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Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
« Reply #30 on: March 23, 2016, 03:09:12 PM »
What about the Indian tanker FLYING OFFICER LIRMAL JIT SEKHON PVC....and there were more exotic names in that series..

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Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
« Reply #31 on: March 24, 2016, 12:37:53 PM »
This could be one to add to the list in the future  :D

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/boaty-mcboatface-could-be-the-name-of-200m-research-vessel-after-public-vote-a6942551.html

Only those who have absolutely no relation or knowledge in ships could come up with names like that.
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Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
« Reply #32 on: March 26, 2016, 11:27:20 PM »
Try to pronounce this one - DVADESETPRVI MAJ (IMO 9582427).
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Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
« Reply #33 on: March 27, 2016, 09:06:31 AM »
My favourite strange ship name is:

"Fliegerkosmonaut der DDR Sigmund J

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Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
« Reply #34 on: March 27, 2016, 12:03:33 PM »
"Graig David"..... (https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_David) coincidence, perhaps, but still

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Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
« Reply #35 on: March 27, 2016, 02:14:54 PM »
"Happy Fellow".
"Happy Girl" makes me smile (IMO 8800298).
Maybe the crews met in some port or other ,so there is the "Happy Bride" (IMO 9181900).

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Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
« Reply #36 on: April 06, 2016, 09:16:55 AM »
My last ship was named SPRING DELIGHT & her identical sister was SPRING DESIRE. We traded regularly to Guayaquil & a Rio Guayas pilot asked me what the names meant. I told him that one was hopeful for something nice to happen while the other, mine, got lucky!

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Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
« Reply #37 on: April 06, 2016, 06:17:31 PM »
The Liberty Ship STAGE DOOR CANTEEN stands out for me.
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Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
« Reply #38 on: April 06, 2016, 07:57:51 PM »
Propslip.
Interesting to google STAGE DOOR CANTEEN and see what was behind the name.

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Tell me why I don't like mondays :-x

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Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
« Reply #40 on: May 22, 2016, 04:54:56 PM »
I saw an old US naval tug years ago called STRUTTIN 'B which turned out to be an abbreviated name...

See photo detail for full name

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Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
« Reply #41 on: May 24, 2016, 06:46:39 AM »
KRK from former Jugolinija. If for no other reason then because it is such a tongue breaker for many people  ;D

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Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
« Reply #42 on: June 13, 2016, 07:20:41 PM »
Many thanks for all the interesting ,and some amusing,replies  to this thread.
Colin.

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Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
« Reply #43 on: June 15, 2016, 05:49:29 AM »
One of my favourite names : "Baltimar Comdiflate" IMO 8812954
Last in a series of "Mini Multipurpose vessels" build in Shanghai between 1987-1992
It summarised the experience of the building supervisors on the shipyards
Too complicate , too difficult and finally too late  :)
The yard had a bit of explaining to do to their workers  ;D

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Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
« Reply #44 on: June 16, 2016, 07:34:42 AM »

 

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