<p><code>号</code> or the <code>-go</code> suffix is normally used to name naval (aka war) ships in Japan. If you want get the equivalent in English, is the same as <em>S.S. Name of the Ship</em> used by the US. One Piece is just following the same naming convencion.</p>

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2013-12-03T17:00:09.557Z
Do you have some kind of reference, or is it some "general knowledge" thing that a Japanese just happens to know? I have also read about this in some forums, but couldn't find any reliable source.
Masked Man
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@MaskedMan very late response, but [Japanese Wikipedia for 号](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8F%B7) mentioned "鉄道・バス・船舶などの乗り物の愛称につける接尾辞" (A suffix for vehicle's nickname; trains, buses, ships, etc)
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Braiam
<p>The names of all the ships in One Piece are suffixed with <em>Go</em> in Japanese. For example, Going Merry Go, Thousand Sunny Go, Moby Dick Go. However, the English version drops the <em>Go</em> suffix. This suggested it might be a honorific used to address a ship, but I couldn't find any source that says "Go" is a honorific. </p>

<p>There's also no mention of Go on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_ship-naming_conventions" rel="noreferrer">Japanese ship-naming conventions</a> page on Wikipedia, and I couldn't find anything like this in any other place either. </p>

<p>I don't recall this being explained in the manga. Is there any explanation for this use of "Go", with a reliable source for reference? </p>

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2013-12-03T06:24:51.373Z
The character used for it is 号, is a counting marker. I don't know what that indicates, but it might help. It's also not used for all of the ships. The government ships, at least, don't seem to use that (though I could be wrong).
kuwaly
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2013-12-03T10:34:44.003Z
@kuwaly Well, yeah, but from what I seem to recall, the Marine ships don't have a name per se. They are just called Marine ships, or named after the Captain, such as Vice Admiral Garp's ship.
Masked Man
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Probably they mean "go" in english and not in japanese! :P
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Why are the ship names suffixed with "Go"?
# Why are the ship names suffixed with "Go"?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-12-03
The names of all the ships in One Piece are suffixed with *Go* in Japanese. For example, Going Merry Go, Thousand Sunny Go, Moby Dick Go. However, the English version drops the *Go* suffix. This suggested it might be a honorific used to address a ship, but I couldn't find any source that says "Go" is a honorific.

There's also no mention of Go on the [Japanese ship-naming conventions](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_ship-naming_conventions) page on Wikipedia, and I couldn't find anything like this in any other place either.

I don't recall this being explained in the manga. Is there any explanation for this use of "Go", with a reliable source for reference?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The character used for it is 号, is a counting marker. I don't know what that indicates, but it might help. It's also not used for all of the ships. The government ships, at least, don't seem to use that (though I could be wrong).  
> **username_0**: @kuwaly Well, yeah, but from what I seem to recall, the Marine ships don't have a name per se. They are just called Marine ships, or named after the Captain, such as Vice Admiral Garp's ship.  
> **username_2**: Probably they mean "go" in english and not in japanese! :P  
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### Answer by username_3 on 2013-12-03. Score: 3
`号` or the `-go` suffix is normally used to name naval (aka war) ships in Japan. If you want get the equivalent in English, is the same as *S.S. Name of the Ship* used by the US. One Piece is just following the same naming convencion.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2013-12-03): Do you have some kind of reference, or is it some "general knowledge" thing that a Japanese just happens to know? I have also read about this in some forums, but couldn't find any reliable source.  
> **username_4** (2017-04-03): @MaskedMan very late response, but [Japanese Wikipedia for 号](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8F%B7) mentioned "鉄道・バス・船舶などの乗り物の愛称につける接尾辞" (A suffix for vehicle's nickname; trains, buses, ships, etc)  
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