• PolandIsAStateOfMind
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    29
    ·
    4 months ago

    Historical RN naming scheme was quite fun, especially when ships with names like “Invincible” were obliterated by single salvo, but nowadays it’s almost as boring as US Navy.

    • Shrike502
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      21
      ·
      4 months ago

      The USification of World culture and its consequences

      • PolandIsAStateOfMind
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        12
        ·
        edit-2
        4 months ago

        Inflexible

        This one wasn’t even the funniest, look at the previous ship of that name, they for some reason copied Italy’s most crazed design and of course came up with a worse version, not to mention even the base idea while it could have some merit for Italy, had no sense whatsoever for UK.

      • redtea
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        8
        ·
        4 months ago

        Britain, refusing to bend to the waves since King Knut. Their royals have a flair for dramatic irony.