RSS Boaty McBoatface (polar research ship naming competition)

[90sWereBetter]

Is this the best ever name for a ship? RRS Boaty McBoatface is leading the vote as public name new polar vessel

The suggestion for The National Research Council’s (NERC) next Royal Research Ship (RRS), is currently beating RRS Henry Worseley and RRS David Attenborough.

The new ship will replace the existing RRS James Clark Ross and RRS Ernest Shackleton, which work in the Arctic and Antarctic.

The boat will be 128 metres long and weigh around 15,000 tonnes, and up to 90 scientists and support staff could live on board.

The £200m vessel is due to be operational in 2019.


Anyone can propose a suitable name on the website and other ideas in the running are RRS Usain Boat, RRS Ice Ice Baby and RRS Boatimus Prime.

Fingers crossed we’ll see RRS Boaty McBoatface sailing through the Arctic Circle though.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/examvi...e-as-public-name-new-polar-vessel-388444.html

I love being British sometimes.

 

[Steveman]

Sounds great if you're about five.

 

[Minilad]

Sounds great if you're about five.

Or have a sense of humour

 

[Steveman]

Or have a sense of humour

I have a sense of humour but that name isn't at all funny it's just immature.

 

[Bletchleyite]

I have a sense of humour but that name isn't at all funny it's just immature.

I'm going with "funny", though I very much doubt they would actually select that one.

 

[Strathclyder]

As much as it appeals to my sometimes childish sense of humor, I highly doubt that they would go for a name like that. Hopefully, they go for the name that has both the most votes and sounds reasonably sensible (a personal vote for RRS David Attenborough here).

 

[Bletchleyite]

I suspect that's exactly what they will do.

 

[90019]

Can we simplify it to just RRS Boat?

 

[ComUtoR]

Sounds great if you're about five.

Not really. My kids didn't find it funny. Their sense of humour is a lot different to an adults. If anything a kids name for a boat would be more on the lines of RSS CBBC. Naming it after a person is very trite.

I will admit its a very British thing to do and a typical response from a internet generation. Every time the ship enters port it would cause some amusement and put smiles on people faces. I don't see anything wrong with that.

I'd go with something like RSS Ice Hunter

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I note that the newspaper in the link is the Irish Examiner.

 

[DaleCooper]

Surely we can come up with something better from TV, films, music or literature such as:

Vital Spark (BBC series)
Black Pig (Captain Pugwash)
The Saucy Mrs Flobster (Beachcomber)
The Good Ship Venus (song)

Any more suggestions?

 

[Gutfright]

Just be grateful it's not RRS Hitler Did Nothing Wrong

 

[ComUtoR]

Surely we can come up with something better from TV, films, music or literature such as:

Vital Spark (BBC series)
Black Pig (Captain Pugwash)
The Saucy Mrs Flobster (Beachcomber)
The Good Ship Venus (song)

Any more suggestions?

Queen Anne's Revenge (For the Yarrrr)
Lollipop (She was so sweet)
Aurora (dearstalkingtastic)
Nautilus (a little deep)
Pequod (MGS)
Caspartine (De Niro in a dress)
Enterprise (HMS Ark Royals favourite ship)

 

[DaleCooper]

It would be a bummer if they called it RRS Hole.

 

[backontrack]

RRS Turnip (Blackadder)

?

 

[DaleCooper]

What about RRS Saint Thomas or RRSSTT for short?

 

[ComUtoR]

RSS Brilliant (RSSB)

 

[DaleCooper]

Or to reflect its main purpose - RRS Arctic Role - with Captain Birds Eye at the helm.

 

[Steveman]

The Captain is back next month.

https://www.marketingweek.com/2016/03/19/birds-eye-launches-expansive-rebrand-as-captain-birdseye-returns-yes-again/

“Captain Birds Eye hasn’t been on TV for some time but we have all grown up with him. He is the most iconic asset for our brand. Our desire now is to make him as exciting and relevant for the next generation of children and mums. That’s the challenge.”

 

[backontrack]

RRS Frying Dutchman, captained by Captain McCallister of Springfield, US?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I just hope that a vessel that is to be performing such duties is not to be seen to be carrying such a puerile name of the type in the OP. Does anyone want to see Britain made the laughing stock of the world....

 

[DarloRich]

I just hope that a vessel that is to be performing such duties is not to be seen to be carrying such a puerile name of the type in the OP. Does anyone want to see Britain made the laughing stock of the world....

goodness sake - it isn't going to be called Boaty McBoatface regardless of any internet poll. It is not the general election! :roll: What will happen is what always happens when these sort of polls are run and return a silly verdict: The silly name will be disqualified and replaced by a more appropriate name. But you must all know that............

 

[DaleCooper]

I just hope that a vessel that is to be performing such duties is not to be seen to be carrying such a puerile name of the type in the OP. Does anyone want to see Britain made the laughing stock of the world....

Too late I'm afraid.

 

[TheEdge]

RRS Turnip (Blackadder)

?

RRS Saucy Sue

 

[jon0844]

goodness sake - it isn't going to be called Boaty McBoatface regardless of any internet poll. It is not the general election! :roll: What will happen is what always happens when these sort of polls are run and return a silly verdict: The silly name will be disqualified and replaced by a more appropriate name. But you must all know that............

So you're saying my vote is wasted then?

Doh, I'm so Saddy McSadface now.

 

[DarloRich]

So you're saying my vote is wasted then?

Doh, I'm so Saddy McSadface now.

i wouldn't say wasted, more disregarded and ignored

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

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[jon0844]

Don't even know why they're asking people to name a silly boat when they can just convert a 442.

 

[backontrack]

RRS Ark Royal?

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

RRS Ark Royal?

Aye, I like the sound of that one