Nomenclature

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Ship-naming practices for the Armada:

Battleships:

Colorful adjectives describing virtuous qualities - bravery, intelligence, etc.

Exception:  Ex-ACM battleship Helene retained her name, but as she is a training vessel, it can be argued that this is a separate category.

Armored Cruisers:

Gran Colombia:  Professions/occupations of a military/adventuring nature -Guerrero, Sentinela, etc.

Island Commonwealth:  somewhat random, historical warship names.

Future Construction:  The Gran Colombian system will continue, with Jamaican-built and -manned vessels have "Norman" (English) names.

Protected Cruisers:

Administrative districts.  Jamaican-built and -manned vessels will tend to be named for districts in the former Island Commonwealth.

Monitors:

Famous army personalities.

Torpedo-Boats:

Gran Colombia:  Cities and Towns.

Island Commonwealth:  Random words with a common first letter.

Future Construction:  Starting with the "J" Class, cities and towns with a common first letter.

Minesweepers:

Rivers.

Minelayers:

Volcanoes.

Patrol Sloops and Cutters:

Random towns.

Patrol Boats:

Numbers - PB-#

Survey Ships:

Explorers.

Colliers:

Ex-ACM ships:  Adjectives implying helpfulness or assistance.

Island Commonwealth:  Mythological figures.

Future Construction:  Adjectives implying helpfulness or assistance.

Oilers

Lakes.

Tenders:

Island Commonwealth:  Rocks and minerals.

Transports and Attack Transports:

Generic female names - "Senora X."

Tugs:

Stars.

Government Service Ships:

Past Presidents.

Water Tankers:

Constellations.

Riverine Craft:

Animals - currently, birds.

Submarines:

Aquatic species.

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Prefixes:

Pre-Amalgamation, Island Commonwealth ships were prefixed ICS.  Following Amalgamation, the prefix was modified to JCS, for Jamaican Contingent Ship, reflecting their re-organization as an arm of the Armada.

All other Armada warships are prefixed NGC, or Navio de Gran Colombia.

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Battle/Campaign Honours Issued, 1898 - Present

Caribbean Anti-Piracy Campaign, 1909 - 1910

Battle of Guantanamo Bay, 4 November 1904

Montego Bay Campaign:  21 October 1904 - 8 November 1904

Amazon Campaign:  18 March 1904 - 31 December 1904

Battle of the Marquesas:  16 January 1903 (Note:  still officially cited as being against PESN pirates)

Confederate/Commonwealth War,  9 May - 7 August 1901

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Current ship-naming practices for the Armada:

AA, Aviation Vessel:  No fixed nomenclature

AB, Government Service Ship:  Past Presidents (Note:  B for Bureaucracy)

AC, Collier:  Adjectives implying helpfulness or assistance.

AD, Depot Ship:  Gemstones and rocks

AE, Ammunition Ship:  Patron Saints against things that are detrimental to ammunition ships.

AK, Cargo Ship:  Captains of industry

AM, Minesweeper:  Rivers

AO, Oilers:  Lakes

AP, Transport:  Non-specific female names ("Senora ___")

APA, Attack Transport:  Non-specific female names ("Senora ___")

AT, Ocean-Going Tug:  Stars

AU, Survey Ship:  Explorers

AWT, Water Tanker:  Constellations

AY, Yacht:  No fixed nomenclature

BB, Battleship:  Adjectives describing virtuous qualities

CA, Armored Cruiser:  Professions/occupations of a military/adventuring nature

CP, Protected/Belted Cruiser:  Administrative Districts

FC, Battery (Coastal):  "Battery" followed by its location

FM, Battery (Mobile):  Significant Army Personalities (Note:  "Monitors")

FT, Battery (Fortress):  No fixed nomenclature

IX, Miscellaneous Ship:  No fixed nomenclature

PB, Patrol Boat:  Numbered.

PC, Patrol Cutter:  Towns (Note:  Replaces "PC")

PS, Patrol Sloop:  Towns (Note:  Replaces "PC")

RG, River Gunboat:  Birds (Note:  Partly Replaces "GR")

RF, Riverine Mobile Battery:  Birds (Note:  Partly Replaces "GR")

RP, Riverine Transport:  Birds (Note:  Partly Replaces "GR")

SS, Submarine:  Aquatic species,  Note:  Includes cargo-carrying submarines, which do not have a separate, formal designation.

TB, Torpedo-boat:  Towns

TD, Torpedo-boat (Dispatch):  Towns

TM, Torpedo-boat (Minelayer):  Volcanoes

General Notes:

Training Ships retain their previous designations.