Name your Warship.

[pchang]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Why would a capital ship in space have thier bridge so exposed? Much less why would a single ship crashing into said bridge disable the ship so totally?

What ship are you referring to?

[DinoDoc]

The Executor. Lonestar is a SW fanboy.

[Last Conformist]

Kropotkin's suggestions

[Kropotkin]

Yeah, that's right! A powerful warship just has to have a really powerful name!

[Lonestar]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
The Executor. Lonestar is a SW fanboy.

Better than the "Bubble on top" design Federation ships have. At least Star Destroyer Bridges are several undred meters in size.

Anywho;

Musashi
Titan
President
Philidelphia
Vasa
Golden Hind
Agammemnon

[Verto]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Why would a capital ship in space have thier bridge so exposed? Much less why would a single ship crashing into said bridge disable the ship so totally?

The story is that Executor was grabbed and pulled by the gravity created by the Death Star, and unable to control itself.

In the books, the possibility is also mentioned that during his reign, the emperor maintained semi-control over all his soldiers/military, increasing their loyalty, devotion, etc. His death is what caused the horrible defeat the Empire suffered at Endor.

[/threadjack]


U.S.S. Apolyton (apologies if already mentioned)

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp


That would be in poor taste considering the number of times he's gone down.

It's a submarine; that's what they do.

[:) Smiley]

Traditional US Navy naming schemes:

Submarines --> Fish
Destroyers --> Famous people in the navy
Cruisers --> Cities
Battlecruisers --> Territories
Battleships --> States
Aircraft Carriers --> Battlefields

Some of the ships named after states and cities became floating museums at such state or city after decommissioning. (Too bad for inland states!)

Now that battleships aren't built anymore, some of the nuclear submarines carry the names of states. I'm not quite sure when or why carriers started to be named after people.

[Odin]

USS Paul Wellstone! Nimitz-class Carrier.

[Lonestar]

Originally posted by Smiley
Traditional US Navy naming schemes:

Submarines --> Fish
Destroyers --> Famous people in the navy
Cruisers --> Cities
Battlecruisers --> Territories
Battleships --> States
Aircraft Carriers --> Battlefields

Some of the ships named after states and cities became floating museums at such state or city after decommissioning. (Too bad for inland states!)

Now that battleships aren't built anymore, some of the nuclear submarines carry the names of states. I'm not quite sure when or why carriers started to be named after people.

Since the Nimitz Carriers have been named after statesmen.

LPD/LSDs are named after cities and Battles.

[Kuciwalker]

USS Philip of Macedon

[Joseph]

Originally posted by Dissident
I am surprised they named an LPD- San Diego.

I thought city names were reserved for Los Angeles class attack subs.

Usually those amphib ships are named after marine actions in various pacific locations in WW2.

Before they when wild with the names Amphib. where name for Counties in the USA. My ship was the Navarro. Navarro county Texas.

Cities was the name on Cruiser.

Seawolf in now the name of SSN-21 and of course Enterprise CVN-65 is still in the fleet.

[Tuberski]

USS Elliot.

Of course.

ACK!

[Space05us]

USS Cant Touch This
USS Bullseye
USS Viagra
USS Too Sexy For My Torpedoes
USS PTHBBPPPTTT!!!!

[Dinner]

Lonestar: Did you see the new public monument they made for the USS San Diego? It's just north of Sea Port Village and southg of the San Diego Air Craft Carrier Museum where the old USS Midway is harbored. It's a very artistic and well done tribute to the old WW2 era war ship and I can't help but think of it after you spoke about the new USS San Diego.