AU with Boaty McBoatface?

[bbcphile]

I saw that the British public was voting on a name for the Natural Environment Research Council's new polar ship, and so far, the RSS Boaty McBoatface is winning. I can't stop imagining a Modern AU fanfic in which, for some reason, Bush, Hornblower, and Kennedy have to inspect the newly commissioned ship and we get their diverse reactions (Archie

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[eglantine_br]

Have been thinking about this since last night. I might have a go. Really it is not a lot sillier than some of the actual ship names of the day. (The pickle and the flirt for example.)

And my own headcanon is that WB has a silly sense of humour that he suppresses with vigor. Horatio often has trouble knowing where the joke is-- and Archie never suppresses being silly.

[mylodon]

Are you volunteering to write it? If so, oh frabjous day!

[bbcphile]

That would be glorious! I really hope you do it!!

[anteros_lmc]

My thoughts precisely! The RN really doesn't have a leg to stand on when it comes to giving ships ridiculous names XD Flirt is one of my favourites but there was an HMS Fairy too :) I'm sure I wrote a post about stupid ship names years ago, prompted by the fabulous idea of Mr Bush yelling in his best quarterdeck voice "FLIRTS TO ME!"

[eglantine_br]

Mike was much alarmed by the Inconstant. He said that was a terrible name for a Naval ship! Of course sailors have long had their own names for ships. Like the "Billy Ruffian.'

I know the Navy here has dirty or silly names for a lot of the ships. Yellowstone was "Yellow Bone" for instance. And the Saratoga was "Sorry Sarah." The Forrestal was always "Forest Fire," because it caught on fire.