Best name of all time?

[Yacht Carrousel]

What's your nomination for the best ship name of all time?

Personally, I like H.M.S. Victory, it just kind of says it all, doesn't it?

[Trim50]

USS Constitution (Old Ironsides)...the nickname drives the point home.

[dnelson]

What about HMS Beagle?

[Auzzee]

Gipsy Moth IV

[Jan]

Pinical

:-)

Jan

www.pinical.nl

[Trim50]

If we are talking names of boats in general...then clearly, "Trim"

[besemo]

best - and probably truest - name I ever saw was "She's got the house"

[Gallivanters]

Best Yacht Names?

Racer - "Blew By You"

Cruiser - "Endless List"

Kirk

[Trim50]

One that I heard many stories about and doubted that it really existed was a boat named "FUJIMO" meaning F*** U Jane, I'm Moving Out.

Then last year I was watching a video on rough weather sailing in San Fancisco, and there it was, a Santa Cruise 70 (I believe) with FUJIMO on the sides.

[Yacht Carrousel]

Originally Posted by name='Converted Post'

Originally posted by dnelson

What about HMS Beagle?

Is there any story behind the name Beagle?

Some really funny one mentioned above!

[Duckhead]

Once passed a LARGE motor yacht in Ft Lauderdale...their dinghy was a 2 engined cigarette boat of some kind called "Piece o Ship"

[Trim50]

The Beagal was Darwin's ship used for geographical survey in 1830's.

[Yacht Carrousel]

Originally Posted by name='Converted Post'

Originally posted by Trim50

The Beagal was Darwin's ship used for geographical survey in 1830's.

Yes it was, and a legendary ship.

I do wonder why it had such a "humble" name when so many other British Navy ships had very impressive names?

[Kaptain von Klepper]

One of my "yachts" is called El Fenix -The Pheonix. When I 1st recommissioned my dad's 1965 boat, I was going to call her "The Endevour" after James Cook's ship, but then she suffered a catostauphic crack up (at the hands of a friend) and after rebuilding her, "Pheonix" was the only name that made any sense...

Sort off topic here, but I read about the HMS Pandora before I read any mythology as a child, -so to me,for some time, the reference to "Pandora's Box" meant the dark nasty little hole where the Bounty's mutineers were kept until the Pandora cracked up on the Great Barrier Reef.

-Andreas

[EagleSail]

I just watched a movie last night "Master and Commander" about an English war ship, (circa 1805) being sneak attacked by a French war ship. In the end, the english ship HMS <font color="navy"></font id="navy">"SURPRISE" got revenge!

[Nausikaa]

Eagle Sail's comment of course brings us to H.M.S. Revenge, Sir Walter Raleigh's command. Another wonderful name but it does imply that something has previously gone wrong and revenge is needed.

Otherwise, I think Discovery is a great name for a research vessel. Also as a name of a research vessel, H.M.S. Challenger was pretty good.

The R.N. has come up with some great names in the past. What about Valiant, Vanguard, Dreadnought and Indefatigable? Although they have also had some fairly 'pansy' names too, such as Dainty.

I also once saw a GP 14 dingy called PTO (Pleas Turn Over). The name was printed upside down on the transom.

Cheers all,

Stephen

Yacht NAUSIKAA

One that always amuses me when I see it sailing in Melbourne - "Knot a Clew"

Regards,

Rod

[Kaptain von Klepper]

Originally Posted by name='Converted Post'

Originally posted by Nausikaa

The R.N. ...have also had some fairly 'pansy' names too, such as Dainty.

Was it names like these that prompted Gilbert and Sullivan with HMS Pinafore?

"My gallant crew good morning..."

[Sue]

I like 'La Seduzione' (italian for The Seduction)...now that sums it all up for me!

I know it is probably known all over the world but I have seen "The Office" in Melbourne so that the owner can reply on the mobile - Yes Dear, I am hard at work at the office!!!