Named Belles and Memories?

[freespace2dotcom]

Hmm. Here's an interesting question for the Team:

It's been stated before that Belles retain memories, if scattered, from past incarnations. What happens if there exists two ships with the same name concurrently? Say, if a ship was launched with the name USS Constitution during the war, would the still existing Constitution prevent a Belle on the newer ship from manifesting? What happens if the name of the older ship changes too? Like when Constitution's name was briefly changed to Old Constitution in anticipation for a new ship? Or if a predecessor is sold into new hands and renamed while a successor is built with the old name? What happens then?

[Legate of Mineta]

Free;

The situation hasn't arisen, so it is purely speculation...but it will arise...;)

[freespace2dotcom]

That is a satisfactory answer, heh.