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BillLee
Gallente FM Corp Insomnia.
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Posted - 2007.03.17 13:07:00 -
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No I didn't spell wrong. Why do certain people refer to Battleship as BB and not BS? The damn word doesn't even contain a second B!
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defiler
Caldari Mad Hermit
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Posted - 2007.03.17 13:08:00 -
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Always wondered about this myself. Maybe they think it's impolite to say BS to someone? :)
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Zaolen Ying
Eve University Ivy League
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Posted - 2007.03.17 13:11:00 -
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its from the navy designation for ship classes.
BB = Battleship BC = Battlecruiser FF = Frigate DD = Destroyer AF = Assault Frigate
and so on =)
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Ishquar Teh'Sainte
Darwin With Attitude
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Posted - 2007.03.17 13:11:00 -
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BB is the notation for battleship-class hulls by the US navy ___________________
-Skellibjalla- Life is a garden of perceptions. Pick your fruit.
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Burt Gummer
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Posted - 2007.03.17 13:11:00 -
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Edited by: Burt Gummer on 17/03/2007 13:08:36 That's because in reality, a naval Battleship is 'classed' as a BB, a Destroyer is a DD, a frigate a FF, and a carrier a CV, it's just the way it is done, don't ask me why.
Edit: 2 people beat me to it...
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Jex Jast
Go for the booty
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Posted - 2007.03.17 13:14:00 -
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It's because...
Oh...wait...
What they said.
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Ask Unbeatable
Gallente HighTech Marines Ltd. FREGE Alliance
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Posted - 2007.03.17 13:16:00 -
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That is a Templar, an Amarr class fighter drone used by carriers
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Rei Toai
Faaip De Oiad
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Posted - 2007.03.17 13:17:00 -
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a BB is a battleship, it's used by the US navy
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defiler
Caldari Mad Hermit
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Posted - 2007.03.17 13:17:00 -
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Yes, I'm aware of the navy designations. Question is, why does the navy call it BB? BB sounds cute and cuddly, hardly fitting...
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Fswd
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Posted - 2007.03.17 13:27:00 -
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How about BB gun? --- So I flame and troll when the occasion calls for it. So what are you gonna do about it? |
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Mastin Dragonfly
Amarr Navy Runners
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Posted - 2007.03.17 13:30:00 -
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Originally by: defiler Yes, I'm aware of the navy designations. Question is, why does the navy call it BB? BB sounds cute and cuddly, hardly fitting...
Battleboat, duh...
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Mastin Dragonfly
Amarr Navy Runners
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Posted - 2007.03.17 13:43:00 -
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Edited by: Mastin Dragonfly on 17/03/2007 13:39:38 Some googling lead me to this:
Nomenclature History Warships in the United States Navy were first designated and numbered in system originating in 1895. Under this system, ships were designated as "Battleship X", "Cruiser X", "Destroyer X", "Torpedo Boat X" and so forth where X was the series hull number as authorized by the US Congress. These designations were usually abbreviated as "B-1", "C-1", "D-1", "TB-1," etc. This system became cumbersome by 1920, as many new ship types had been developed during World War I that needed new categories assigned, especially in the Auxiliary ship area. On 17 July 1920, the designation system was revised so that all ships were now designated with a two letter code and a hull number, with the first letter being the ship type and the second letter being the sub-type. For example, the destroyer tender USS Melville, first commissioned as "Destroyer Tender No. 2" in 1915, was now re-designated as "AD-2" with the "A" standing for Auxiliary, the "D" for Destroyer (Tender) and the "2" meaning the second ship in that series. Ship types that did not have a subclassification simply repeated the first letter. So, Battleships became "BB-X" and Destroyers became "DD-X" with X being the same number as previously assigned. Ships that changed classifications were given new hull numbers within their new designation series.
The designation "USS" standing for "United States Ship" was adopted in 1907. Prior to that time, no designation was used in official documents.
It should be noted that in the United States Navy, unlike European Navies, the first ship in a class to be authorized by the US Congress is the designated class leader (class name ship), regardless of the order in which the ships of that class are laid down, launched or commissioned. For example, contrary to many European texts, for the last class of "Standard" battleships, the battleship USS Colorado BB-45 (commissioned 30 August 1923) is the class leader under USN designation standards, not USS Maryland BB-46 (commissioned 21 July 1921). These battleships are thus properly designated as being "USS Colorado BB-45 Class" and not as "USS Maryland BB-46 Class."
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Daravel
Caldari Ore Mongers R0ADKILL
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Posted - 2007.03.17 13:45:00 -
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Originally by: Mastin Dragonfly
Originally by: defiler Yes, I'm aware of the navy designations. Question is, why does the navy call it BB? BB sounds cute and cuddly, hardly fitting...
Battleboat, duh...
conjures up and image of 2 8 year old kids going... I'm in my battleboat. YaRR..
Invasions will be met with hostility and flying marshmallows!
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DarkElf
Caldari Veto.
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Posted - 2007.03.17 13:54:00 -
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tbh i've never once heard anyone refer to a battleships as a 'bb', only ever 'bs'. if someone said they were bringing a bb then i'd asume they were in a blackbird.
DE
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Verone
Veto. Veto Corp
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Posted - 2007.03.17 13:58:00 -
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Originally by: DarkElf tbh i've never once heard anyone refer to a battleships as a 'bb', only ever 'bs'. if someone said they were bringing a bb then i'd asume they were in a blackbird.
DE
^^ What WoWboy said...
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Encad Briht
Minmatar United Univers
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Posted - 2007.03.17 14:00:00 -
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reminds me of Starfleet Commands System :
FF - Frigate DD - Destroyer C - Cruiser CC - Command Cruiser BC - Heavy (Battle) Cruiser DN - Dreadnaught BB - Battleship --------------------------------------- Member of UU : Diplomatic Corps |
DarkElf
Caldari Veto.
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Posted - 2007.03.17 14:02:00 -
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Originally by: Verone
Originally by: DarkElf tbh i've never once heard anyone refer to a battleships as a 'bb', only ever 'bs'. if someone said they were bringing a bb then i'd asume they were in a blackbird.
DE
^^ What WoWboy said...
son of a *****!!!
DE
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Spenz
Gallente FIRMA Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate
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Posted - 2007.03.17 14:05:00 -
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Edited by: Spenz on 17/03/2007 14:01:40 I had to train myself not to use the navy designations. So for eve only, BS doesnt mean bullsh**, it means battleship, and BB doesnt mean battleship, it means blackbird.
Of course I revert back to regular naval designations outside of eve.
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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries Freelancer Alliance
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Posted - 2007.03.17 14:12:00 -
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As everyones already said (but I'll say too, so I can be part of the crowd)- BB is a US navy designation, not used in EVE. In EVE, BB is generally understood to mean Blackbird, the EWAR cruiser.
People who use BB in EVE are people who think they're being really really clever, but are actually just using the wrong term for the context --------
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scrapbrain
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Posted - 2007.03.17 14:16:00 -
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Battleships are cool, a shame they are next to useless in modern warfare :(
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papaPadla
Destructive Influence Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.03.17 15:05:00 -
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Originally by: Zaolen Ying its from the navy designation for ship classes. BB = Battleship BC = Battlecruiser FF = Frigate DD = Destroyer AF = Assault Frigate And so on =) -Z
OH FFS bb is a blackbird... battleships is BS DD is a Doomsday us navy uses this differently but were playin eve not sumthin else.
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DanMck
Amarr Rionnag Alba
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Posted - 2007.03.17 16:02:00 -
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Originally by: DarkElf tbh i've never once heard anyone refer to a battleships as a 'bb', only ever 'bs'. if someone said they were bringing a bb then i'd asume they were in a blackbird.
DE
same here
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Tarminic
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Posted - 2007.03.17 16:45:00 -
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Originally by: scrapbrain Battleships are cool, a shame they are next to useless in modern warfare :(
Oh you just wait, the Navy will be putting Railguns with a range of 500 nautical miles on battleships in under ten years. Then they will become quite useful again.
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William Hamilton
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Posted - 2007.03.17 16:58:00 -
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^Such railguns woudl be mounted on cruisers and destroyers.
BB class is still impractical.
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Phoenix Lord
The Arrow Project The ARR0W Project
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Posted - 2007.03.17 16:58:00 -
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Originally by: Tarminic
Originally by: scrapbrain Battleships are cool, a shame they are next to useless in modern warfare :(
Oh you just wait, the Navy will be putting Railguns with a range of 500 nautical miles on battleships in under ten years. Then they will become quite useful again.
mmm yes ive heard of that. I even saw it on an ad for the navy, a battleship with a railgun.
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Korizan
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Posted - 2007.03.17 17:00:00 -
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Well as far as english speaking goes.
BS - Has another meaning that has nothing to do with Navy vessels But a freighter yes
Or
B = The name for a male cow. S = The short for a acronym or the actual label "Ship High in Transit" Which was put on containers carrying manure for fertilizer. (The menthane it gives off could be explosive so best to keep it out of the water and high enough in the vessel for the Methane to vent.)
So If I was in the Navy I would DEFINITELY not want the short for a battleship to be BS
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elbenito
Battlestars Curse Alliance
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Posted - 2007.03.17 17:07:00 -
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BB = Battle Badger. 'nuf said.
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Bosie
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2007.03.17 17:15:00 -
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BB = AC/DC song.
"There is a forgotten, nay almost forbidden word, which means more to me than any other. That word is ENGLAND."
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GreatNova
Amarr The Knights Of Camelot DeStInY.
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Posted - 2007.03.17 17:27:00 -
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i use BB when talken about battleships not black bird
i just say bird for black bird
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Jurushy
SteelVipers YouWhat
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Posted - 2007.03.17 17:53:00 -
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POD = Egg NF = Noobfrig FF = T1 Frig INT = Interceptor AF = Assoult Frig DD = Destroyer DICTOR = Interdictor CL = Cruser T1 CA or HAC = Heavy Assoult Cruser RECON = Recon Cruser LOGISTIC = Logistic Cruser BC = Battlecrucer CBC or CC = Commandship BB or BS = Battleship DN = Dreadnought CV = Carrier MS = Mothership ***** = Titan Hauler = T1 Industrials Transe = Transportship
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