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 :laugh4:.

[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 :laugh4:.

[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.

~D :laugh4:

[ArtillerySmoke]

Can you really name your ships?

[Sir Beane]

Can you really name your ships?

Ships, units, forts, and probably towns as well :2thumbsup:.

[ArtillerySmoke]

Ships, units, forts, and probably towns as well :2thumbsup:.

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? :book:

[IlDuce]

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

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. :beam:

[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

:laugh4:

[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 :2thumbsup:

[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:idea2:

[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:idea2:

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!::titanic:

[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:

USS Collateral Damage
USS Incontinence
USS Aquaphobia
HMS Pantsless
HMS Titan Uranus
HMS Fearful Strumpet
HMS Oedipus
HMS Three Sheets to the Wind
USS Nautifish
USS Kiss My Wake
USS Missed Me
Ich Bin Ein Bayliner
Fahrfrumwurken
French Toast
HMS Aquaholic
USS Shark Bait

[Greyblades]

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

[ArtillerySmoke]

Someone should get a video up when the game releases showing the Failboat doing a suicide sail right into a fleet of enemy ships. No firing at the enemy, no attempt to do anything but meet demise.

[Beskar]

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

No it doesn't. It means trousers/leggings/bottoms/pants/other phrases used.

Or, pantsless referring to being drunk, under the assumption they remove their pants when so.

[Greyblades]

Mate, I meant in the UK pants means underwear not the US version which means Trousers.

[General SupaCrunk]

I don't know...

Can we name our admirals to?

If so then: Admiral SupaCrunk

[ArtillerySmoke]

Admiral McLovin

[hoom]

Ravished By The Sheer Implausibility Of That Last Statement

Possibly just a long series of Hand of God

I wonder about the names whether we get a default name based on number of units of that type raised/raised in that region?

[KozaK13]

The Nuppin

[GMaximus]

HMS 'Ni!' Enemies will roll over and die at the sight of it, provided there's no ship named 'It' on their side.

Obviously, my French fleet willl be stuffed with ships like 'Yourr Mother Was a Hamster' and 'Your Father Smelled of Elderberries' or 'I Fart in Your General Direction'. I do so much love being lame.

[Incongruous]

HMS The Bank of England

[BeeSting]

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 Ass than HMS Queen Elizabeth II.

Some of these names are hilarious :laugh4:

Your ships made me laugh so I'm only going to shoot down your masts and spare you from drowning.

[Ramses II CP]

Ships should be named after women and loved accordingly.

:egypt:

[Beskar]

Mate, I meant in the UK pants means underwear not the US version which means Trousers.

Same in the United Kingdom, at least in North-West England. We call them underpants/boxers/y-fronts.


HMS The Bank of England

Problem with that ship, does it start off sinking, or just barely staying afloat?

[Greyblades]

Problem with that ship, does it start off sinking, or just barely staying afloat?

Gotta love political jokes :laugh4:

[Sir Beane]

Gotta love political jokes :laugh4:

The Org: Total War discussion and biting satire :2thumbsup:.

Anyone thinking of giving their ships normal names? (I'm not).

[BeeSting]

I'm going to christen it: .I.. >< ..I.

[Greyblades]

H.M.S Titanic?

[Beskar]

H.M.S New Labour

[KozaK13]

H.M.S. Crushanator normal enough?

I will prob give normal names anyway, i wouldnt beable to stand looking at silly names for a long period of time, as i think it spoils the atmosphere, my flag ship will probably be H.M.S. Subjugation or Liberation.

[Liberator]

Apollo 13 :balloon2:
Beckenbauer
Black Flood
Bismarck :skull:
Bounty
Churchill
Enterprise !
Hurricane
Panther
Spitfire
Taifun

[Megas Methuselah]

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

~D :laugh4:

What 'bout me?????!!! :jumping:

[pevergreen]

My ships will be boring, except for the terror of the seas. Strike for the South.

[Polemists]

When I make a ship to sail against England I'm calling it demo :P

[Sheogorath]

HMS BSOD
HMS 404
HMS CTD
HMS OHGODIFORGOTTOTURNONAUTOSAVE

[Incongruous]

Problem with that ship, does it start off sinking, or just barely staying afloat?

How dare you! It has been nothing but tightly regulated! Its Great Captain had kept a watchful eye upon the books, no matter that it was covered with an eye patch on account of him being half blind...

HMS Accountabilty Is NOT In The Contract, will be a first rater, having the ability to fend off all comers.

I am really looking foreward to an HMS Bugger.

[Robespierre]

What about Banksian names such as "Resistance Is Character-Forming" or "Experiencing A Significant Gravitas Shortfall"?

[batemonkey]

how about HMS With Extreme Prejudice.

Being Vain however quite a few will be named after his royal highness Batemonkey

[Polemists]

H.M.S. THISISFORMTW2MILAN :laugh4:

[Vlad Tzepes]

HMS All The Guys Inside Know How To Swim
HMS You Can't Beat Me, I Run Faster
HMS Floating Is A Miracle, Don't Hit It
HMS We'd Rather Float On Beer, This Makes Sinking Fun
HMS What Are You Sinking About? (this only for German faction)

:laugh4:

[General SupaCrunk]

The Org: Total War discussion and biting satire :2thumbsup:.

Anyone thinking of giving their ships normal names? (I'm not).

Yes, atleast in my Ottoman campaign...

[hoom]

What about Banksian names such as "Resistance Is Character-Forming" or "Experiencing A Significant Gravitas Shortfall"?You May Not Be The Coolest Person Here :juggle2:

If we can have official (unoffical) privateers, one has to be called The Crimson Permanent Assurance :pirate2:

Edit: Ohh oooh: Dzunda, Velpin, Isaut & Luseferous VII

[Daevyll]

HMS What Are You Sinking About? (this only for German faction)



I laughed.

[pdoyle007]

'The Death Star' - I might even give the rest of the battle group related names. Infact each theatre of war might have a theme to their names.

I did consider naming them all after women, but if they get attacked and start going down I don't know how I'd feel.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

If I play US then probably: USS IRS (The only ship I need. It will take your ships underneath you and leave you just a boat and it's all legal.)

Though, it might take me while before I will buy the game.

[Discoman]

Let's see.
HMS Starr
HMS Lennon
HMS McCartney
HMS Harrison
Those 4 ships will be together in one group... until I make an HMS Yoko.

HMS I sunk your battleship
HMS Caine
HMS Economy (Prone to being sunk)

[Beskar]

In the spirit of a certain political campaign in the last election:

"Are you sinking what we are sinking?"

[Ibn-Khaldun]

I wonder, will you start counting how many ships your ships have sunk?

Your HMS Terminator destroys 3 ships in one battle and you will name that ship HMS Terminator 3, or something like that?

[Polemists]

I'd like to see some simple stats on ships and units. Large kills/Ships Sunk in a battle.
Trained in, etc, etc. Just some little flavor items.

I guess we can always keep track ourselves.


I assume you can name ships on the fly as much as you want.

[ArtillerySmoke]

I'd like to see some simple stats on ships and units. Large kills/Ships Sunk in a battle.
Trained in, etc, etc. Just some little flavor items.

I guess we can always keep track ourselves.


I assume you can name ships on the fly as much as you want.

Outstanding idea. I mean, one of the better ones.

I'd like to see stats like that for all units. Imagine how much it would sting to lose them then? It would add another layer of realism.

Units killed by ranged, units killed in melee, enemies routed, prisoners captured, casualties sustained, etc.

edit: Imagine having some units that are fully upgraded, that you've had since the beginning of the campaign, still be in one of your stacks at the end of the campaign? I mean we can still do that, but with statistics it would be really interesting and add to AARs.

[ZombieFriedNuts]

h.m.s doomship
h.m.s doommonger
h.m.s mhahahahahaha

[Wausser]

H.M.S. Chuck Norris

[Fiddling_nero]

Post-Dated Check Loan
Serial Peacemaker
Touch-and-Go


Balloon if you get the references. (I dunno how to make cookies.)

[The New Che Guevara]

HMS The Bank of England

It's sister ship, the HMS Royal Bank of Scotland was just struggling to stay afloat, but sunk.

[Vuk]

If I buy the game, I already have some good ones in mind. :beam:
USS Dutch Bane
USS Flotsam
USS Party House
USS Terminator
USS Vuk (1st class of course)
USS Tosa
USS Melitiros
USS Phili
USS Caius
USS Richyg
USS Pabst Blue Ribbon
USS Mud Krabz
USS Sweet Mama From Kentucky
USS Cheese Head
USS Chuck Norris Bane

:2thumbsup:
For personal reasons those would all be awesome to have.

[Sir Beane]

If I ever do an AAR, I'm making sure I name my ships after Org members. Just for the hilarity when one of them sinks or bursts into flames. :2thumbsup:

[Ibn-Khaldun]

It would be even funnier if AI captures your ships with the names of Org members and you'll have to fight against them later! ~:tongue:

[IlDuce]

The biggest baddest ship is always going to be named HMS Plymouth. Not hard to guess where I live from that.

[Greyblades]

Quake at the might of the HMS Essex using the deadly chav-cannon :laugh4: Shivver at its Great warcry: INNIT!!!

[Sir Beane]

Quake at the might of the HMS Essex using the deadly chav-cannon :laugh4: Shivver at its Great warcry: INNIT!!!

The HMS Heanor can join the Essex in the use of the chav cannon. It's flag will be burberry, and its symbol a hoody and fake gold chain. :2thumbsup:

[Greyblades]

Oy, imagine the recruitment slogan "tired of annoying people just by the way you look all day? Then join the essex, we need all the ammo we can get"

[Decker]

Eh... my Flagships with whoever I start off with will be dubbed H.M.S/USS/Ect.. Morning Wood :sweatdrop:

With troop carrying ships dubbed Mama Bear or The Sea Cow :yes:

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

EDIT

[Beskar]

The HMS Heanor can join the Essex in the use of the chav cannon. It's flag will be burberry, and its symbol a hoody and fake gold chain. :2thumbsup:
Can't forget their favourite holiday resort - Blackpool

[Polemists]

:laugh4:OMGWHYIS ITNOTMARCH3RDYET :laugh4:

[Zatoichi]

The HMS Gah! will be a mighty warship.

But judging from my naval skills, I won't be able to build them fast enough to replace those that have suffered at the hands of my admirals.

So I'll have HMS Gah!, sunk fighting the mighty French rowboat near Calais, HMS Gah!!, who went down while bravely running away from the feared Portuguese pedalos of Lisbon, HMS Gah!!!, destroyed by a well aimed bottle of champagne on the launch slipway and HMS Gah!!!! built entirely from paper and tin foil due to wood shortages and crumbling economy.

Isn't it Wednesday yet?

[Sir Beane]

The HMS Gah! will be a mighty warship.

But judging from my naval skills, I won't be able to build them fast enough to replace those that have suffered at the hands of my admirals.

So I'll have HMS Gah!, sunk fighting the mighty French rowboat near Calais, HMS Gah!!, who went down while bravely running away from the feared Portuguese pedalos of Lisbon, HMS Gah!!!, destroyed by a well aimed bottle of champagne on the launch slipway and HMS Gah!!!! built entirely from paper and tin foil due to wood shortages and crumbling economy.

Isn't it Wednesday yet?

Those french rowboats can be nasty if the man in charge is drunk. The best way to beat them is to throw in some good wine vintages and a sophisticated selection of cheeses. The man in charge can't help but stop his boat for a picnic. When he does lean over the side and drop a cannonball through the bottom of the rowboat :2thumbsup:.

[PBI]

Each and every one of my ships will be named after my girlfriend, in the hope that this will go at least some small way towards mitigating her displeasure at being abandoned in favour of ETW for the next few weeks.

Plus, giving all my ships the same name will add an interesting extra challenge to naval battles...

[Sir Beane]

Each and every one of my ships will be named after my girlfriend, in the hope that this will go at least some small way towards mitigating her displeasure at being abandoned in favour of ETW for the next few weeks.

Plus, giving all my ships the same name will add an interesting extra challenge to naval battles...

But does your girlfriend appreciate being shot full of holes, set fire to, crashed into a french Warship, and then sunk in the middle of the Atlantic? You could be on tricky ground there my friend. :laugh4:

[Polemists]

Yes I can see it now

"But why did you let me die? Don't you care about me?"

Tricky waters indeed :laugh4::laugh4:

[A Very Super Market]

Keep the ship as a trophy...

[Merak]

the biggest ship i have will be named like this

"i am a big ship becase the captain has a little..."

if i fits :D

[Freedom Onanist]

I will dominate the Seven Seasin my indomitable HMS Bootle Bumtrinket

[Fisherking]

I am surprised no one has yet proposed to name a ship for the most fearsome and vicious creature known to man!

HMS EXWIFE

[Decker]

HMS or USS Beirut :whip: Should have a bonus against wooden ships :yes:

[Styles]

Erebus, Triton, Gazelle, Apollo, Ares, Hector, Korvin, Melissa and Jessica.

[Susanna]

For all who likes historic shipnames:

List of Royal Navy ship names (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Navy_ship_names)

List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_line_of_the_Royal_Navy)

List of ships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_Austro-Hungarian_Navy)

List of Spanish sail battleships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Spanish_sail_battleships)

List of ships of the line of the Dutch Republic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_line_of_the_Dutch_Republic)

List of ships of the line of Russia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_line_of_Russia)

List of ships of the line of Italy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_line_of_Italy)

List of Turkish sail battleships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Turkish_sail_battleships)

And:

:pirate2:Pirate Shipname Generator (http://www.seventhsanctum.com/generate.php?Genname=pirateshipnamer) :pirate2:

Susanna/Calapine

[Sir Beane]

Thanks for the excellent naming resources Susanna :2thumbsup:.

[Hax]

When I setup my Dutch Empire I will name at least one ship "Kagemusha" in honour of the .orgah and the Dutch-Japanese relations.

[Susanna]

Typo: For all who like. Me type no gud. :embarassed::embarassed:

[Sir Beane]

Typo: For all who like. Me type no gud. :embarassed::embarassed:

Just pretend that you meant 'likes' as nautical slang, they'll probably buy it :2thumbsup::laugh4:.

[Hax]

Arr, shiver me timbers, mateys! For all who likes...

[The New Che Guevara]

shouldn't that be "for all who be likin'...

Might make one
HMS Polly Wants a Cracker

[ArtillerySmoke]

I am surprised no one has yet proposed to name a ship for the most fearsome and vicious creature known to man!

HMS EXWIFE

How did nobody pick up on this?

This is hysterical.

:laugh4:

[Hooahguy]

i plan on naming my best ship "the boostinator"

[oz_wwjd]

well if the ship named after chuck norris lived up to the 1,000 chuck norris jokes floating around,it'd be a one-ship wrecking crew,until it met (chuck Norris II) that is.

[ArtillerySmoke]

well if the ship named after chuck norris lived up to the 1,000 chuck norris jokes floating around,it'd be a one-ship wrecking crew,until it met (chuck Norris II) that is.

Only a matter of time before Chunk Norris is mentioned...

:chucks:

[shinderhizzle84]

Well, first of all, i didn't even realize you could rename your ships until i saw this thread. How do you do it? I can't seem to figure it out...


the biggest ship i have will be named like this

"i am a big ship becase the captain has a little..."

if i fits :D

And yes, I was going to name my admiral ship something along the lines of

HMS/USS "Compensation"

[A Very Super Market]

Underneath the official name for the ship or unit, there is a box saying "Regiment of Foot" or something along those lines.

Click it, backspace and type yo own name in, foo! :P

[Spino]

USS Lollipop




It's a good ship.







:hide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_RZTusUzM8

[anonimus]

USS Obama

Bringing change to the world's oceans :beam:

[shinderhizzle84]

USS Obama

Bringing change to the world's oceans :beam:

lmao!! that's a very fitting first post!!

And thanks a bunch, Super market.

[Marquis of Roland]

HMS I can't believe I got this game to work on steam

I actually like the names they have in the game already