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Gathering Ship Class Names - Please Contribute

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:11 am
by Normandy
Basically, I am gathering a whole bunch of fleet class names.

Ascending Order, Smallest to Largest

List 1 (Based on 'generic' terms)

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Frigate
Destroyer
Cruiser
Battlecruiser
Battleship
Dreadnought

Transport
Freighter
Barge

Carrier
List 2 (based on heavier feeling names):

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Skiff
Gunboat
Blastboat
Ironclad
Monitor
Juggernaut
Behemoth
Titan

Tanker
Junker
Hauler
List 3 (based on age of sail ships):

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Galley
Sloop
Ketch
Cutter
Brigantine
Caravel
Carrack
Barque
Galleon
List 4 (based on more futuristic sounding names):

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Shuttle
Runabout
Pinnace
Corvette
Corsair

Dropship
Mothership
List 5 (Stellar Constructions)

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Satellite
Platform
Outpost
Space Station
Starbase
Stellar Fortress
Ringworld
Objections about size listing is also welcome. When submitting a ship size, please include size.

Please refrain from submitting:
Wikipedia pages. I've been there, and selected the ones I think make sense.
Anything that simply adds another word (e.g. Supertanker) or phrase to an existing name.
Giant lists
Multi-word names

Ship class "modifiers" (e.g. Assault Destroyer, Heavy Barge)

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Advanced
Heavy
Light
Assault
Stealth
Armored
Recon
Auxiliary

Pirate
Privateer
Corporate
Merchant
Rogue
Fleet
Marauder

Missile
Torpedo
Rocket
Siege
Electronic Warfare
Escort
Patrol
Scout
Tactical
Attack
Support
Strike
Bombardment
Anti-Planet
Anti-Capital
Please refrain from submitting:
Specific name "modifiers" - e.g. Destroyer Escort
Anything containing "super" or "ultra"
Improperly spelled words

Your assistance in helping me is appreciated to the highest degree.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:17 am
by Anna
Titan and Behemoth can both work as Ship Sizes. Also, Gunboat.

For modifiers, one I'm fond of is "Anti-Capital", used to specify ships that are designed for the explicit purpose of destroying Capital Ships.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:25 am
by ChaosTheory
"Advanced" - kind of like "tactical".

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:39 am
by Normandy
Ah, don't really need ship sizes right now, but I'll make note of 'Titan' and 'Behemoth'. I created a second list for ship class names that don't fit in well with the other ships, to add more variety.

I'm in dire need of ship types around destroyer size.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:07 am
by Kaelis
Okay, so first, i have this:
gladiator
juggernaught
dreadnaught
nemesis
goliath
leviathan
manta
cicada
black mamba
scavenger
fury
longbow
manticore
interceptor
hornet
executor
dragoon
nomad
corsair
reaper
phoenix
scarab
zealot
paladin
stalker
archon
impaler
valkyrie
viking
thor
banshee
hydra
minotaur
warhawk
javelin
stiletto
pegasus
ares
vindicator
corsair
purifier
inquisitor
templar
predator
succubus
scourge
reaver
avatar
guardian
defender
enforcer
hellhound
sentinel
devilfish
hammerhead
piranha
harbinger
tempest
cobra
aurora
solaris
punisher
seraphim
dragonfly
trident
spitfire
havoc
farcaster
arbiter
slamhound
>_>

then theres this:
http://www.eve-online.com/itemdatabase/ ... efault.asp

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:09 am
by Normandy
Normandy wrote:Please refrain from submitting:
Wikipedia pages. I've been there, and selected the ones I think make sense.
Anything that simply adds another word (e.g. Supertanker) or phrase to an existing name.
Giant lists
Multi-word names
=.=

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:12 am
by TormakSaber
Hrm... anything I would have said has been said already.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:14 am
by Kaelis
Normandy wrote:
Normandy wrote:Please refrain from submitting:
Wikipedia pages. I've been there, and selected the ones I think make sense.
Anything that simply adds another word (e.g. Supertanker) or phrase to an existing name.
Giant lists
Multi-word names
=.=
Bah, that was nothing, want me to post a giant one? :P

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:18 am
by Latooni
Skiff! Can't forget Skiff!

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:24 am
by ChaosTheory
Catamaran?

:|

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:21 pm
by Shadow Hydra
Man-O-War i believe.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:38 pm
by Tsakara
Fire Support

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:27 pm
by goduranus
ship types

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submarine(subspace)

convoy raider

Q-ship
prefix

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cloaking-

intelligence gathering - (not quite same as recon, this is used more in peace time or for special ops)

electronic warfare -

jamming -

engineering -

artillery-

close air support - (for fighters)

kamikaze -

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:32 pm
by Tsakara
this reminds me of a thread I started on another forum a LOOOONG time ago. I'm going to attempt to dredge it up and bring it here

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:35 pm
by osilus
How about peace keeper? yknow kinda like a military police vessle?