i name this ship......
15 November 2005, 05:56 PM
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i name this ship......
i am currently looking for a name for a new building. it's on a main road, 24 new flats in a part 3, part 4 and part 5 storey building in a similar shape to a cargo ship (trust me, it'll be fine 
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anyway, we're looking for a name to reflect the nautical influence and i'd be grateful for any suggestions. the name doesn't have to be a ship name, but reference to the theme would be good
there are a few obvious ones we have ruled out but i'm interested to see if anyone comes up with a good name (if you do and we use it, maybe we'll send you the champagne instead of "christening" the building with it
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).anyway, we're looking for a name to reflect the nautical influence and i'd be grateful for any suggestions. the name doesn't have to be a ship name, but reference to the theme would be good
there are a few obvious ones we have ruled out but i'm interested to see if anyone comes up with a good name (if you do and we use it, maybe we'll send you the champagne instead of "christening" the building with it
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15 November 2005, 06:34 PM
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How about these, adding Place/Building/Towers, or something else to the end.
Melville (as in Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick)
Following on the MD theme:
Ahab
Queequeg (X-Files geeks could live there and claim it's named after Scully's dog)
Lusitania, Titanic, Queen Mary, Pseidon, Red October (Ok, so that's a sub), Crimson Tide, Nelson, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, Tallship, Commodore, Admiral, Boreas, Agamemnon, Victory, Exxon Valdez
Or what about Shenzhen, which is the name of the largest cargo ship (full name is OOCL Shenzhen)
Melville (as in Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick)
Following on the MD theme:
Ahab
Queequeg (X-Files geeks could live there and claim it's named after Scully's dog)
Lusitania, Titanic, Queen Mary, Pseidon, Red October (Ok, so that's a sub), Crimson Tide, Nelson, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, Tallship, Commodore, Admiral, Boreas, Agamemnon, Victory, Exxon Valdez
Or what about Shenzhen, which is the name of the largest cargo ship (full name is OOCL Shenzhen)
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15 November 2005, 10:55 PM
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loads of nautical terms
Pacific or Atlantic etc? Loads of good seas or oceans
Cardinal - as in the navigation markers
some sort of knot? Bowline, reef
Keel
Galley
Gunwhale
Moorings
Tiller
windward
any good?
Andy
Pacific or Atlantic etc? Loads of good seas or oceans
Cardinal - as in the navigation markers
some sort of knot? Bowline, reef
Keel
Galley
Gunwhale
Moorings
Tiller
windward
any good?
Andy
15 November 2005, 11:35 PM
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Capstan, Mizzen, Hawser, Pennant, Pelorus, Azimuth, Mercator, Martingale, Flotilla, Spindrift, Schooner, Brigantine.
If the building is obviously in 3 different parts, I would go for the names of three sails used fore, midships and aft - Flying Jib, Topgallant and Mizzen
If the building is obviously in 3 different parts, I would go for the names of three sails used fore, midships and aft - Flying Jib, Topgallant and Mizzen
16 November 2005, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Daryl
If the building is obviously in 3 different parts, I would go for the names of three sails used fore, midships and aft - Flying Jib, Topgallant and Mizzen
16 November 2005, 09:03 AM
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thanks guys - some good ones on there (as well as some i had anticipated!)
i'll give it another few days and then we'll draw up a short-list in our office and once we've been through them i'll let you know what we go for
a little more info in case this helps -
although the height of the building varies, it is all one building. in silhouette, the building would be a similar shape to a cargo ship
in plan, the building has a similar shape to a cargo ship (incl the curve at the front, but only on one side - the other side is hard up against a boundary with another building)
we had dismissed some of the early suggestions from estate agents referring to sailing ship nautical terms (just so you know), but have found they were useful when "brainstorming" to provoke other suggestions
we tend to prefer to call buildings by either a one or two part name and we also avoid the more traditional names (ie we avoid "house", "place", "court"). one recent example is "the phoenix" - a building occupied by an engineering company with a bird name in their company title, demolished and replaced with something much larger and much better looking
i'll give it another few days and then we'll draw up a short-list in our office and once we've been through them i'll let you know what we go for
a little more info in case this helps -
although the height of the building varies, it is all one building. in silhouette, the building would be a similar shape to a cargo ship
in plan, the building has a similar shape to a cargo ship (incl the curve at the front, but only on one side - the other side is hard up against a boundary with another building)
we had dismissed some of the early suggestions from estate agents referring to sailing ship nautical terms (just so you know), but have found they were useful when "brainstorming" to provoke other suggestions
we tend to prefer to call buildings by either a one or two part name and we also avoid the more traditional names (ie we avoid "house", "place", "court"). one recent example is "the phoenix" - a building occupied by an engineering company with a bird name in their company title, demolished and replaced with something much larger and much better looking
16 November 2005, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by richardg
in silhouette, the building would be a similar shape to a cargo ship
16 November 2005, 10:22 AM
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that's what happens when an architect gets his own way! i was a little dubious when i first saw the scheme but it does look good on paper and it's starting to take shape at the moment. as you approach the building from the top of a hill and see the 'cargo ship' elevation, you can see the local docks behind
it's all dark facing bricks at ground floor level (ie below the 'water line' - hopefully no barnacles though) and will probably have a plimsol line painted on somewhere for novelty value
it's all dark facing bricks at ground floor level (ie below the 'water line' - hopefully no barnacles though) and will probably have a plimsol line painted on somewhere for novelty value
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good call, but the hoardings obscure it all at the moment. i'll put a sketch together and post it later
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Originally Posted by alcazar
A "sketch"? Shouldn't that be a "ketch"???
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http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...k/b37fae84.jpg
here you go - not a great pic i know, but it shows the principle. i know cargo shops don't have portholes, cabins etc but i did say it looked like one in silhouette
edited to say not sure what happened to the pic as the bottom half has disappeared. maybe it sank?
here you go - not a great pic i know, but it shows the principle. i know cargo shops don't have portholes, cabins etc but i did say it looked like one in silhouette
edited to say not sure what happened to the pic as the bottom half has disappeared. maybe it sank?
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