[GZG] NAC - American style - new ships

["John Brewer" <jbrewer@xxxxxxxxx>]

About 13 months ago, I posted "NAC - American style" http://lists.firedrake.org/gzg/200501/msg00090.html as an alternate future history & a way of correcting the rather confusing nomenclature of the ships in the fleet book. 

Recently, I found the SSD's for the new NAC ships at http://members.iinet.net.au/~stub/Full%20Thrust.html so I thought I would chime in on these new additions to the New Atlantic Confederation Deep Space Fleet. 

Let's go over the nomenclature I used for the "Americanized" NAC...

Carriers - "Ships of Renown" 
Dreadnoughts - member states of the Confederation 
Battleships - American states, Canadian provinces, territories, and islands 
Battlecruisers - capitals 
Cruisers - cities 
Destroyers & Frigates - military heroes 
Corvettes - American tribal 
Scoutships - enumerated 

You may have noticed that I held some nomenclature in reserve - English counties, rivers, mythological characters, et al - in case there were new classes of ships.  And my hunch was right.  Let's go to the new ship classes...

Drake series EW Destroyers - ordinarily, since they're destroyers with ADFC, they could use some of the names found at http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/ships-dd.html but since their primary role is in reconnaissance & intelligence gathering,...

Ships in class: CHASER, FINDER, HOUNDER, HUNTER, LURKER, PATROLLER, PROWLER, PURSUER, RECONNOITER, SEARCHER, SEEKER, SHADOWER, SKULKER, STALKER, TRACER, TRACKER, WATCHER 

Thunderer series Heavy Battleship -

Ships in class: CUMBERLAND, DEVONSHIRE, DORSETSHIRE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, NORFOLKSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE, SUFFOLKSHIRE, SUSSEXSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE, SOMERSET, HAMPSHIRE, LINCOLNSHIRE, YORKSHIRE, DURHAMSHIRE, NORTHUMBERLAND, LANCASHIRE, CHESHIRE, BERKSHIRE, WILTSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, HEREFORDSHIRE, WORCESTERSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, KENTSHIRE 

Fearless series Escort Carrier -

Ships in class: VALLEY FORGE, TICONDEROGA, BUNKER HILL, PRINCETON, BENNINGTON, COWPENS, LAKE CHAMPLAIN, ORISKANY, TRAFALAGAR, ANTIETAM, MANILA BAY, JUTLAND, BELLEAU WOOD, RIO DE LA PLATA, MATAPAN, CORAL SEA, MIDWAY, PHILIPPINE SEA, LEYTE, HUE CITY, FALKLANDS, MEDINA RIDGE 

Albion series Dreadnaught/Carrier Hybrid - named for colonial worlds of the Confederation - Albion is the only one I know by name, but here are possible names for NAC colonies - correct me if I'm off...

Ships in class: ALBION, NEW SOMERSET, NEW VERMONT, NUEVO PATAGONIA, NEW DESERET, (more) 

Blue Ridge & Hinkley series Auxiliaries -

Ships in class: ALTAIR, RIGEL, ALDEBARAN, POLARIS, MIZAR, TARAZED, DENEBOLA, REGULUS, VEGA, SIRIUS, PROCYON, ANTARES, CAPELLA, SPICA, BELLATRIX, ELECTRA, FOMALHAUT, BETELGEUSE, MARKAB, PLEIADES, MRA, ALKAID, MATAR, SABIK, BAHAM, MENKAR, LESUTH, MEGREZ, PROPUS, CASTOR, POLLUX, CANOPUS, (more) 

Wichita series APR -

Ships in class: THAMES, SEVERN, CLYDE, CHESAPEAKE, POTOMAC, ANACOSTIA, MERRIMAC, RAPPAHANNOCK, SUSQUEHANNA, PENOBSCOT, MONONGAHELA, HOUSATONIC, PASSAIC, HACKENSACK, OSWEGO, SUWANNEE, TALLAHATCHIE, PASCAGOULA, APALACHICOLA, NIAGRA, CAPE FEAR, SABINE, WABASH, SANDUSKY, CUYAHOGA, WILLAMETTE, CONEMAUGH, BRAZOS, PECOS, CIMARRON, GILA, YELLOWSTONE, KLAMATH, KASKASKIA, RIO GRANDE, AMAZON, ORINOCO, (more) 

Blackpool series ARF -

Ships in class: ARIESOL, GEMINOL, LEOL, LEBROL, CAPRICOL, TAURUSOL, CANCEROL, VIRGOL, SCORPIOL, AQUAROL, SAGITTAROL, PISOL 

Texas series AK -

Ships in class: CALIFORNIA VICTORY, TEXAS VICTORY, NEW YORK VICTORY, FLORIDA VICTORY, PENNSYLVANIA VICTORY, CUMBERLAND VICTORY, DEVONSHIRE VICTORY, DORSETSHIRE VICTORY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE VICTORY, NORFOLKSHIRE VICTORY, QUEBEC VICTORY, ONTARIO VICTORY, MANITOBA VICTORY, SASKATCHEWAN VICTORY, ALBERTA VICTORY, (more) 

White series AR -

Ships in class: ACHERON, ACHILLES, AJAX, CALYPSO, DANAE, DIDO, DIOMEDE, GALATEA, HEBE, HYPERION, ICARUS, JASON, JUNO, LEANDER, LEDA, MINERVA, MYRMIDON, NAIAD, ODIN, ORPHEUS, OSIRIS, PANDORA, PENELOPE, PERSEUS, THETIS, (more) 

FIMA  Base Station - nomenclature: FIMA STATION (name of system) 

King George series FRD -

Ships in class: DAEDALUS, PROMETHEUS, VULCAN 

Mule series ATF -

Ships in class: MULE, HINNY, APPALOOSA, BURRO, CAMEL, CLYDESDALE, DONKEY, DROMEDARY, ELEPHANT, LLAMA, MUSTANG, OX, PERCHERON, PALAMINO, PONY, (more) 

Sampson series ATF -

Ships in class: SAMPSON, HERCULES, ATLAS, ANTAEUS, GOLIATH, COLOSSUS, BEHEMOTH, LEVIATHAN, GOG, MAGOG 

Galahad ll series LSP/LSO -

Ships in class: TRIPOLI, GUADALCANAL, BOUGAINVILLE, TARAWA, NORMANDY, SAIPAN, PELELIU, BATAAN, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA, INCHON, (more) 

As always, I invite your comments. 

JBrewer@xxxxxxxxx  

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