| Pages: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 :: one page |
|
|
| Author |
Thread Statistics | Show CCP posts - 0 post(s) |
Zera Kerrigan
Dark Tempest Enterprises
7
   |
Posted - 2012.08.07 10:48:00 -
[1] - Quote
Hey, I just simply wonder where you got your ship's name from?
My ship I choosed for this thread is my Iteron Mk5. It's an awesome ship and I fell in love with her the first time I saw her. I choosed to name her after a famous song and freighter named "Edmund Fitzgerald"
The song I made for my boat represents multiple accidents and experiences I have with my ship. I will start from the top and explain them all to you, so in the end, you might understand just how much this ship means to me!
"The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
of the big lake they called "Gitche Gumee."
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
when the skies of November turn gloomy.
With a load of iron ore twenty-six thousand tons more
than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty,
that good ship and true was a bone to be chewed
when the "Gales of November" came early. "
This part represents the huge cargo hold of the Iteron Mk5. It also represents each time I get locked at a gate or undock. How I fear for the worst and can be compared to when a sailor notices a little stronger winds than usual.
"The ship was the pride of the American side
coming back from some mill in Wisconsin.
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most
with a crew and good captain well seasoned,
concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms
when they left fully loaded for Cleveland.
And later that night when the ship's bell rang,
could it be the north wind they'd been feelin'?"
This part represents that my ship, is the pride of my corporation aswell as me. It also shows how good of a Captain I am and how good my fellow mates are. Also you can se the obvious meaning of me "concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms". That obviously means me doing some hauling for me friends and picking up various courier contracts.
This last two parts are quite emotional for me and I which to share them with you and hope you understand how important my ship is to me.
"Does any one know where the love of God goes
when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay
if they'd put fifteen more miles behind 'er.
They might have split up or they might have capsized;
they may have broke deep and took water.
And all that remains is the faces and the names
of the wives and the sons and the daughters."
This part right here represents the danger of the Amarr - Jita highway. When I wrote this song I had a special journey in mind, it was a dark night here in New Eden. I had just left from Amarr in my Iteron Mk5 and was heading towards Jita to deliver some goods. You can see the part naming "God" (Amarrian space) and how "When the waves turn the minutes to hours?" represents the long journey I embark on. The last few lines is when I lost an Iteron Mk5 on that journey. How the families home in Amarr miss us and want to know what happened to me and my crew.
And as a final I saved the most emotional part.
"The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound
and a wave broke over the railing.
And ev'ry man knew, as the captain did too
'twas the witch of November come stealin'.
The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait
when the Gales of November came slashin'.
When afternoon came it was freezin' rain
in the face of a hurricane west wind.
When suppertime came the old cook came on deck sayin'.
"Fellas, it's too rough t'feed ya."
At seven P.M. a main hatchway caved in; he said,
"Fellas, it's bin good t'know ya!"
The captain wired in he had water comin' in
and the good ship and crew was in peril.
And later that night when 'is lights went outta sight
came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
This two parts right here... They are actually from the infamous event of 'Burn Jita'. The first out of the two parts represents my struggle to make profit during those horrible nights, with the hurricane wind being the gankers who roamed my seas then. The last out of the two part is the time... The time when... When Edmund sank(To later be ressurected from the depths of the space ocean)!
I was actually moving two Gilas that time, it was my final journey for the night. I was just one jump from Jita, it was so close!
Then they got me!
I saw they locked me and my shields were gone, my armor and my structure in the secound after that. All was lost! Out there in the ocean was me and my pod... My crew didn't make it, neither did "Big Fitz".
(Song and Lyrics by Gordon Lightfoot) |
Cadfael Maelgwyn
Immortals of New Eden
Rebel Alliance of New Eden
39
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 10:53:00 -
[2] - Quote
Well.
I have an alphanumeric naming system.
The first three letters correspond to the ship's role. The first letter is for the purpose of the ship. M for Missions, I for industry/mining, H for hauling, etc.
The second letter is for the weapons systems on the ship. R is for rails, H for heavy missiles, U for autocannons, etc.
The third letter corresponds to the first letter of the ship hull.
Following these three letters are a dash and 3 numbers, which are sequential for each ship version. The first one is always 001. If one gets blown up, or another one with the same fitting is made, then 002.
And after that, I choose a random Empire system, constellation, or region name to round it all off.
Makes it easy to see what ships do what... At least in my mind.
EDIT: So, an example is my Rifter. It is named 'PUR-001 Josameto'
P for PvP, U for Autocannons, R for Rifter, and 001 since it's the first one I've made. |
terzslave
RedStar Enterprises
RED Citizens
22
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 10:54:00 -
[3] - Quote
Blackbird- Lvl 3 spellcaster, because EWAR is kinda like magic
Drake- Frozen Corpse Cellar, cause I have an unnatural obsession with collection corpses in my drake
Hoarder- 15 plexes inside, because............ |
Herr Hammer Draken
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
63
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 10:58:00 -
[4] - Quote
I have a tormentor named my EX WIFE.
Herr Hammer Draken
"The Amarr Prophet" |
Titus Black
NOMAD.
RISE of LEGION
0
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 11:19:00 -
[5] - Quote
I am a huge fan of Iain Banks "Culture" novels and so I use a fair few of the ship names from there.
E.g. Brutix blaster boat - Dramatic Exit
Talos - Size isn't everything
Dominix - Space Monster
Myrmidon - Uninvited Guest
|
Alpheias
Euphoria Released
Verge of Collapse
750
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 11:20:00 -
[6] - Quote
Combat Scanner Probe
I'd kill kittens and puppies and bunnies
I'd maim toddlers and teens and then more |
Grumpymunky
Super Monkey Tribe of Danger
449
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 11:23:00 -
[7] - Quote
Monkeybarge, Laserbanana, Miningmonkey, Bananabomb, Monkeymagic, etc...
Post with your monkey. |
Medarr
ZeroSec
6
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 11:31:00 -
[8] - Quote
Herr Hammer Draken wrote:I have a tormentor named my EX WIFE.
OMFG they ganked his ex-wife... somebody post the killmail of his ex-wife getting it...
Hmmm... why is it that I like the sound of this... |
Alara IonStorm
2902
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 11:36:00 -
[9] - Quote
I still have my first PvE Raven lying around. My first CEO built it for me. Named it "Nevermore".
|
Shalua Rui
FEROX AQUILA
386
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 11:37:00 -
[10] - Quote
Based on actual Chinese and Japanese ships... broken up by the odd german name.
"I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way."
Captain John Paul Jones, 16 November 1778 |
|
|
Jenn Ymor
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
2
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 11:40:00 -
[11] - Quote
Alpheias wrote:Combat Scanner Probe
I occasionally do this as well, especially when travelling through low sec. Other names are "Lastesel" (load-donkey) for my badgers, or "flunder" (flatfish) for the drake. PvP frigs are usually the ship type and a number to keep count, e.g. Rifter II and so on. |
Alara IonStorm
2902
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 11:42:00 -
[12] - Quote
Shalua Rui wrote:Based on actual Chinese and Japanese ships...
What era and type of ships. Like WW2 Japan or ancient times wooden vessels. |
Johan Civire
Dirty Curse inc.
69
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 11:45:00 -
[13] - Quote
I use the standerd name because i like them  |
Zera Kerrigan
Dark Tempest Enterprises
7
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 11:46:00 -
[14] - Quote
Quote: Did anyone read the entire OP? 
Ofcourse you did!
|
Demolishar
United Aggression
328
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 11:47:00 -
[15] - Quote
. |
Roime
Shiva Furnace
Dead On Arrival Alliance
1009
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 11:48:00 -
[16] - Quote
I actually fight a futile fight against the burger-like throwaway nature of EVE spaceships by giving them names that mean something to me. In RL and most of the sci-fi canon, ships are unique. Even mass-produced sailboats are treated as unique by their owners, and as the size grows, the more unique they become.
In EVE, a ship generally has less significance than a common car. I wish they were somehow less burger, and more Enterprise and Millenium Falcon.
Gallente ship design and game physics remind me of the ocean, and the wonderful creatures that inhabit the depths. So, I choose appropriate and cool-sounding latin sea creature names for my ships. Name is attached to hull+fitting, and subsequent incarnations get a number added to them.
For example my cloaky Proteus is Mokarran, or the great hammerhead shark. That's what it looks like, and that's what it is, an apex predator striking from the depths. Myrmidons are seahorses, Talos is Barracuda.
Romantic, yes, nerdy, sure, but I do love spaceships. And the oceans, too.
Gallente - the choice of the interstellar gentleman |
Alice Saki
1483
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 11:48:00 -
[17] - Quote
The Bentenmaru
The Barbaroosa
The first 2 names come from here
and a Famous female Pirate by the name of Lady Killigrew
Scottish Interweb Spaceshippy Person, GINGER PRIDE xD Oh and PICKLES! |
TheSkeptic
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
18
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 11:48:00 -
[18] - Quote
I have a probe named Anal |
Gilbaron
Free-Space-Ranger
Ev0ke
308
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 11:56:00 -
[19] - Quote
my ratting tengu is called GSS Meraxes (Gilbarons Space Ship)
my battle tengu is called GSS Aegon I (did not die yet, the next one will by Aenys I)
my other ships are alle called GSS something, the name usually somehow fits the ships role or looks, my Scimitar is called GSS Healbot, my Viator GSS Caterpie |
Akirei Scytale
Test Alliance Please Ignore
2257
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 12:09:00 -
[20] - Quote
3 letter classification that categorizes ships by hull, role and fit, followed by whatever name feels appropriate. I draw a lot from mythology and troll names, depending on ship and mood.
TEST Alliance BEST Alliance |
|
|
Hiyora Akachi
Bling Ring Tax Evaders
65
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 13:46:00 -
[21] - Quote
My Drake is named "The Hydra"
And my Badger is "Derpy Hooves".
I should probably name my salvage dessy aswell.... |
Antihrist Pripravnik
Naglfar Rising
44
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 13:51:00 -
[22] - Quote
Japanese cities, mostly.
CCP Ytterbium: Yarrblblbgrlblbgrlblblblbblbgrlblblbgrblblyarrrrdrooooooolonthekeyboardlikealunatic   |
Shalua Rui
FEROX AQUILA
390
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 13:51:00 -
[23] - Quote
Alara IonStorm wrote:Shalua Rui wrote:Based on actual Chinese and Japanese ships... What era and type of ships. Like WW2 Japan or ancient times wooden vessels.
WW2 till today... like the Kawashima Maru, a bulk freighter. Not all names come from warships.
Japanese ships are mostly named after cities or landmarks. Chinese after animals or famous people.
"I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way."
Captain John Paul Jones, 16 November 1778 |
Dread Pirate Pete
Tribal Core
Defiant Legacy
23
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 13:57:00 -
[24] - Quote
Drunkards Fist
Ruffians Rapier
Harridans Haymaker
Rumrunners Quest |
Pak Narhoo
Knights of Kador
647
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 13:57:00 -
[25] - Quote
Most ships are called " . " without the "s.
Orca is called nebuchadnezzar.
The rest I forgot, not that important if you can lose it on someone else's whim. Better not get attached like that Typhoon guy did. 
Hi, I'm CCP Arrow, I screwed up the.. ummm... |
Trin Xi
205
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 13:59:00 -
[26] - Quote
Guardian - Cotton Jenny
Helios - Carefree Highway
Munnin - Don Quixote |
Blobber NL
Galactic Express
Intrepid Crossing
117
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 14:19:00 -
[27] - Quote
Tengu : De Leeuw |
Bootleg Jack
Potters Field
231
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 14:22:00 -
[28] - Quote
I used to name all my ships Comorant, when destroyers sucked 
I'm an American, English is my second language... |
Metal Icarus
A.M. Rebellion
242
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 14:22:00 -
[29] - Quote
It used to be "Metal (Noun)" (Ex: Metal Bludgeoner, shield tanked torp SNI)
But now I am going to start picking metal elements, like Cobalt, or tungsten.
|
Anyanka Funk
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
17
|
Posted - 2012.08.07 14:32:00 -
[30] - Quote
I name all my ships 0.
anyankafunk.tumblr.com |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| Pages: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 :: one page |
| First page | Previous page | Next page | Last page |