Actually, if the name could be locked on those ships, that would make them visible at the whole time, so if anything happens to it, Admins wouldn't have to search the whole log to see what happened and how many times did the ship got renamed , would only have to search for the original name and see what's up. also, @sindroms idea is pretty much solid, although I have experience from the other side, where when I left for a year of break, the RFP bank acount had loads of guns and credits on it, and after a year, even though I have no idea how many people have access to it, is still there. Not to mention that my personal accounts were still in tact thanks to Laura C. but that's a different story.
+1 to the OP , should save admins and factions from a lot of dramalama.