Those names make me think more of British ship names[1], which tend to be more aggressive, which makes sense given Bank's nationality. Also the background of Th

Those names make me think more of British ship names[1], which tend to be more aggressive, which makes sense given Bank's nationality. Also the background of The Culture trying to be taken more seriously by other civilisations who thought they were too soft. A sort of "We might be soft, but we can make machines that definitely aren't". [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astute-class_submarine#Boats_of_the_class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astute-class_submarine#Boats_o...