Where did the name boaty mcboatface come from?
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Where did people choose the name Boaty McBoatface?
#NameOurShip poll a March 2016 online poll
Former BBC Radio Jersey presenter James Hand jokingly suggested Boaty McBoatface, a name the public liked and that quickly became the most popular choice. The name has been described as a homage to Hooty McOwlface, an owl named through an "Adopt-a-Bird" programme in 2012 that became popular on the internet.
What person originally suggested the name Boaty McBoatface?
James Hand
Boaty McBoatface
Boaty McBoatface
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boaty%20McBoatface
Boaty McBoatface[2][7] is the British lead boat in a fleet of three robotic Autosub Long Range (ALR) class[1][5] of lithium battery-powered autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).
Boaty McBoatface
The name Boaty McBoatface was originally proposed in a March 2016 #NameOurShip online poll[6] to name the £200 million polar scientific research ship for the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), being constructed in the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead,[2] that would eventually be named RRS Sir David Attenborough,[8][11][12] after the eminent zoologist and highly popular English broadcaster Sir David Attenborough (who came fourth in the poll).[13]
Boaty McBoatface Naming
Boaty McBoatface is the British lead boat in a fleet of three robotic Autosub Long Range (ALR) class of lithium battery-powered autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The name Boaty McBoatface was originally proposed in a March 2016 online poll, the #NameOurShip poll, to name the £200 million polar scientific research ship for the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Former BBC Radio Jersey presenter James Hand jokingly suggested Boaty McBoatface, a name the public liked and that quickly became the most popular choice.