New ship names

[Xavier]

Ive opened this topic to collect names for new ships. With the destruction of ships in recent missions, it gives us the opportunity to start over with ship names. These are some from the past:

Guardian, Raven, Eagle, Falcon, Orion, Pegasus, Osiris.

Some idea the Command staff were discussion last night included:

Names relating to snakes: Python, Boa, Venom, Sidewinder, Serpant, Basilisk

Names relating to swords: Rapier, Broadsword, Sabre

Names relating to Ancient Greece: Spartan, Athenian, Argonian

Names from the Lost Fleet: Indestructable, Fearless, Glorius, Dragon

Any ideas are welcome. I was considering a theme for the division, though we could simply stick with choosing ‘cool’ sounding names instead.

[Anonymous]

I like the name TSN Gladius.

[Matsiyan]

Hard to think of snakes as good guys.

Swords are cool if very martial and lots of variety
Rapier, Sabre, Epée, Foil, Estoc, Smallsword, Courtsword, Sword-cane
Broadsword, Longsword, Bastard, Falchion, Claymore, Shortsword, Gladius, Backsword, Falcata
Nodachi, Tachi, Katana, Wakizashi, Ken, Tanto, Aikuchi, Ninjato, Nagamaki, Chokuto, Kodachi
Poniard, Dirk, Dagger, Stiletto, Kukri, Bowie, Kris, Parang, Acinaces
Shamshir, Tulwar, Kilij, Pulwar, Cutlass, Scimitar,
Khopesh, Kopis, Xiphos, Makhaira,
Excalibur, Caliburn, Kusunagi, Stormbringer, Mournblade, Needle,
Sting, Glamdring, Beater, Biter, Orcrist,

[Aposine]

A list I’ve been sitting on since this began:

Avians:
TSN Condor
TSN Cormorant
TSN Darter
TSN Harrier
TSN Kestrel
TSN Kite
TSN Osprey
TSN Roller

Non-avian animals:
TSN Caiman
TSN Cobra
TSN Hornet
TSN Lynx
TSN Moray
TSN Python
TSN Scorpion
TSN Stingray

Celestial objects:
TSN Arcturus
TSN Castor
TSN Procyon
TSN Pollux
TSN Rigel
TSN Sirius

Constellations:
TSN Andromeda
TSN Aries
TSN Cetus
TSN Cygnus
TSN Fornax
TSN Gemini
TSN Orion
TSN Sagittarius

Virtues:
TSN Diligent
TSN Fierce
TSN Gallant
TSN Relentless
TSN Stalwart
TSN Steadfast
TSN Vigilant

Creatures:
TSN Basilisk
TSN Manticore
TSN Revenant
TSN Siren
TSN Spectre
TSN Wraith
TSN Wyvern

Professions:
TSN Archer
TSN Dragoon
TSN Explorer
TSN Nomad
TSN Paladin
TSN Ranger
TSN Surveyor
TSN Vanguard

Historical figures:
TSN Galileo
TSN Huygens
TSN Kepler
TSN Magellan

Miscellaneous:
TSN Apex
TSN Gale
TSN Hurricane
TSN Monsoon
TSN Predator
TSN Rook

Didn’t care to include any deities.

Restricting the entire fleet to a single theme would, in my opinion, feel a bit cheesy – Captain-Planet-y – and diminish ship individuality. I’d even propose scrapping the palette for insignias (I’d love to do some designs, by the way).

[Adele Mundy]

Have a quick list of Greek deities, all female, as ships are:

TSN ship and shuttle names

TSN Astraea (Star goddess)

TSN Atropos (Oldest of the Fates, the one who cuts the thread of life);

TSN Bia (Force, Energy);

TSN Brizo (Goddess of mariners);

TSN Celaeno (One of the Pleiades. Said to be the mother of the Poseidon’s children Lycus and Nycteus)
Shuttles: Lycus, Nycteus

TSN Ceto (Primordial sea monster goddess – as in, cetacean – the daughter of Gaia and Pontus and mother of sea monsters)
Shuttles: Scylla, Charybdis

TSN Clotho (Youngest of the Three Fates and responsible for spinning the thread of human life)

TSN Doris (A sea nymph whose name represented the bounty of the sea. Mother of the Nereids.)

TSN Enyo (Minor goddess of war and destruction, the companion and lover of the war god Ares and connected to Eris.)

TSN Eris (Greek goddess of chaos, strife and discord and connected to the war-goddess Enyo.)

TSN Iris (Greek goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. She is also known as one of the goddesses of the sea and the sky.) scout?

TSN Lachesis (Second of the Three Fates, the measurer of the thread of life woven by Clotho’s spindle which determines Destiny.)

TSN Nemesis (The goddess of retribution and personification of vengeance.)

TSN Nike (Goddess of victory)

TSN Nyx (Primordial goddess of the night.)

TSN Themis (Ancient Greek Titaness and goddess of divine order, law, natural law and custom.)

TSN Thetis (Sea nymph, goddess of water and one of the fifty Nereids, daughters of the ancient sea god Nereus. Also a shapeshifter and a prophet.)

TSN Urania (One of the Muses, the muse of astronomy and astrology.)

[Matsiyan]

Most navies seem to use consistent names for each class of ship and they would relate to the name of the first in class. So Artemis class light cruisers would all be named after Greek gods or perhaps only Greek goddesses, or they would be named after female war deities from any pantheon.

The class name should define the other members of the class. So Horizon class vessels might be named, Equator, Sunrise, Sunset, Dusk, Dawn (or maybe Aurora), Tropic, Latitude, Longitude, Equinox, Solstice, Terminator, Aphelion, Perihelion, Meridian, Arctic, Antarctic, Polaris, Precession, Ecliptic, Nadir, Zenith, because they are all related to planetary/solar phenomena.

[Matthew Vaj]

I’m personally a fan of powerful natural forces: TSN Tsunami, TSN Hurricane, TSN Whirlwind, TSN Cyclone, etc. Maybe even TSN (Super)Nova or TSN Starburst.

[Adele Mundy]

I see the “powerful natural forces” names as more suitable for a heavy brigade.

[Donovan]

How about something a little lighter for natural forces, then – perhaps ‘Zephyr’? It also has the added benefit of a Greek god reference.

[Adele Mundy]

I like it! I can think of Boreas and Notus, as well.
Oh, and Wikipedia has a whole page of wind deities in several pantheons, so that’s a whole stash of names.

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