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Title: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: libertyshiplad on March 08, 2016, 05:38:36 PM: Does anyone have a name that for some reason stands out,or is always remembered ?
Mine is "Tropical Morn",conjures up an atmosphere so well.
Or the other extreme-"Time is Money" !!
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Kyle Stubbs on March 08, 2016, 06:52:50 PM: A personal favorite for me has always been the 2002-built bulker CRUX, or more specifically, it's original name of FRAGRANT ISLAND. Though, the yacht DUMB LUCK cuts a close second.

Other names I have seen such as WIDE CHARLIE, NEW HISTORY and MORNING NINNI have been on the amusing side as well.

Kind Regards,
Kyle
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Bob Scott on March 08, 2016, 06:54:19 PM: PYATIDYESYATILYETIYE SOVIETSKOY GRUZII
See: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2421511
a real mouthful
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Aleksi Lindström on March 08, 2016, 08:55:56 PM: I have a soft spot for the WOOLLOOMOOLOO: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/search.php?search_imo=9584499

as well as the classic FLIEGERSKOSMONAUT DER DDR SIGMUND J
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Dеnis on March 08, 2016, 11:12:43 PM: All I could remember (Except the WOOLLOOMOOLOO & those already mentioned long-namers) were:

FUNNY GIRL - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1380755
CRAZY ME - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/search.php?query=crazy+me&x=0&y=0
CRAZY CAT - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=780899
TITAN URANUS - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2200903
FART - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=961862
KISS THE SKY - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1060164
FOLLOW ME - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1073098
MY LIFE - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1061148
MY BOAT - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/search.php?query=My+Boat&x=26&y=13
MY GIRL - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2325907
METALLICA - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2364651
FULL AHEAD - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=61091

And, of course, my favourite one I still remember seeing - OOSTERSCHELDEBORG - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=429011 I mean how do you pronouce it as one word? Which letter is under emphasis? Could had no problems with it if it was just written just OOSTER SCHELDE BORG. ;D

Beside all that, here are more creative names:
http://www.pleated-jeans.com/2014/03/20/25-of-the-funniest-boat-names-of-all-time/
http://thechive.com/2013/06/05/there-are-some-clever-boat-names-out-there-29-photos/

And http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3533682033_85bc395ec0.jpg ;D
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Emmanuel.L on March 09, 2016, 03:55:36 AM: I have seen various odd names .especially on yachts, but the best one for me was a small motor cruiser named AFTER YOU, when I enquired about the originality of the name with the owner, I thought he will tell me that because his boat was just a small one he gives way to larger ones, but the answer was quiet different and unique.
When he meets some girl,to impress he just tells her that ne named the boat "After you"....what do you think, smart and witty...eh.
He wouldn't have to rename the boat when he embark on a new love venture.
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Phil English on March 09, 2016, 11:08:11 AM: CRAZY HARRY http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=202086
COOL GIRL http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=995431
BUM KEN http://www.fotoflite.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=NULL&product_id=229188&category_id=20&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1
DAY OUT http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=35883
DAY IN http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1789903
NEVER ON SUNDAY http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1699

..And many more :-)
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: davidships on March 09, 2016, 11:56:12 AM: ASPREY - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=385043
Asked why a rather obscure Greek owner operating small tankers in West Africa should choose my name, Unibros told me that it had no particular significance. They had merely asked their London agent to choose a name "with a bit of class" - in this case the royal jewellers in Bond Street, London.
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Allan RO on March 09, 2016, 02:22:01 PM: everytime I mention that Willy [IMO 9268241] is due in, it makes my daughter snigger and give a sly grin to my wife!!

Allan
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Bob Scott on March 09, 2016, 02:25:19 PM: Allan:
Better make sure your daughter doesn't see this photo.
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2421395
Bob
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: libertyshiplad on March 09, 2016, 03:45:51 PM: Also a couple of old hits ---LOVE ME TENDER and PLEASE PLEASE ME.
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Phil English on March 09, 2016, 04:17:56 PM: There was a British skipper-owned coaster in the 1970s called ONTIC. A play on the slang phrase "on tick" meaning on credit. His next ship was called MORTIC (More tick)

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2180742
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2179452

Brgds
Phil
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Allan RO on March 09, 2016, 09:19:16 PM: wow Bob, thats a monster

Allan
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Cody Williams on March 10, 2016, 01:45:24 AM: This is one of my favourites just because it's so ironic. A woodchip carrier called Forest Creator.
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1811386

Cody
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Clydee on March 10, 2016, 02:40:37 AM: What a wonderful thread!!

Here is one of my favourites for a lack of modesty. One of the first pics I uploaded to the site

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=504221

I cannot think how Immensity could not be great
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: echobow on March 10, 2016, 10:51:44 AM: Really a nice collection of extraordinary names so far.

"Woolloomooloo" is one of my favourites, as well as "Catch 22": http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1840148
and also "London 2012": http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/search.php?query=LONDON+2012&x=22&y=14

On the other hand, I also like lyrical names like "Lowlands Sunrise" : http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2339879

Cheers, David
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Phil English on March 10, 2016, 11:03:48 AM: Sadly, there was never a sistership:

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/shipid:926039/mmsi:-7420819/imo:7420819/vessel:FOOK_ON

;D
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Dеnis on March 10, 2016, 01:00:36 PM: Just remembered these 2 same looking heavylifters:
LIFT-ON - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1767700
LIFT-OFF - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1813523

And of course, BigLift's ships with names that make no sense:
HAPPY DYNAMIC
HAPPY RIVER
HAPPY DELTA
HAPPY STAR
HAPPY DIAMOND
HAPPY SKY

Oh & just came across a happy tanker called HAPPY FELLOW.
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Kyle Stubbs on March 10, 2016, 08:42:50 PM: Quote from: libertyshiplad on March 09, 2016, 03:45:51 PM
Also a couple of old hits ---LOVE ME TENDER and PLEASE PLEASE ME.

The Monkees demand their recognition, too!

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1924503
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: rarcand on March 11, 2016, 02:52:33 AM: And now, for something almost completely different...
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1802822 ;)

Renaud
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: SD7 on March 11, 2016, 04:56:02 PM: Interesting to see reference to METALLICA above.

The Greek owner's son was into heavy metal music, so a number of ships in the fleet were named after metal bands.

At least, that's how the story goes!
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Phil English on March 11, 2016, 05:15:50 PM: Yes it's true. This is the Vafias family, principals of Brave Maritime and Stealth Maritime. Other vessels included "Heavy Metal" and "Nirvana"

Brgds
Phil
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Bob Scott on March 11, 2016, 05:23:54 PM: The old Maassluis-Rozenburg ferries DE HOORN and SCHILDTHUIS raised a snigger or two among English-speaking spotters in the late 1960s
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Brent on March 11, 2016, 07:09:44 PM: We had a ship visit Napier called Great Motion, favourite not really, just always wondered what the thinking was behind it:

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1252665
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Bob Scott on March 12, 2016, 09:00:32 AM: Is that the poop deck aft?
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: libertyshiplad on March 14, 2016, 04:45:37 PM: Thanks for all the posts,all very interesting and some really amusing.
Colin
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Robert J Smith on March 21, 2016, 11:40:16 AM: 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
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Pilot Frans on March 21, 2016, 12:49:14 PM: This one is also a strange one:

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/search.php?query=FORWARD+BRIDGE&x=16&y=10
with the bridge place on the rear end.

In Dutch the Beffen (http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1044053)
is a funny one as this means pussy licking :)

Then you have asol cheap ships: for 4 euro
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/search.php?query=Four+Euro&x=32&y=10
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: libertyshiplad on March 21, 2016, 04:18:15 PM: Still struggling to find a suitable comment to your middle one -Pilot Frans!
Best give up.
Colin
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: George Bis on March 22, 2016, 10:40:17 PM: I met a bulk carrier, the Irene's Ambition in Venesuala in 1974 You can imagine the cracks on board the ship I was on.
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: pieter melissen 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..
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Dеnis on March 24, 2016, 12:37:53 PM: Quote from: Robert J Smith on March 21, 2016, 11:40:16 AM
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.
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Dеnis on March 26, 2016, 11:27:20 PM: Try to pronounce this one - DVADESETPRVI MAJ (IMO 9582427).
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Cornelia Klier on March 27, 2016, 09:06:31 AM: My favourite strange ship name is:

"Fliegerkosmonaut der DDR Sigmund J
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Tomas on March 27, 2016, 12:03:33 PM: "Graig David"..... (https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_David) coincidence, perhaps, but still
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: libertyshiplad 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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Post by: reeferskip 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!
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Propslip on April 06, 2016, 06:17:31 PM: The Liberty Ship STAGE DOOR CANTEEN stands out for me.
Propslip
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: libertyshiplad on April 06, 2016, 07:57:51 PM: Propslip.
Interesting to google STAGE DOOR CANTEEN and see what was behind the name.
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Torben_OWL on May 21, 2016, 05:49:34 PM: Another one: Who cares
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/ShipPhotos/1340285-.html

Greetz
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Robert J Smith 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

ShipSpotting.com (http://www.shipspotting.com/)
(http://www.shipspotting.com/photos/small/9/7/8/167879.jpg) (http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=167879)
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Post by: csaba 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
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: libertyshiplad on June 13, 2016, 07:20:41 PM: Many thanks for all the interesting ,and some amusing,replies to this thread.
Colin.
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Homer 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
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: amsmtg on June 16, 2016, 07:34:42 AM: No contest for this one!

"BJ Queen"

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=908212
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: libertyshiplad on December 20, 2017, 08:15:26 PM: "Alligator Pond" ,IMO 8007511.
Remember seeing her a few times in the English Channel around the year 2000.The name was unusual and for her she seemed to be in strange waters.
Wondered if anyone knows why she was operating around here in those days,and also if there is a photo of her with that name?
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Post by: Jury Gusev on December 21, 2017, 11:18:27 AM: My favorit name- SOMNIUM VITAE, seen here on shipspotting.com
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2779330
Brgds Gusev
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: Pegpilot on December 21, 2017, 02:35:07 PM: Oh AMSMTG, I was really hoping that BJ Queen was a suction dredger. Or a hovercraft. Sadly not.
Two from me. A decade ago I saw an Aran Islands ferry at Doolin in Ireland called the Happy Hooker.
And apparently Patrick Stewart has/had a yacht in Vancouver called "Make It So" - or so my Vancouver resident brother informs me...
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Post by: libertyshiplad on December 21, 2017, 03:11:29 PM: "Somnium Vitae" ,translates on Google as "Lifes Dream",what a fantastic name. Named by the owner?captain?
Assume the car down aft is his pride and joy,not part of the scrap cargo.
Colin
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Post by: libertyshiplad on December 26, 2019, 04:00:00 PM: Titan Uranus -remember being in the newspapers,with picture, sometime ago,saying the name had to be changed due to constant sniggering,jokes in radio communications !!
Title: Re: Ships-favourite names,not the ships,but the names,for any reason !
Post by: SHIGEO NAGANO on January 02, 2020, 05:53:52 PM: Here's a couple for you

"ARAGONITE ISLANDER" a Klavness bulker seen loading Cement at Bevans Northfleet last Centuary !!

or

"REBORN" a good geared 5000 tonner seen arriving Rotterdam carrying at least her TENTH name !