fleet HMS Bombastic

[Beskar]

trust quick reply, didn't see that other people posted since my message.

[lars573]

I'll probably give at least one ship name that's full of decidedly unflattering references to the nation in question. Probably involving bastard(s).

[Daevyll]

Finally, I will be able to call my biggest ship in my fleet HMS Bombastic

I'll name mine 'Vanniksniebangnieboot'

[Greyblades]

HMS Friday with Captain Friday and will set sail on a Friday. Those who know of ship builder superstitions will get this.
Edit- Hey I finally found a use for this smilie!:

[Sir Beane]

HMS Friday with Captain Friday and will set sail on a Friday. Those who know of ship builder superstitions will get this.

Don't expect to be keeping that ship for very long. She's bound to Davy Jones for sure.

[Hosakawa Tito]

Here's a few to try:

1. USS Collateral Damage
2. USS Incontinence
3. USS Aquaphobia
4. HMS Pantsless
5. HMS Titan Uranus
6. HMS Fearful Strumpet
7. HMS Oedipus
8. HMS Three Sheets to the Wind
9. USS Nautifish
10. USS Kiss My Wake
11. USS Missed Me
12. Ich Bin Ein Bayliner
13. Fahrfrumwurken
14. French Toast
15. HMS Aquaholic
16. USS Shark Bait

[Greyblades]

4. HMS Pantsless
Um, HT, Pants means something else than what you may be thinking, here in the UK...