Ship name generator
Pirate sloops, merchant cogs, naval frigates and survey barques, each with a captain and a secret below deck.
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Corsair galley · Pirate
Morning's Harpoon
- Captain
- Sigtryth Garbertson, human
- Aboard
- A cat named Admiral outranks the first mate
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Caravel · Merchant
The Scarlet Tempest
- Captain
- Lleuwyn nic Bryn, human
- Aboard
- The previous captain's ghost is still listed on the crew roster, and paid
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Sloop · Pirate
Seahawk
- Captain
- Severius Ferrius, human
- Aboard
- A secret hold below the bilge has never appeared on any manifest
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Lugger · Pirate
The Moonlit Horizon
- Captain
- Flava Vesperilia, human
- Aboard
- Every plank of the hull came from a different wreck
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Barque · Explorer
The Gentle Tide
- Captain
- Leoflind Hayward, human
- Aboard
- Every plank of the hull came from a different wreck
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Xebec · Pirate
Fathom of Ravenley
- Captain
- Tharshaurix Clan Andithaesar, dragonborn
- Aboard
- The rigging is painted with protective runes in a language no one aboard reads
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Fluyt · Merchant
Winter's Tide
- Captain
- Dodlad Buttonhollow, halfling
- Aboard
- The crew refuse to whistle aboard, and will not say why
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Xebec · Pirate
Whistler
- Captain
- Saelsylva Sithdelhel, elf
- Aboard
- The figurehead was carved to look like the captain's mother, who disapproves
Naming ships well
Sailors name ships as if they were people, which is why so many are "she": Lady Mirel, The Laughing Widow. Others carry a virtue the crew hopes to borrow, such as Resolute or Undaunted, or a creature they would like to be, like Stormpetrel or The Swift Heron.
Each ship here also has a hull type that fits its trade, a named captain, and one thing aboard the crew will gossip about.
Questions
What are good pirate ship names?
Set Ship type to Pirate for names like The Black Revenge or Mischief, aboard sloops, brigantines and luggers.