I tend to use a more classical nomenclature, in which a ship-name indicates the general class of ship to which it belongs.
Examples:
Attitude-class Light Cruisers : Hostile, Aggressive, Arrogant, Paranoid, Totally Pissed Off
Quality-class Jump Cruisers : Indominable, Invincible, Courageous, Dauntless
Storm-class Frigates : Khamsin, Typhoon, Hurricane, Sirocco, Partly Cloudy With A 30% Chance Of Rain
Battle-class Heavy Cruisers : Agincourt, Medway, Poitier, Normandy, Yorktown, Cannae
Mountain-class Light Carriers : Krakatoa, Thera, Tambora, Vesuvius, Stromboli
Constellation-class Fleet Carriers : Andromeda, Bootes, Cassiopeia, Draco, Eridanus, Fornax
Hero-class Battlecruisers : Agamemnon, Achilles, Hector, Audie Murphy
With this system, I can always tell immediately what sort of ship is reporting... eg: a report about Agamemnon must refer to a Battlecruiser, a report regarding Typhoon refers to a Frigate, and so on.