Giving spaceships character

[Stormcrow]

In what ways can one turn a spaceship into a character in its own right by giving it quirks? I don't mean building a spaceship with the character-creation rules; I mean individualizing spaceships.

In my case, I need ideas for a state-of-the-art, retro-tech (TL 6+3) Patrol frigate for Tales of the Solar Patrol.