User:SPARTAN 119/Ship Namesakes

A list of the Namesakes of the spaceships in the Necros Project.

Naval Vessels

 * UNSC Akagi- Named for Japanese WWII carrier HIJMS Akagi
 * UNSC Ark Royal- Named for British WWII carrier HMS Ark Royal
 * UNSC Enterprise- Named for U.S. WWII carrier USS Enterprise
 * UNSC Hornet- Named for U.S. WWII carrier USS Hornet
 * UNSC Monitor- Named for U.S. Civil War ironclad USS Monitor
 * UNSC Nimitz- Its name is ambigious in meaning, referring to both the modern aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and the WWII Admiral Chester Nimitz.
 * UNSC Repulse- Named for the British battlecruiser HMS Repulse
 * UNSC Warrior- Named for Canadian post-WWII light carrier HMCS Warrior (name reused for an ultra carrier as a .000001% of readers will get it-joke)
 * UNSC Warspite- Named for the British WWII battleship HMS Warspite

UNSC Military Leaders

 * UNSC Keyes
 * UNSC Hood
 * UNSC Cole

Real-Life Military Leaders

 * UNSC Nimitz- its name is ambigious in mean, referring to both the modern aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and the WWII Admiral Chester Nimitz.

Greco-Roman Mythology

 * UNSC Zeus-Named for the Greek King of the Gods, Zeus
 * UNSC Ares-Named for the Greek God of War, Ares
 * UNSC Minerva- Named for Minerva, the Roman name for the Greek Goddess Athena
 * UNSC Athena-Named For the Greek Goddess Athena

Egyptian Mythology

 * UNSC Ra- Named for the Egyptian Sun God, Ra
 * UNSC Osiris-Named for the Egyptian God of the Dead, Osiris

Norse Mythology

 * UNSC Ragnarök- Named for [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnarök Ragnarök], a cataclysmic event in Norse mythology, involving the death of the gods and the end of the world.
 * UNSC Odin- Named for the Norse king of the gods, Odin
 * UNSC Thor- Named for the Norse thunder god, Thor
 * UNSC Heimdall- Named for the Norse god Heimdall, Guardian of Asgard, the realm of the gods

Meso-American Mythology

 * UNSC Quetzalcoatl- Named for the Meso-American deity, Quetzalcoatl.

Literary References

 * USR Grey Havens - Named after the location from Lord of the Rings
 * USR Barad-Dur - Named after the location from Lord of the Rings