PLANS to give the public the chance to name the UK's new polar research ship under construction at Cammell Laird shipyard hit the headlines earlier this week after 'Boaty McBoatface' topped all other entries. 

But with all the kerfuffle over this one particular 'comedy' name, we feel a few gems have been missed from other equal comic geniuses. 

Here's our top 11 overlooked names - let us know below which is your favourite or if there's any we have missed. 

RRS Usain Boat

RRS Boatimus Prime

RRS I like big boats & I cannot lie

RRS Ship happens

RRS Hull be back

RRS Boat Marley and the Whalers

RRS Boatasaurus Rex

RRS Motörboat

RRS Boatback Mountain

RRS Ice to see you

RRS Get your boat you've pulled

The £200m, 15,000-tonne, 128m-long vessel is being built at the Birkenhead yard and is due to become operational in 2019.

Anyone can propose a suitable name on a special website which will accept ideas up until  April 16 -  the clear favourite so far is 'Boaty McBoatface' with well over 18,000 votes.

The new ship will replace the existing polar fleet - the RRS James Clark Ross and RRS Ernest Shackleton - and work in both the Arctic and the Antarctic.

When she’s ready, the ship will be deployed in both Antarctica and the Arctic, and will be able to spend up to 60 days at sea at any one time to let scientists gather extended observations and data. She will also be the first British-built polar research vessel with a ‘helideck’.

Organisers of the competition say the ship will be operating in one of the world’s most challenging global environments so the name needs to be 'inspirational'.

A spokesman added: "Ships are generally referred to as female and a suitable name could come from a local historical figure, movement or landmark.  

"Entrants can suggest as many names as they wish, with a short explanation about why this name should be chosen."

Click here to throw your name into the hat.   

And click play on the video above to see inside the Cammell laird shipyard.