# Vessel Name History Whenever the name of a vessel is changed, the previous name is saved to the vessel name history. To view the history, click the *More* () button in the top right of the vessel drawer, and select *Vessel Name History*. This will bring up a small modal, listing all the names the vessel has been sailing under.

This vessel was sailing under the name Bergen Platypus until 04.12.2025

#### Ex-names and voyages Changing the vessel name will also update voyages with status *Nominated* or *Operational*. In the event the vessel has changed names after the voyage was set to *Operationally Closed* (or any later statuses), a small notice with the ex-name will be displayed in the vessel section when viewing those voyages later.

Bergen Corvus, ex-Bergen Platypus, as seen in the voyage drawer.

#### Using ex-names for filtering and searching It is possible to filter and search for a vessel by her ex-name in most of the modules of the system. Search results will return the vessel's current name, even if you searched using an ex-name.

Searching for a vessel in a selector using an ex-name.

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