Victory class naming conventions?

[wpngjstr]

Is there a canon naming convention for the Victory class? (ie normally ships of a class have a common theme for their names, such as (USN) US Presidents for carriers, States for Battleships etc).

So far we have 2 named Victory class, the Victory (Name class) which would suggest either success (Triumph and similar names (reaches for a Thesaurus)) or famous Naval vessels (HMS Victory), and the Excaliber, which would suggest a famous sword naming scheme.

Since I have two Victorys, and they are just such d@*m impressive models it seems appropriate to name them (especially if I get into a campaign)
Currently I'm looking at the Triumph (success) and Terminus Est (sword)
Suggestions or comments?

 

[thehod]

you can go for Authorian Ledgend since the Excalibur was one of the named vessels.

 

[Greg Smith]

Mine is the Thunderchild.

 

[OnlyTheShadowKnows]

I am going along the lines of the swords of the round table. I am getting two Victory Class Cruisers and naming them Excalibur and Albion.

-OTSK

 

[emperorpenguin]

@OnlyTheShadowKnows: funny avatar but is it possible you can make it smaller please? it's stretching the topics

 

[Lord David the Denied]

Mine is the Thunderchild.

Isn't it two words?

All the suggestions here are good. You could continue the Arthurian theme with Lancelot, Galahad, Avalon, Camelot etc. or use famous ships of the Royal Navy. Things like Furious, Iron Duke, Vanguard, Warspite, etc. would all work.

 

[Greg Smith]

Mine is the Thunderchild.

Isn't it two words?

It is in the novel. There are other fictional ships which use a single world.

 

[Greg Smith]

I am going along the lines of the swords of the round table. I am getting two Victory Class Cruisers and naming them Excalibur and Albion.

Albion wasn't the name of a sword of a knight of the round table. It is an archaic name for Britain.

Although, IIRC, it was the name of the sword in Robin of Sherwood.

 

[JayRaider]

Gonna call my Victory " Tim" LOL

 

[phoenixhawk]

I think I named mine Columbia and Challenger, in honor of the American space program. I thought about Arthurian legend and all, but figured everyone else would think of that. So I thought they might name them after other famous or noteworthy ships to promote a noble legacy for each one.

Chris

 

[JayRaider]

I think I named mine Columbia and Challenger, in honor of the American space program.

Great idea

 

[katadder]

Mines called merlin.

 

[H]

hmm, Victories named after the UK space program

Dodo and deadparrot

 

[Morgoth]

Always named mine after Royal Navy dreadnoughts and battleships.

 

[Burger]

Mine is called "Pimp My Victory", for obvious reasons

 

[Lorcan Nagle]

Mine are Hagane and Kotesu, both legendary Japanese swords, and a sly reference to a favourite comics creator.

 

[Na-Po]

So Boum boum bouum and BOumm Again are also good names if we refer to space programs ;-)

(There is always a boom...)

But you can try : Balmung, Ascalon, Arondie, Angurva, Almace, Bélisandre, Brinnig, Courtoise, Dáinsleif, Durendal, Flamberge, Galantyne ...
as sword names

 

[Lord David the Denied]

Mines called merlin.

Wasn't Merlin the name of an EA Warlock?

 

[katadder]

dunno. probably but thats the EA, my victory is in the ISA so can be called the ISAS Merlin if it likes.

 

[H]

Mines called merlin.

Wasn't Merlin the name of an EA Warlock?

I beleive so yes, I dunno where i heard that, but i'm sure I did.
Merlin is the name of one of my Delphis. My Marathons are Aries and Crom ;-) my chronos are ships from trafalgar, from all sides. my Hermes are um, errr something else!