# Are ship names unique? **URL:** \ **Category:** gCaptain\ **Created:** [July 22, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/are-ship-names-unique/66676 "2023-07-22T19:05:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SymphonyOfDreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@SymphonyOfDreams](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SymphonyOfDreams)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/are-ship-names-unique/66676/1 "2023-07-22T19:05:16Z")
I recently visited Ashtabula, OH, harbor, and took this photo (yes I have mad photography skills šŸ˜‚). The ship is the Tecumseh, but then I saw this page saying the ship is not in Ashtabula. So, same ship? It looks the sameā€¦[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecumseh\_(lake\_freighter)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecumseh_(lake_freighter)) ![IMG_0745](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/4/2/428684fc00a7fafa3bb464d578d81b157aae992b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Lee\_Shore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lee_Shore)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/are-ship-names-unique/66676/2 "2023-07-22T19:29:26Z")
Ship names change frequently along with changes of ownership ---
**Author:** ![C-Slug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/35a633/32.png) [@C-Slug](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/C-Slug)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/are-ship-names-unique/66676/3 "2023-07-22T21:24:29Z")
![71088734552__71E33E8A-6533-4C92-91C7-9511650D5D0C](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/a/1/a11f861b7bd40aee4aa5ecf973329ff44b26f526.jpeg) The vessel owner said: ā€œImā€™a name this tub after the first thing I seeā€ ---
**Author:** ![ShooterMcGavin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/shootermcgavin/32/1756_2.png) [@ShooterMcGavin](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ShooterMcGavin)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/are-ship-names-unique/66676/4 "2023-07-22T22:11:02Z")
Passed one awhile back that was named the ā€œPOS ISLAND.ā€ Back when Sulphur Carriers had the old UOS tug and barge fleet weā€™d laugh because the botched paint job on the Coastal 101 looked more like ā€œCoastal LOL.ā€ Ship names can be fun. ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Lee\_Shore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lee_Shore)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/are-ship-names-unique/66676/5 "2023-07-22T23:09:34Z")
![uranus_9053919_3464789_Large](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/d/6/d68efeb0fcde046ff5a53360e0b95c2e9f81e205.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![hawserpipechief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b19c9b/32.png) [@hawserpipechief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/hawserpipechief)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/are-ship-names-unique/66676/6 "2023-08-05T19:10:08Z")
As I recall, thats ship was built by Lockheed around 1972 as HAS bulker Sugar Islander, then Islander, after that Judy Latrico, then Tina Latrico then (finally) Tecumseh under the Canadian flag. Last I knew she had a fire around 2019 and probably will go for razor blades. Call sign KCKB ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/are-ship-names-unique/66676/7 "2023-08-05T20:24:46Z")
> [@hawserpipechief](#): > > Sugar Islander, This one?: > **[SUGAR ISLANDER - IMO 7225855](https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/416920)** > > Information, photos and AIS vessel tracker for the Ship SUGAR ISLANDER (IMO 7225855, Callsign CFN5905, MMSI 316021177) ---
**Author:** ![largefrog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/largefrog/32/43291_2.png) [@largefrog](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/largefrog)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/are-ship-names-unique/66676/8 "2023-08-06T07:36:25Z")
If AI become common on ships we can let them name themselves. As the starships do in the Culture series by Iain M. Banks. It already inspired the names of 3 SpaceX ships _Just Read the Instructions_ _Of Course I Still Love You_ _A Shortfall of Gravitas_ I bet therā€™d be some good ones. ---
**Author:** ![jdcavo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jdcavo/32/108_2.png) [@jdcavo](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jdcavo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/are-ship-names-unique/66676/9 "2023-08-06T13:47:34Z")
> [@largefrog](#): > > Iain M. Banks Author of one of the best opening lines ever: _It was the day my grandmother explodedā€¦_ ---
**Author:** ![Seadog6726](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Seadog6726](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Seadog6726)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/are-ship-names-unique/66676/10 "2023-08-06T14:15:41Z")
Best ship name was the Titan Uranus! Saw her on AIS off South Africa ---
**Author:** ![neutralobserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c0e974/32.png) [@neutralobserver](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/neutralobserver)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/are-ship-names-unique/66676/11 "2023-08-07T15:30:15Z")
> [@hawserpipechief](#): > > Last I knew she had a fire around 2019 and probably will go for razor blades. Supposed to be towed to Port Colborne, ON for scrapping prior to the end of September. ---
**Author:** ![Offshoreworker25](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/67e7ee/32.png) [@Offshoreworker25](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Offshoreworker25)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/are-ship-names-unique/66676/12 "2025-03-01T14:20:34Z")
Ship names change frequently , new companies like to do this alot ,usually a vessels IMO number stays with the vessel