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=== [[Real Life]] ===
* The Mars Rovers are developing a pattern - Pathfinder (lander)/Sojourner (rover); Spirit (active until 2010) and Opportunity (active until 2018), Curiosity (rover).
*In [[World War II]] the US Navy had a very precise system. Carriers got named after heroic historical references: [[The American Revolution|Lexington, Saratoga]], Enterprise (which was one of the first ships), or generically awe-inspiring names which has resemblance to the fearsome names of British capital ships. The more perplexing carrier names tend to be named after previous ships.
**Battleships tended to be named after States
**Cruisers after Cities
**Destroyers after often fairly obscure naval heroes. USS Norman Scot for instance was named after a dead admiral at Guadalcanal, USS Decatur was named after a hero of the [[War of 1812]], and
**Submarines were named after marine species notably the more ferocious (Shark, Barracuda).
**Hospital ships got "compassionate" names (Relief, Solace).
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