Vessel Classifications and Naming Priority

[XLjedi]

While assigning vessel naming priority across a fleet of craft, I finally came to the realization that I need to document this and keep on my desk as a handy reference.

There are 20 levels of naming priority that can be assigned.  As a reminder the name of a group of linked craft is tied to the vessel with the highest naming priority.

With this in mind I have started brainstorming on my own classifications of craft and order them accordingly for naming priority.  There can be a maximum of 20 and so far I have the following:

1. Equipment (the absolute lowest form) 
2. Pods  (detachable storage bays that hold various equipment and/or avionics)
3. Satellites (I differentiate between Satellite and Station based on whether or not the installation is large enough to at least contain a Bot dock)
4. Bots   (most frequently the zero-g autonomous bots we use to move stuff around in orbit, but could also have wheels on land)
5. Rovers 
6. Landers   (I currently have landers that will fit inside Mk2 and Mk3 craft)
7. Mk1 Craft
8. Mk2 Craft
9. Mk3 Craft
10. Rescue & Recovery Craft  (I want them to take precedence over a crashed MK3 craft for instance)
11. Stations   (might have an occasional docked craft or bot)
12. Spaceports  (may have 2 or more Mk3 craft docked that might even have deployable stations on board)

It would seem that a classification of "Equipment" or "Pod" may not be required.  However, in my career games this is actually an important class for avionics upgrades.  For instance, I create docking locations for avionics equipment upgrade packages that allow me to swap out Octo/Hecs/Gold avionics cores, and those need to be assigned the lowest possible naming priority so they don't screw with the vessel name that I am upgrading.  I could however possibly combine 1 & 2 into a single classification. 

I'm still tinkering a bit with the order...  not sure exactly on 4-5-6.   I'm comfortable that a Lander might contain a rover... I'm just not 100% yet on where the Bot falls.  I'm also a little torn on the priority of Stations and the Mk3 Craft that might be carrying them into orbit?

What other classes might I be missing?

Do you see any issues with the order?