Japanese ship-naming conventions

[Vaux]

I'm sure many of you are already know most of this, but I stumbled upon a seemingly-exhaustive Wiki article on Japanese ship-naming conventions. I found it fascinating and thought others would appreciate it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanes...ng_conventions

[Dread Knot]

Originally Posted by Vaux

I'm sure many of you are already know most of this, but I stumbled upon a seemingly-exhaustive Wiki article on Japanese ship-naming conventions. I found it fascinating and thought others would appreciate it:

Good stuff.

The Japanese language tends to be poetic in nature, and it's not surprising that Japanese warships carried names which were very lyrical. It's certainly difficult to imagine US destroyers being named after various meteorological conditions.

[Vaux]

Originally Posted by Dread Knot

Good stuff.

The Japanese language tends to be poetic in nature, and it's not surprising that Japanese warships carried names which were very lyrical. It's certainly difficult to imagine US destroyers being named after various meteorological conditions.

Absolutely. The "USS Ripples on the Water Surface" just seems.... wrong.

[Dread Knot]

I think some WW2 USCG cutters were name after wind directions. Northwind, Eastwind , Westwind, etc.

They got it right with the hospital ships. They had names like Mercy, Comfort, Hope, Relief, Solace, etc.

[U505995]

Originally Posted by Vaux

Absolutely. The "USS Ripples on the Water Surface" just seems.... wrong.

Or, USS River Runs Through Forest.

[Vaux]

Originally Posted by Sea Demon U-48

Or, USS River Runs Through Forest.

In English, at least, some of them just lack that "intimidation factor".

[John Channing]

Originally Posted by Vaux

In English, at least, some of them just lack that "intimidation factor".

Yeah! Not like the USS Trout!


Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.

JCC