Naming Ships

[Tenryu]

For class names I use abreviatioms. I start with something like "ES Mk 1a" or "ES Scout Mk 1a". Upgrades are easy, I just change the Last letter. If I want very different equipment I change the Last 2 entries , "ES Mk 2a". I have created a seperate names file for myself so I can point and click a lot of this in rather then type it. Things like BSY Mk 1a = Base ship yard, ST Mk 1a = Small transport, PDB Mk 1a = Planetary defense base(weapon platform)

For specific ship names; I use Birds for ES, Fish for FG, sir names for DD, rivers for CL, Cities for CA, snakes for BC, states or countries for BB and DN, For Fighters I use Insect names, Mines are firecrackers or spider names, Sats are a mixed bag...Slinger ..Archerer, Big eye depending on what their main purpose is. For Carriers; CVL I use auto names ....Chevy, Ford, thunderbird, Bigger carriers I use Historical Battle names. Transports get girls names. SY ships get names of construction equipment. Mine and sat layers get names like "Mother Goose, Mother Hen, etc.

Bases are named after their planet, such as "Wolf III BSY 3"( the third ship yard base oriting Wolf 3) or "Epsilion V ODB 1"( the first Obital defense base orbiting Epsilion 5). This keeps them listed under their planet on the yard list, you need to use "X" for "10" if you build that high as the tenth gets listed after "1", so I use X1 for 11, XX5 for 25, etc. If you build more then 39, well, go figure it yourself, LOL!

it is interesting to see what the rest of you use. Some good ideas there.

[Taz-in-Space]

For individual ships I use short descriptive names like FG-Ab, DD-De, and CVL-Ac
FG-Ab = Frigate size Attack ship Version b
DD-De = Destroyer Defence ship Version e
CVL-Ac = Light Carrier Attack ship Version c

For those Non-Military ships: R Ark LRa, Xport Mb and SS WPc
R Ark-LRa = Rock Colony ship Longrange Version a
Xport-Mb = Transport ship Medium size Version b
SS WPc = Special Ship Warp point opener/closer Ver. c

For fleets: I name them by what they are to be used for...
First Attack Fleet,
<System name> Defence Fleet,
etc.

I've never given my ships special individual names...after all I'm the omnipotent ruler of an entire Empire!!

[Gryphin]

I was looking at my notes. When moving Populations or Units around I name the transports acordingly.
SAT Hydro = Hydrogen Breathers in Sattelite bays
CB Oxy = Oxygen breathers in Cargo Bays
SAT TT Armored CG = Armored troops and troops with Ground Cannon in Sat Bays

Note: I very seldom use actual cargo bays to move anything.

[ June 28, 2002, 19:09: Message edited by: The High Gryphin ]