GOLDEN SHINER – IMO 9321562 & WOOLLOOMOOLOO – IMO 9584499

Picture by Erwin Willemse via http://www.shipspotting.com

A regular vessel but a very unfortunate name: Shiner.

Same-ish goes for the “Woolloomoolloo” – IMO 9584499…it sounds just a bit..uhm.. weird. (Woolloomoolloo is a suburd of Sydney)

Picture by Marcel & Ruud  Coster via http://www.shipspotting.com

Barnicle Balls

Picture via the Interwebs.

Picture via the Interwebs

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller – IMO 9619907

Picture by lappino via http://www.shipspotting.com

Master Baiter

Master Baiter

IMO : n/a

Build : you’d think, don’t you?

Found this one on the all famous Interwebs, had to share it with you.

A typical well chosen name for a (assumed) sport fishing boat. Either chosen deliberately or not, she is in the same league as the Titan Uranus.

and this is what the Urban Dictionary has to say about it.

 

Titan Uranus

 

Dunno source, via Stuart C.

Titan Uranus

IMO : 9000895

Build : 1992 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe in Japan, nr ?? as Diamond Echo

Stuart C. send me a picture after he read the Funny Names-post. I almost spit my tea over my laptop screen when I

Favourite Ship Names

Favourite Ship Names

On a few occasions in the past I have given my opinion on the strange & funny names (here, here & here or click) given to vessels so I thought it to be time to inform

Follow me (updated)

Follow Me

In the Maritime International Code of Signals the combination of above 2 flags mean

BRAtt

BRAtt

IMO : n/a

Build : 2010 by Adrenalin Marine – Delta, BC in Canada, nr??

According to the dictionary a brat is a child, especially a spoiled or ill-mannered one, now meet BRAtt,

Mega Passion

Dunno source, via the interwebs

Mega Passion

IMO : ??

Build : ??

Mega Passion……that must have be the most unsuitable name for a vessel like this! And an ugly one for that matter!

No more info or pics available at the moment but rest assured I will update this post as soon as I have either of them!

More Funny Names

More Funny Names

As we’ve featured before, sometimes the only thing that sets a particular ship apart

Silly Warship Names

From Ric Hedman via http://www.navsource.org

Silly Warship Names

Watching the movie “High Fidelity” once inspired me to create several lists of so-called “top 5’s.”

Metallica

Metallica

IMO : 8806151

Build : 1989 by J.J. Sietas KG Schiffswerft GmbH & Co. – Hamburg in Germany, nr 1038 as Linda

Metallica, whether you like them or not, is undoubtedly one of most

Tramper

Tramper

IMO : 9204697

Build : 1999 by Zhonghua Shipyard, Shanghai, nr 405

Tramper: One who travels aimlessly about on foot, doing odd jobs or begging

Seamullet

Seamullet

IMO: 9204776

Build: 2001 by Lindenau Schiffswerft, Kiel in Germany, nr S242

I admit, there’s nothing ugly about this ship, and she’s really pretty boring, except maybe one little thing.

Funny names (updated)

Funny Names

Above you see a rather inconspicuous looking vessel with a