The most badass names for British warships

[sean miguel]

I've always admired the Royal Navy's nomenclature. Some of these go back to the time of wooden ships and sails which makes them even more bad ass.


HMS Defiance
HMS Badger - don't give a fuck
HMS Dagger - had to be a frigate or destroyer
HMS Revenge
HMS Repulse
HMS Steadfast
HMS Thruster - ahh yeah
HMS Ultimatum - or we'll blast your ass
HMS Venomous - the baddest of the bad

my humble suggestion which I haven't seen anywhere:

HMS Reciprocity - which kinda goes with Revenge but whatever

 

[288gto]

try hearing them in British accent , funny!

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Indefatigable is one of my favorites.
Anaconda
Adder
Aggressor
Arrogant
Attacker
Avenger
Alligator
Ambush
Banshee
Batman
Battleaxe
Beaver Prize
Black Dog
Black Eagle
Black Joke
Black Posthorse
Black Prince
Black Spread-Eagle
Black Swan
Broadsword
Bucephalus
Challenger
Charger
Colossus
Churchill
Chieftan
Claymore
Cockchafer
Conquestador
Crocodile
Defence
Defender
Defiance
Dego
Diamond Snake
Dragon
Dragon Prize
Dragonfly
Dreadful
Dreadnought
Dreadnought Prize
Gjurka
Gladiator
Golden Falcon
Golden Fleece
Golden Hind
Golden *****
Golden Lion
Golden Rose
Ivanhoe
Invincible
Indignant
Indomitable
Infernal
Revenge
Scimitar
Scorcher
Scorpion
Sea Devil
thunderbolt
Thunderer
Unbridled
Unbroken
Undaunted
Unicorn
Uproar
Vengeance
Venomous
Vindictive
Viper

Our cousins do have a flair for naming ships.

 

[Bluejaye]

Here's a handy list I use when naming Starships in Star Trek Online. Yes, super geeky, I know.

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[pool_hustler]

Hunter
Hostile
Wasp

 

[sean miguel]

some other ones I thought up that may already exist:

HMS Osprey
HMS Excalibur

 

[xfire]

The name of a warship is important, the projection of power is as much psychological as it is physical. On the flip side, I would love to have the power to name all the ships in the French navy; Hide and Surrender, Please Don't Shoot At Us, You Can Have It, etc.

 

[sean miguel]

HMS Invincible is bad ass to be sure but with a name like that, you're almost inviting a torpedo to explode under your keel.

 

[sean miguel]

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Heck, even the names that aren't badass are adorable:

HMS Cricket
HMS Beagle

 

[Rane1071]

I always liked the ship name 'Hood", probably from that song I liked when I was a *** "Sink the Bismarck".

Royal Sovereign
Ark Royal
Ajax
Broadsword

Are few others I've always liked.

On the flip side, I would love to have the power to name all the ships in the French navy; Hide and Surrender, Please Don't Shoot At Us, You Can Have It, etc.

Shot's fired!

 

[Gape_Fan]

HMS Motherfucker

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

I remember QEII christening that one.

 

[Chopper3000]

We're currently boring the life out of the Navy by naming everything after UK towns and cities. The days of HMS Fingerblast are long gone.

 

[xfire]

At least one fucking battle group should be named by Cockneys; HMS Old Arsed Geezer, HMS I Buggered Yer Mum, HMS Cor Blimey, HMS Dodgy Todger, etc,.

 

[sean miguel]

bump just because.

I like HMS Revenge. Who doesn't like revenge?

 

[Jack Davenport]

HMS Root Canal

 

[RJS13]

HMS Root Canal

^^^I like that, I was just gonna ask if the HMS Snaggletooth had been deployed yet. Lol

 

[Jack Davenport]

bump just because.

I like HMS Revenge. Who doesn't like revenge?

Sounds like a name more suited for a vessel of the Texas Navy.

 

[sean miguel]

NHS Alfie

 

[Chopper3000]

I take it there is a USS fat bloke in the fleet?