REQ: A name for a new starship
cog...@bullfullofshit.mars
Brenda Miller
USS Hawking NCC-20034
USS Chekov NCC-34001
USS Challenger NCC-1989
USS Resolute NCC-01745
USS Sarek NCC-14235
USS Einstein NCC-66770
USS Freedom NCC-3000
USS Centurion NCC-421
USS Philadelphia NCC-1776
USS Liberty NCC-3001
USS Prince of Wales NCC-0231
USS Regent NCC-4521
USS Lightning NCC-459
Joshy R.
I read somewhere the the new ship will be the U.S.S. James Kirk...
Joseph Swick
Brenda Miller <bmi...@frontier.canrem.com> wrote:
{snip}
>USS Challenger NCC-1989
--
Wasn't the Challenger explosion in '85? Just
wondering..
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: Brenda Miller <bmi...@frontier.canrem.com> wrote:
: {snip}
: >USS Challenger NCC-1989
: --
: Wasn't the Challenger explosion in '85? Just
: wondering..
Following the tradition for StarFleet apparently naming ships
after historical and famous people and places on Earth, here're a few I can
think of offhand:
USS Vladimir Lenin USS Sitting Bull USS Agamemnon
USS Bunker Hill USS Winchester USS R.E.M.
USS Tom Sawyer USS Tutankhamen USS Carl Hiassen
USS Wake Forest USS Roddenberry USS Dave Barry
USS Red Ryder USS Hokkaido USS Vivaldi
USS Doonesbury USS Moby Dick USS Hadrian
USS John Kennedy USS Leonard Nimoy USS George Lucas
USS Marcellus Wallace USS Sternbach USS Arthur C. Clarke
USS Dean Cain USS Microsoft USS Steve Dallas
USS Nirvana USS Fonzie USS Trafalgar
USS Thomas Edison USS Jesse James USS Tombstone
USS Patrick Stewart USS Kryptonite USS Bing Crosby
USS Cortez USS Indiana Jones USS Skywalker
Beth Meenaghan
says...
-
If there can be an R.E.M., then how about USS Hootie. And what's this
Wake Forest stuff? I'm assuming you're referring to the university, not
the seminary. (or town) How about USS Wolfpack. :)
-
"I don't have a life, I have a toddler." - myself
"As a matter of fact, I am a rocket scientist."
David Hutchison
>:
>: >USS Challenger NCC-1989
>: --
>: Wasn't the Challenger explosion in '85? Just
>: wondering..
The Challenger disaster occured on 28th January 1986, to be
precise. Sorry if many others have already told you this.
I also noticed that this registry number would have placed that
ship in between the original Enterprise and the Excelsior.
DAVID HUTCHISON
Brisbane, Australia (currently in Canberra)
dhut...@cin.gov.au
David Hutchison
> Following the tradition for StarFleet apparently naming ships
>after historical and famous people and places on Earth, here're a few I can
>think of offhand:
>
>
> USS Vladimir Lenin USS Sitting Bull USS Agamemnon
> USS Bunker Hill USS Winchester USS R.E.M.
> USS Tom Sawyer USS Tutankhamen USS Carl Hiassen
> USS Wake Forest USS Roddenberry USS Dave Barry
> USS Red Ryder USS Hokkaido USS Vivaldi
> USS Doonesbury USS Moby Dick USS Hadrian
> USS John Kennedy USS Leonard Nimoy USS George Lucas
> USS Marcellus Wallace USS Sternbach USS Arthur C. Clarke
> USS Dean Cain USS Microsoft USS Steve Dallas
> USS Nirvana USS Fonzie USS Trafalgar
> USS Thomas Edison USS Jesse James USS Tombstone
> USS Patrick Stewart USS Kryptonite USS Bing Crosby
> USS Cortez USS Indiana Jones USS Skywalker
The USS Agamemnon has already been used, hasn't it? USS Cortez
and USS Trafalgar also have a ring of familiraity about them.
I could look it up in the ST Encyclopedia, but I don't have it
on me at the moment.
I've also been through this list and -- not quite tearing it to
pieces, but dissecting it definitely -- rated the possibilities
of these names. Bear in mind that I'm writing from Australia,
and may not know the more US-specific of these references.
USS: Rating:
Vladimir Lenin Definitely -- maybe just USS Lenin
though.
Sitting Bull Possibly.
Bunker Hill A bit too US-specific.
Winchester How many other ships are there
named after weapons?
R.E.M. Are you serious? :-)
Tom Sawyer Good possibility.
Tutankhamen Another good possibity.
Carl Hiassen Who is this person?
Wake Forest Where is this place?
Roddenberry Definitely not -- good sentiment,
but *WAY* too obvious.
Dave Barry Who is this?
Red Ryder Or this?
Hokkaido Very good chance, bearing in mind
that some Japanese islands have
already been used as ship names.
Vivaldi Another good chance, given the
seeming popularity of classical
music among the Ent-D crew.
Doonesbury Mr. Swick mentioned famous *people*,
didn't he? Somehow, I don't think
a comic strip counts.
Moby Dick I can see the hailing now -- "This
is Captain Ahab of the USS Moby
Dick." I don't think so.
Hadrian Good chance.
John Kennedy Another good chance, possibly as
USS John F. Kennedy.
Leonard Nimoy *WAY* too obvious.
George Lucas As is this.
Marcellus Wallace Who is this?
Sternbach Too obvious.
Arthur C. Clarke Definitely -- after all, the whole
personnel of Starfleet are all
strangers in strange lands, aren't
they? :-)
Dean Cain Are you serious? :-)
Microsoft Famous *people*, wasn't it? I don't
think companies count either.
Steve Dallas Who is this?
Nirvana Extremely doubtful, but possible if
you start using Heaven or
Sha-Ka-Ree as well.
Fonzie You *must* be joking! :-)
Thomas Edison Good possibility.
Jesse James Another good possibility.
Tombstone Ditto.
Patrick Stewart *WAY* too obvious.
Kryptonite We're not Superman, are we? :-)
Bing Crosby I don't think so.
Indiana Jones Ditto.
Skywalker Maybe.
David Hutchison
>>: Brenda Miller <bmi...@frontier.canrem.com> wrote:
>>:
>>: >USS Challenger NCC-1989
>>: --
>>: Wasn't the Challenger explosion in '85? Just
>>: wondering..
>
>The Challenger disaster occured on 28th January 1986, to be
>precise. Sorry if many others have already told you this.
>
>I also noticed that this registry number would have placed that
>ship in between the original Enterprise and the Excelsior.
>
Sorry about this, people. I meant this to go on E-Mail only,
but forgot to edit my distribution codings.
DAVID HUTCHISON
signature as above
Chris Garrett
>
> Joseph Swick (n1...@swick.iii.net) wrote:
>
> : Brenda Miller <bmi...@frontier.canrem.com> wrote:
> : >USS Challenger NCC-1989
> : --
> : Wasn't the Challenger explosion in '85? Just
> : wondering..
>
> after historical and famous people and places on Earth, here're a few I can
> think of offhand:
>
> USS Vladimir Lenin USS Sitting Bull USS Agamemnon
> USS Bunker Hill USS Winchester USS R.E.M.
> USS Tom Sawyer USS Tutankhamen USS Carl Hiassen
> USS Wake Forest USS Roddenberry USS Dave Barry
> USS Red Ryder USS Hokkaido USS Vivaldi
> USS Doonesbury USS Moby Dick USS Hadrian
> USS John Kennedy USS Leonard Nimoy USS George Lucas
> USS Marcellus Wallace USS Sternbach USS Arthur C. Clarke
> USS Dean Cain USS Microsoft USS Steve Dallas
> USS Nirvana USS Fonzie USS Trafalgar
> USS Thomas Edison USS Jesse James USS Tombstone
> USS Patrick Stewart USS Kryptonite USS Bing Crosby
> USS Cortez USS Indiana Jones USS Skywalker
Ahh, but what about ships like the Enterprise which are named for concepts.
Here are some other ships named after the worthwhile quailities embodied by
Starfleet :
USS Audacious
USS Gumption
USS Suicidal Insanity
USS Conservatism
USS Propriety
USS Infidelity
USS Xenophobe
USS Obsession
USS Dalmation
USS Barbara Walters (To boldly probe where no one has probed before.....)
JOTTOMH (Just off the top of my head...)
>-=jaws;>
-D.WELLS
David Hutchison <dhut...@cin.gov.au> wrote:
>
> USS: Rating:
> Vladimir Lenin Definitely -- maybe just USS Lenin
> though.
You gotta be kidding....
> Sitting Bull Possibly.
Not bad....
> Bunker Hill A bit too US-specific.
I like it. (After all, there was already a Melbourne.)
Also, remember CV-17?
> R.E.M. Are you serious? :-)
I hope he isn't....
> Tom Sawyer Good possibility.
Fictional (sort of) character, trouble maker. Really good.
> Tutankhamen Another good possibity.
Boy king who's grave didn't get robbed until the 1920s. What did he ever
do? (besides dancin' by the Nile, ate a crocodile, etc etc.)
> Wake Forest Where is this place?
No place important. (DRW: Virginia Tech '85)
> Dave Barry Who is this?
US humorist. I am not making this up.
> Hokkaido Very good chance, bearing in mind
> that some Japanese islands have
> already been used as ship names.
It's not a traditional Japanese ship name though. There are MANY better
choices for Japanese names.
> Vivaldi Another good chance, given the
> seeming popularity of classical
> music among the Ent-D crew.
I'm a Vivaldi fan, but somehow, it just doesn't sound right for a
Starship.
> Doonesbury Mr. Swick mentioned famous *people*,
> didn't he? Somehow, I don't think
> a comic strip counts.
Now, a USS Uncle Duke, maybe..... ;-)
> Moby Dick I can see the hailing now -- "This
> John Kennedy Another good chance, possibly as
I like it.
> USS John F. Kennedy.
> Microsoft Famous *people*, wasn't it? I don't
> think companies count either.
Just remember, I work for Death Star Incorporated. (see our logo)
> Steve Dallas Who is this?
Careful, you could get sued in Bloom County for not knowing that one.....
> Nirvana Extremely doubtful, but possible if
> you start using Heaven or
> Sha-Ka-Ree as well.
NO NO NO. MONTY PYTHON SAYS NO.
> Fonzie You *must* be joking! :-)
Absolutely not.
> Thomas Edison Good possibility.
Maybe.....
> Jesse James Another good possibility.
A bank robber? but then, considering some of the politicians that ship get
named after......
> Tombstone Ditto.
Maybe not.
David R. Wells
"There seems to be something wrong | David R. Wells
with our bloody ships today" | AT&T Bell Labs? Holmdel, NJ
Adm. D. Beatty, May 31, 1916 | Email: drw...@hogpa.att.com
DISCLAIMER: I don't speak for AT&T, and they don't speak for me.
shipleys
>
>Joseph Swick (n1...@swick.iii.net) wrote:
>> Following the tradition for StarFleet apparently naming ships
>>after historical and famous people and places on Earth, here're a few I
can
>>think of offhand:
I would point out an ommission on behalf of a Canadian lobby group (of
whom I have heard but of which I am not part). Their arguement is that
since the founding principles of the Federation are similar to those of
the UN, there should be a ship named after Lestor B. Pearson, Canadian
Prime Minister in the 50s who was very influential in the early setup of
the UN. Hence the USS Pearson, NCC1958 (I'm sure I got the date wrong.
Feel free to correct me.)
Welcome me to the group.
Kenny One-arm
-D.WELLS
Warspite (NCC-1913)
Queen Elizabeth
Rodney
Nelson
Iron Duke
Lion
Tiger
Warrior
Temeraire
Ark Royal
Victorious
Illustrious
Implacable
Indefatigable (probably misspelled)
Inflexible (Sadly, the meaning has changed....)
Bismarck
Scharnhorst
Derflinger
Kirishima
Haruna
Hiei
Seydlitz
Yukikaze
Shigure
Kaga
Moltke
Goeben (or Yavuz, for that matter)
Jean Bart
Richelieu
Jeanne d'Arc (to be in keeping with French tradition, a cadet cruiser)
Algerie
Courbet
Colbert
Duquesne
Suffren
Salamis
Kilkis
Lemnos
Bonaventure
Almirante Latorre
Moreno
Rividavia
Vittorio Veneto
Andrea Doria
Giulio Cesare (you can use the other spelling, if you prefer)
Caio Dulio
Garibaldi
Or, if you don't mind getting geographical.... (remember, they had no
qualms about the Yamato)
Iowa (NCC-6104)
New Jersey (NCC-6216)
Missouri (NCC-6300)
Wisconsin
Washington
North Carolina
South Dakota
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Maryland
Oregon
Olympia (NCC-1898)
Dunkirque
Strasbourg
Lorraine
Provence
Australia
Canberra
Sao Paulo
Minas Gerias
I could come up with LOTS more, but I'm out of time.....
SDG
>I would point out an ommission on behalf of a Canadian lobby group (of
>whom I have heard but of which I am not part). Their arguement is that
>since the founding principles of the Federation are similar to those of
>the UN, there should be a ship named after Lestor B. Pearson, Canadian
>Prime Minister in the 50s who was very influential in the early setup of
>the UN. Hence the USS Pearson, NCC1958 (I'm sure I got the date wrong.
>Feel free to correct me.)
Here's some other ideas for ship names that would show Canadian
references.
There is a Chyenne class, so how about Native Indian tribes from
Canada, such as the Huron, Haida, Seneca, etc.
Or our last aircraft carrier, the Bonaventure.
Or the penultimate reference, the USS MacKenzie. No, not the Prime
Minister of long ago, but Bob and Doug!
Hailing frequencies open, eh! ;-)
Sam
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thad Bissett
: > Following the tradition for StarFleet apparently naming ships
He's a realy cool author who works at the Miami Herald. Just thought I'd
include it.
: Wake Forest Where is this place?
My university...freshman...
: Roddenberry Definitely not -- good sentiment,
: but *WAY* too obvious.
: Dave Barry Who is this?
A well-known humor columnist; also works at the Miami Herald.
: Red Ryder Or this?
Cowboy character, I think. Also, a very popular air rifle was named for
him in the fifties and I think still exists today.
: Hokkaido Very good chance, bearing in mind
: that some Japanese islands have
: already been used as ship names.
: Vivaldi Another good chance, given the
: seeming popularity of classical
: music among the Ent-D crew.
: Doonesbury Mr. Swick mentioned famous *people*,
: didn't he? Somehow, I don't think
: a comic strip counts.
: Moby Dick I can see the hailing now -- "This
: is Captain Ahab of the USS Moby
: Dick." I don't think so.
: Hadrian Good chance.
: John Kennedy Another good chance, possibly as
: USS John F. Kennedy.
: Leonard Nimoy *WAY* too obvious.
: George Lucas As is this.
: Marcellus Wallace Who is this?
Watch "Pulp Fiction." He's one of the often mentioned, seldom seen
characters in that movie.
: Sternbach Too obvious.
: Arthur C. Clarke Definitely -- after all, the whole
: personnel of Starfleet are all
: strangers in strange lands, aren't
: they? :-)
: Dean Cain Are you serious? :-)
: Microsoft Famous *people*, wasn't it? I don't
: think companies count either.
: Steve Dallas Who is this?
: Nirvana Extremely doubtful, but possible if
: you start using Heaven or
: Sha-Ka-Ree as well.
: Fonzie You *must* be joking! :-)
: Thomas Edison Good possibility.
: Jesse James Another good possibility.
: Tombstone Ditto.
: Patrick Stewart *WAY* too obvious.
: Kryptonite We're not Superman, are we? :-)
: Bing Crosby I don't think so.
: Indiana Jones Ditto.
: Skywalker Maybe.
: DAVID HUTCHISON
: Brisbane, Australia (currently in Canberra)
: dhut...@cin.gov.au
This was just a list of ship names I thought it might be kind of
fun to see stencilled on a ship's hull in Star Trek. By all means, feel
free to add to this list. We could keep the thread going, and see how
many of these names might actually turn up on Star Trek at some future
date. I think there're probably thousands of possible names out there.
Remember to always quote the top list, for reference as to what names
have already been used, and continue to quote new lists as they are
posted. Maybe we can eventually get a Ships' Names FAQ put together.
PEACE!!!
Thaddeus Bissett
Will D. Hatton
: qualms about the Yamato)
: Iowa (NCC-6104)
: New Jersey (NCC-6216)
: Missouri (NCC-6300)
: Wisconsin
: Washington
: North Carolina
: South Dakota
: Massachusetts
: Oklahoma
: West Virginia
: Maryland
: Oregon
Spot the american emailer!
How about:
Leeds
Manchester
Liverpool
London
Keele
Stoke
Hanley
Glasgow
Dublin
etc etc
Will..
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-D.WELLS
Will D. Hatton <u4...@cc.keele.ac.uk> wrote:
>: Or, if you don't mind getting geographical.... (remember, they had no
>: qualms about the Yamato)
>
>: Iowa (NCC-6104)
>: New Jersey (NCC-6216)
>: Missouri (NCC-6300)
>: Wisconsin
>: Washington
>: North Carolina
>: South Dakota
>: Massachusetts
>: Oklahoma
>: West Virginia
>: Maryland
>: Oregon
>
>
>Spot the american emailer!
Hey, c'mon. Didn't you see all those good Brit names I used earlier?
The reason I had mostly US names in the geographical section was that
the USN uses geographical names for its ships more than the RN does.
The above listed state names were all used on at least one famous US
battleship.
>How about:
>
>Leeds
>Manchester
>Liverpool
>London
>Keele
>Stoke
>Hanley
>Glasgow
>Dublin
Manchester and London would be fine.
I would suggest the following as well:
Belfast
Dorsetshire
Devonshire
Suffolk
Berwick
Sheffield (for both the lost Type 42, and the original "Old Shiny")
All of these were famous RN cruisers in WWII.
Actually, Canada would be a good name too. A very good battleship in WWI
bore that name honorably.
Someone mentioned using the names of Canadian Indian tribes. Sounds like
a fine idea to me. Those names have been used on many ships.
And while we're on the subject of potential RN type names for Starfleet
how 'bout
Courageous
Furious
Glorious
Great names. (even if the last ships to use them weren't so successful)
Chris Garrett
>
> David Hutchison (dhut...@cin.gov.au) wrote:
> : Joseph Swick (n1...@swick.iii.net) wrote:
> Actually, Thad Bissett (me) wrote this:
What about the USS Hiroshima for the biggest and baddest Starfleet ship.
In the words of the mayor of Hiroshima in 1945, "What the #$%^ was THAT???!!"
:-)
>-=jaws;>
Richie Kennedy
USS Baldwin, NCC-3633
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http://www.idir.net/~kennedy
Snailmail: 3921 Harvard Rd, Lawrence Ks 66049-3501
Email: ken...@idir.net, RPke...@falcon.cc.ukans.edu,
Rken...@eecs.ukans.edu
We are Union Pacific of Borg. SP is the next ripe target for
assimulation.
CDavid Lumba
>
>-D.WELLS wrote:
>>
>> In article <4cn3rh$4...@gerry.cc.keele.ac.uk>,
>> Will D. Hatton <u4...@cc.keele.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Great names. (even if the last ships to use them weren't so successful)
>>
>> David R. Wells
>USS Trivial
>USS Incompetent
>USS Officious
>USS Callous
> and the Bureaucrat-class dreadnought USS Gingrich !
>
>>-=jaws;>
I just don't see it... JAWS, I mean.
C. David Lumba
cdl...@cris.com
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Michael A. Tran
> : >after historical and famous people and places on Earth, here're a few I can
> : >think of offhand:
> : >
> : > USS Vladimir Lenin USS Sitting Bull USS Agamemnon
> : > USS Bunker Hill USS Winchester USS R.E.M.
> : > USS Tom Sawyer USS Tutankhamen USS Carl Hiassen
> : > USS Wake Forest USS Roddenberry USS Dave Barry
> : > USS Red Ryder USS Hokkaido USS Vivaldi
> : > USS Doonesbury USS Moby Dick USS Hadrian
> : > USS John Kennedy USS Leonard Nimoy USS George Lucas
> : > USS Marcellus Wallace USS Sternbach USS Arthur C. Clarke
> : > USS Dean Cain USS Microsoft USS Steve Dallas
> : > USS Nirvana USS Fonzie USS Trafalgar
> : > USS Thomas Edison USS Jesse James USS Tombstone
> : > USS Patrick Stewart USS Kryptonite USS Bing Crosby
> : > USS Cortez USS Indiana Jones USS Skywalker
Here are just a few names I use for my RPG...
(Note, these are not names mainly named from people, just a list of
nice names a ship could have IMHO :) )
USS Katana USS Sabre USS Paladine
USS Helios USS Hawking USS Lance
USS Thunderbolt USS Manta Ray USS Pulsar
USS Cambridge USS Shadow USS John MacDonald
USS Cochrane USS Explorer USS Flare
USS Streak USS Juggernaught USS Chimera
USS Tiamat USS Knight USS Rogue
Feel free to add/critisize.
Chris Garrett
>
> In article <4cn3rh$4...@gerry.cc.keele.ac.uk>,
> Will D. Hatton <u4...@cc.keele.ac.uk> wrote:
mne...@iquest.com
Another good possible Starship name in my opinion would be the USS
Star Ranger :-)
Robert Turcotte
USS BS
USS Kirk
USS Uno
USS Here We Go Again
USS "Michael A. Tran" <mt...@freenet.calgary.ab.ca> wrote:
>> : > Following the tradition for StarFleet apparently naming ships
>> : >after historical and famous people and places on Earth, here're a few I can
>> : >think of offhand:
>> : >
>> : > USS Vladimir Lenin USS Sitting Bull USS Agamemnon
>> : > USS Bunker Hill USS Winchester USS R.E.M.
>> : > USS Tom Sawyer USS Tutankhamen USS Carl Hiassen
>> : > USS Wake Forest USS Roddenberry USS Dave Barry
>> : > USS Red Ryder USS Hokkaido USS Vivaldi
>> : > USS Doonesbury USS Moby Dick USS Hadrian
>> : > USS John Kennedy USS Leonard Nimoy USS George Lucas
>> : > USS Marcellus Wallace USS Sternbach USS Arthur C. Clarke
>> : > USS Dean Cain USS Microsoft USS Steve Dallas
>> : > USS Nirvana USS Fonzie USS Trafalgar
>> : > USS Thomas Edison USS Jesse James USS Tombstone
>> : > USS Patrick Stewart USS Kryptonite USS Bing Crosby
>> : > USS Cortez USS Indiana Jones USS Skywalker
>
John Saponaro
after the USS JOSEPH BUTTAFUECO and the USS ORENTHAL SIMPSON...
Andrew Wood
tbis...@liberty.uc.wlu.edu (Thad Bissett) writes:
> : USS: Rating:
> : Vladimir Lenin Definitely -- maybe just USS Lenin
> : though.
*I suspect Lenin has been taken.
> : Sitting Bull Possibly.
*Likewise, I am fairly sure that was taken.
> : Bunker Hill A bit too US-specific.
*Not especially, if their is a tradition for naming ships after
battles. I suggest GALIPOLI, CASINO and DESERTSTORM.
> : Winchester How many other ships are there
> : named after weapons?
*There are places called Winchester you know ;-)
> : R.E.M. Are you serious? :-)
*NONONONONONONONO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> : Tom Sawyer Good possibility.
*Likewise NONONONONONONONO!!!!!!!!! Why would anyone name a ship after
an irresponsible juvenile delinquent who was always getting into
trouble.
> : Tutankhamen Another good possibity.
> : Carl Hiassen Who is this person?
> He's a realy cool author who works at the Miami Herald. Just thought I'd
> include it.
>
> : Wake Forest Where is this place?
> My university...freshman...
* Well in that case why not the USS Otago, My University! Vanitas,
vanitas. Omnia vanitas...
>
> : Roddenberry Definitely not -- good sentiment,
> : but *WAY* too obvious.
>
> : Dave Barry Who is this?
> A well-known humor columnist; also works at the Miami Herald.
*Well Known? You do realise that Internet is global...look at my
address affix .nz---New Zealand. Hell, howmany in the US outside of
Florida have heard of him?
>
> : Red Ryder Or this?
> Cowboy character, I think. Also, a very popular air rifle was named for
> him in the fifties and I think still exists today.
>
> : Hokkaido Very good chance, bearing in mind
> : that some Japanese islands have
> : already been used as ship names.
*There should also be a USS Hiroshima and USS Nagasaki, let us not
forget our mistakes.
> : Vivaldi Another good chance, given the
> : seeming popularity of classical
> : music among the Ent-D crew.
*And Bach, Bethoven, Mozart, Wagner, Percell, Gilbert and
Sullivan...:-)
> : Doonesbury Mr. Swick mentioned famous *people*,
> : didn't he? Somehow, I don't think
> : a comic strip counts.
*NONONONONONONONO!!!!! And no Charlie Browns or Tintins or Asterixes
either.
Flash Gorden and Buck Rogers perhaps...The USS Zarkov?
> : Moby Dick I can see the hailing now -- "This
> : is Captain Ahab of the USS Moby
> : Dick." I don't think so.
*Call me Ishmael...USS Ishmael....
> : Hadrian Good chance.
*Let me guess, one of its shuttles will be called Antinous;-)
> : John Kennedy Another good chance, possibly as
> : USS John F. Kennedy.
> : Leonard Nimoy *WAY* too obvious.
> : George Lucas As is this.
> : Marcellus Wallace Who is this?
> Watch "Pulp Fiction." He's one of the often mentioned, seldom seen
> characters in that movie.
*That movie will probably be considered depraved filth bu the 24th
cent.
>
> : Sternbach Too obvious.
> : Arthur C. Clarke Definitely -- after all, the whole
> : personnel of Starfleet are all
> : strangers in strange lands, aren't
> : they? :-)
*As a Clarke fan, may I just say AAAAAAArgh!!! you mean Heinlein, Clark
wrote 2001 etc..
> : Dean Cain Are you serious? :-)
> : Microsoft Famous *people*, wasn't it? I don't
> : think companies count either.
*With captain Bill Gates to destoy the borg by downloading them WIN95
and if they survive that, giving them updates. demanding 50% of races
assimilated and suing for copyrite infringement. This is Pentium of
Borg, Division is futile, you will be approximated...
> : Steve Dallas Who is this?
> : Nirvana Extremely doubtful, but possible if
> : you start using Heaven or
> : Sha-Ka-Ree as well.
*Olympus, Paradise, Valhallah, Asgard...
> : Fonzie You *must* be joking! :-)
> : Thomas Edison Good possibility.
> : Jesse James Another good possibility.
*no, He is a criminal and not a suitable role-model for the
federation..
> : Tombstone Ditto.
> : Patrick Stewart *WAY* too obvious.
> : Kryptonite We're not Superman, are we? :-)
*How about the USS Krypton (and Argon, Helium, Neon...)
> : Bing Crosby I don't think so.
> : Indiana Jones Ditto.
> : Skywalker Maybe.
*NOOOO!!!!
How about poets: USS Tennyson, USS Whitman, USS Shakespeare, USS
Swineburne, USS Wordsworth and USS John Keats. Follow ons from this
would be USS Nightingale and USS Raven or USS Nevermore.
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Andrew P. Wood.
Mein Luftkissenfahrzeug ist voller Aale! - Monty Python
andre...@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
Wooly thinking is very comforting when worn close to the skin! - Dr Who
I don't have a life, I have a program! - The Doc, ST VOY
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Annother thought that struck me, how about calling all Defiant class
warships after continents:
Europe
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Australia (or even Oceania)
Antarctica
(Atlantis?)
And just perhaps India as well.
And Oceans and Seas:
Atlantic
Pacific
Brian Daroff
USS StarTrek
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