Re: Ship Class Nomenclature

I'll drink to that!

On Mon, 4 Aug 2003 16:58:50 -0600 "B Lin" <lin@rxkinetix.com> writes:
>Reading Schott's Original Miscellany, I came across Wine Bottle Sizes, 
>and thought that they would make a good series for naming classes, 
>they are from smallest to largest:
>
>Picolo
>Chopine
>Filette or Demi
>Magnum
>Marie Jeanne
>Double Magnum
>Jeroboam
>Rehoboam
>Imperial
>Methuselah
>Salmanazar
>Balthazar
>Nebuchadnezzar
>Melchior
>
>Series would be named after types of wines - for instance the first 
>series of a line would be the "Burgundy Picolo Escort Class"  the 
>second series would be "Cabernet Picolo Escort Class" while individual 
>ships would be named after specific vineyards or brands of wine, 
>matching the series name.  Distinctive ships would earn a "year" to 
>the name for distinguished action: "Dom Perignon '69 of the Champagne 
>Series Magnum Cruiser Class" or Melcior class "Moet '85" Champagne 
>Series.
>
>--Binhan
>
>
>

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