Ships Nicknames

[capt-ahab]

This came up in another forum (by me) and thought I'd give it one of it's own!

Ships nicknames - some pretty random ones out there - who the hell makes them up!?

Some are pretty obvious (Lusty, Ice Cream Frigate etc etc) but all those ships that are 'crazy', 'fighting' and 'mighty' etc. Who decides whether you qaulify!?

What are the worst ones you've heard? Any better suggestions than the ones they've got already?

 

[higthepig]

HMS Eagle The Fighting Lady

HMS Bulwark The Rusty B

 

[shiner]

HMS Gutless and HMS Decrepid (Landing Ships)

Shiner

 

[Penny]

Raving "J" Juno

Nancy Naiad


for all you new guys there Leanders

 

[Ratrat]

Raving "J" Juno

Nancy Naiad


for all you new guys there Leanders

Juno was also known as the Chocolate Box

 

[Penny]

Raving "J" Juno

Nancy Naiad


for all you new guys there Leanders

Juno was also known as the Chocolate Box

mmm I wonder why :wink:

 

[Penny]

CherryB aka Charybdis
RatRat aka Tartar
Liger aka Tiger because she used parts off the Lion during refit
Snakey Blake aka Blake

 

[ex_wasp_L2]

Galatea was the Black Pig (I have no idea why)

 

[Geoff_Wessex]

Maybe Captain Pugwash was the C.O.?

 

[sidon55]

Tea Urn for S/M Taciturn

 

[hobbit]

HMS/M Tapir, the antediluvian pig and remember the Firehydrant en route ashore between Dolphin and Vernon 8O

 

[DerbyshireTiff]

Arse Boil - Ark Royal

 

[Old_Hand]

The Old Grey Lady - HMS Albion (1954 -73).

 

[Old_Hand]

Anyone else know know why the Charybidis was called the Cherry B. I would say but in this age of PC and due to its sensitive nature perhaps I had better not say!.

 

[Old_Hand]

Anyone else know know why the Charybidis was called the Cherry B. I would say but in this age of PC and due to its sensitive nature perhaps I had better not say!.