I name this ship... any suggestions?

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Susan Brown

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I will be away on holiday in Cornwall for just over a week from Friday, so I won't be doing any writing for a while. (Hooray, I hear you say). Thankfully, I have had my anti-Piskie shots, so I shouldn't catch anything more nasty than a hangover.

Anyway, I will be starting a new chapter of Changes soon and I would like to have suggestions regarding the name of Samantha's new boat/yacht/ship.

It will need a sense of taste and decorum as Dotty will be re-launching her with a bottle of Bollinger or two.

I may not be back for ages from my hols, as between you and me, I will be smuggling some cornish pasties out and may not make it back over the border.

Hugs

Sue

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Tiddy-Oggie

Would seem to be the obvious choice!

Or alternatively-

"Face The Wall"....my darling, while the gentlemen go by.....That recognises your smuggling activities!

Joanne

Ship name

Well, how about "Sea Change"? Samantha's certainly been through one.

Seriously Bad Ju Ju

Renaming a ship is such bad luck! Seriously bad bad bad. Crew may be hard to find.
Like leaving a port on friday, you just do not do it.

Yup, what she said!

It wouldn't bother me personally, but sailors are a superstitious lot.

I'm not too sure about a warship name, unless she wants to arm it! Given a resurgence in piracy, that might not be the worst idea in the world, although I'd bet its rather difficult to get away with.

Abby

Registered vs documented vessels

Prolly the same as in the US-
A privately owned vessal if it is registered with the state it is just personal property like an automobile. If it is documented with the US Coast Guard, a number permanently afixed in the hull and the name on the hull then when traveling out of country and flying the US flag the vessal is treated as US property and entitled to more protection, details I do not know. So you would register with the state as "Leaky Tiki" or document with the Coasties as "SV Leaky Tiki" (SV-sailing vessel or MV motor vessel)

If it MUST be changed,

maybe a name like "Second Chances" in reference to herself and what the yacht had been used for?
Diana

I name this ship... any suggestions?

I feel that Samantha will keep the name Lady Olivia to honor the mother of their child, but put Mummy Dotty in charge as Captain.

Stanman
May Your Light Forever Shine

to name a toy?

Titanic? Lusitania? Andrea Doria? Oceanna? LOL

It's a perfect setting for a minor disaster and some adventure. Not to mention sea sickness.

CaroL

And Now for Something Entirely Different

Strange as it may sound, I play naval games. Rather than stick with the tried and true, I come up with my own names for ships. Below is a sample.

Nancy Cole

Royal Navy Ships

HMS Inflammable

HMS Reprehensible

HMS Disastrous

HMS Repulsive

HMS Cacophony

HMS Despicable

HMS Outrageous

HMS Sieve

HMS Atrocious

HMS Dreadful

HMS Depraved

French Ships

Croissant

Debris

Faux Pas

Merde

Douche

DÃ©jÃ Vous

Poulet

Escargot

Zinzin

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"You may be what you resolve to be."

T.J. Jackson

as someone once threw into a

as someone once threw into a discussion about boat names "one day you will have to call for help over the radio, you don't want the other side to think it's a joke"

I Can See It Now

"May Day, May Day, May Day. This is the HMS Inflammable. We're on fire and adrift."

Nancy

~ ~ ~

"You may be what you resolve to be."

T.J. Jackson

LOL

I can too:

"May Day, May Day, May Day. This is the HMS Inflatable. We're rapidly losing air and sinking!"

Punctured Ship

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PS... thanks for the cola through the nose experience! :)

Quelque chose de totalement diffÃ©rent.

Nancy,

J'aime votre liste.

Qu'en est-il le 'Tampon'?

Patois Simple

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Suck it up Sailor!

You some kind of pussy?

Not Bad

I expect if the Tampon were a French ship of the line or frigate, the crew would have no need to worry about a royal navy warship coming up behind and subjecting the Tampon to a stern rake.

Nancy Cole

~ ~ ~

"You may be what you resolve to be."

T.J. Jackson

Bloody Hell!

uh, I don't think they'd go there

I don't think so either

[email protected] But if it was big enough, they should set sail for the Gulf of Mexico and absorb some of BP's missing oil!

Jonelle.

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Classic Literary Name

Surprise. The boat was truly a surprise. Plus, it's a great literary ship name from the Patrick O'Brien Master and Commander series.

ship name

Dorothy

Boat names?

Well, we could say that "Phoenix" is far too well worn. "Gellir eu haileni" is perhaps too long. What about "Hail Britania"? Or "Nino". Or she could name it after her child or her wife? How about "newydd-anedig"?

One of my boats was named, "Nicole Shin Ae", and another "Marjory Lee".

There just has to be one that will fit exactly and when you find it, you will think that it fits perfectly.

Much peace

Khaduuj

I suppose that

'Penmarris Princess' is a bit too lame? If we're feeling really silly we could try 'Cornish Patsy'.

In this modern world should we consider boy's names? Nah. I vote we ask Dotty; I'm sure that she could come up with something stupid/appropriate.

One final thought; how about the 'Pirates of Penzance' - or the 'Privates of Penmarris'.

Susie

A: Happens all the time:

A: Happens all the time: Yacht Vida, renamed by the US Navy The boat led a long life afterwards. As a private yacht, it belonged to Earl Halliburton. His company is still in the news. Could the bad luck work retroactively?

Halliburton skipping town

B: On the other hand: Boat Renaming Ceremony

C: Renaming Celebration

Cheers,

Puddin'

Cheers,

Puddin'

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