[Hotfoot]

On the topic of the naming structure, I personally give each of my ships a model designation after the name, so that I can continue to use the model name as I continue to upgrade class. For example, say I were to make my standard Support Vessel class ship, outfitted with solar collectors and repair bays, the Caretaker class vessel. The first ship of the classification would be the Caretaker Mk1. When I get better components and I upgrade the design (maybe even to a better hull) I up the designation by one, so the next in the series is the Caretaker Mk2.

Most ships only Last long enough to get a Mk2 or Mk3 designation as technology advances, but more general-purpose designs, like the Caretaker, or the Jumpstart (my population transports) go up to Mk6 or Mk7 at times.

-Hotfoot
"Beware the Terrors of the Shaderni Empire."