I'm surprised you didn't get a more useful answer, as this fix is almost as old as the game itself! If you want to DIY, just open data\roster\English.cfg and change all the ship names to a hyphen (-) like this:
Code:
[ClassNames]
Ship=Ship
Submarine=Submarine
Air=Aircraft
Land=Land
Warship=Warship
Merchant=Merchant Ship
Ordnance=Ordnance
;Warships
Type0=-
Type1=-
Type2=-
Type3=-
Type4=-
Type5=-
Type6=-
Type7=-
Type8=-
Type9=-
Type10=-
Type11=-
Type12=-
Type13=-
Type14=-
Type15=-
Type16=-
;Merchant ships
Type100=-
Type101=-
Type102=-
Type103=-
Type104=-
Type105=-
;Submarine
Type200=-
Type201=-
Type202=-
Type203=-
;Air
Type300=-
Type301=-
Type302=-
Type303=-
Type304=-
Type305=-
Type306=-
;Land
Type400=-
Type401=-
Type402=-
Type403=-
Type404=-
Type405=-
Type406=-
Type407=-
Type408=-
;Ordnance
Type500=-
Type501=-
It's important to use a hyphen character (-) and not just a blank space.