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Never seen Gilligan's Island myself, I don't think any British networks ever bought it. However I have heard it referenced innumerable times on various American Films and TV shows so I am aware of the S.S. Minnow
I even recall seeing an episode of Baywatch (don't laugh, it was a LONG time ago) which parodied Gilligan's Island.
Anyway...this is what the list looks like after a few corrections.
U.S.S. YORKTOWN Theta Omicron IV Capt. H. Zimmerman
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Okay, it seems like most of these become obvious as soon as you realize what they're references to. I think that's the route to take, rather than just guessing at the letters.
I've left out explanantions for most of the places, since they tend to be the usual meaningless jumbles of Greek letters or modern place names.
U.S.S. Yorktown - often-used ship name, American Revolution battle Theta Omicron IV Capt. H. Zimmerman - Herman Zimmerman, Trek set designer
U.S.G.S. Powell - USGS is the US Geological Survey, Powell might be Colin Powell Hispanola Minor Capt. S. Sondheim - Stephen Sondheim, composer of musicals
C.G.M. Gh'aster - unknown, but Ghaster is a surname Jura'assic IV - probably a reference to Jurassic Park Capt. H. Prince - Harold "Hal" Prince, theatre producer/director
F.H.S. Ge*ero Centre Minor Capt. F. *
G.C.S. * Annandale - poem "How Annandale Went Out" by... Capt. E. Robinson - Edwin Arlington Robinson, poet
U.S.S. Yosemite - often-used ship name, national park in California New Brooklyn IX Capt. J. Swift - Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver's Travels
I.T.A. Elmira - possibly a reference to Elmyra Duff, a character on "Tiny Toon Adventures"; first letter might also be an 'L' Canine Delta V - if "Elmira" refers to TTA, "Canine" could be because of the character's affinity for animals Capt. G. Gulliver - title character of Gulliver's Travels
U.S.S. Hispanola - Caribbean island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic Sol System - well-endowed, mopey Flareite (or not) Capt. J. Gump - likely not a reference to Forrest Gump, as it would have to be the book (the movie wasn't released yet), not to mention the 'J'
U.S.S. Gallico - possibly Paul Gallico, author of various stories that became movies, including The Poseidon Adventure Starbase 5? Capt. J. Priestly - either actor Jason Priestly, or a typo for chemist Joseph Priestley
F.G.M.S. Gyt'aerat Neutral Zone Capt. B. Crane - probably Bob Crane, actor
G.S. 12 Organia Capt. H. Ellison - Harlan Ellison, author
U.S.S. G'mat - possibly either some Narn, or the Graduate Management Admission Test System C-111 Capt. W. Bligh - William Bligh, captain of HMS Bounty
W.E.B. DuBois - W.E.B. DuBois, author Starbase 102 Capt. N. Land
C-57-D - spaceship in Forbidden Planet Lunar Receiving Capt. J.J. Adams - Commander John J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen), captain of the C-57-D
C.A.R. 54-D - '60s TV show "Car 54, Where Are You?" Arlington IV - possibly Edwin Arlington Robinson again, or Arlington, Virginia Capt. ?. Savage - the initial looks like an 'R', but it could be a 'B', and a reference to actor Ben Savage, brother of actor Fred Savage, and star of TV's "Boy Meets World", contemporary to DS9
U.S.S. D'hjty Cameron Station Capt. F. *
U.S.S. Min'ow - tiny ship that sailed on a three-hour tour from a tropic port on "Gilligan's Island" Zero - a number, a candy bar, a Smashing Pumpkins song... Capt. K.L. Gifford - Kathie Lee Gifford, television personality and child labor exploiter
G.H.D. Per'ot - probably H. Ross Perot, super-rich, big-eared, and founder of the Reform Party Deneb XX Capt. R. Philbin - Regis Philbin, television personality and wearer of shiny neckties
S.S. Oregon - one of the United States of America Dytallix Capt. W. Clinton - probably William Jefferson Clinton, then-president of Oregon and the other states, commonwealths, and district
U.S.S. A* Lilliput IX - island country of tiny people in "Gulliver's Travels" Capt. M. George
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N. Land could be harpoonist Ned Land, a Jules Verne character, also familiar from the Disney movie adaptation of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea".
I probably shouldn't even suggest that R. Savage stands for Rick Savage, a rather well-known stage name. After all, I don't know what sort of tastes Okuda has.
The Powell in USGS could be John Wesley Powell (1834-1902), great explorer of the American Southwest, and one hell of a whitewater adventurer.
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Are the bmp-files clearer, Scott? Or is it clearer on a TV screen?
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The .bmp files are pretty dark. I've thought about sending you the original capture files so that you could post them and let people play with them as they will (adjusting the brightness and contrast in a variety of ways using one's own photo editing software)--the only problem is that the .bmp files are much larger than .jpg files (900 kb vs 70 kb), so e-mailing them would mean waiting a long time for the e-mail to load. But if you're willing, then I don't mind sending them to you via e-mail 2-at-a-time (about 2 mb per e-mail).
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quote:Originally posted by Timo: The Powell in USGS could be John Wesley Powell (1834-1902), great explorer of the American Southwest, and one hell of a whitewater adventurer.
Almost certainly, considering that the United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) has an award named for J.W. Powell and a ship named after him, IIRC.
Good spotting on the Ned Land bit, too, Timo!
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P.S. Tim, the last ship is the Aries.
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Regarding the name "Aries", I saw that posted above, but it's only in the one picture, and it's blurry enough that I didn't really feel confident about it.
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Ok, I've uploaded the .bmps to the same directory.
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