"Downbelow Station"? Sounds like I'll have to read it sometime.
My "Norway" got it's name out of an Atlas, because the "Sweden" brought
to mind the Swedish Chef...
And I don't have the foggiest idea which TML post it was. I don't
keep track, I just cut the ships free, and put them in the database.
And if you are interested in playing Topas, do drop me a line. You
may have twenty TL12 ships available, since the latest conqueror of
Topas is planning on donating them to Topas System Squadron (complete
with advisors to help run them). There are presently two "governments
in exile", plus one "puppet government" (these designations come from
various players' descriptions - they may or may not be valid), so you
can play any one of them. The "puppet government" has the TL12 ships,
the "governments in exile" have Topas original TL10-11 ships split
between them. I don't know what there will be to do as Topas, but with
everyone trying to raise Topas TL, you might come out pretty good.