Matt said:

> A feature of the books (I gather) is to name spaceships by their
> designation (GCU, ROU, and others, similar to the way that naval ships
> are organized into classes based on size, speed, and purpose) along
> with something apropos to the personality of the owner, mission,
> commander, or whatever (e.g.: ROU Nail in the coffin).

...the personality of the ship. All the Culture's ships and habitats  
(and many other machines besides) are sentient machine intelligences.

Rich
ROU Minor Correction
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