Template:Ship

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Usage

Template {{Ship}} creates a wikilink to its article and formats the visible name correctly. That is, it handles both parts of [[targetpage|label]]. Now it is up to the editor (you) to get this right: a bluelink to the article, and well-formatted ship's full name.

The ship's article may be titled: [[HMCS Kootenay (H75)]] → HMCS Kootenay (H75). The three parts are called: prefix, name, ID (ID is WP:Disambiguation, or hull number, pennant number, launch year: to identify the ship when multiple ships have the same name).

Apart from the article title, in the visible label the name could be formatted. Like: [[HMCS Kootenay (H75)|HMCS ''Kootenay'']] → HMCS Kootenay (note the italics, and the omission of the hull number – linked to the same article).

Basic usage

{{ship|1-prefix|2-name|3-ID}} → [[1-prefix 2-name (3-ID)|1-prefix ''2-name'' (3-ID)]] →

1 prefix

like HMS, USS. Leave the parameter blank if the ship's title has no prefix.

2 name

ship's name

3 ID

Specifier like hull number, pennant number, or launch year. Also serves as the WP:Disambiguation term in article titles.

All parameters are optional. You only need to enter the parts that build the article title.

Examples

Template usage	Resulting wikicode	Link showing
{{ship|ARA|General Belgrano}}	[[ARA General Belgrano|ARA ''General Belgrano'']]
{{ship|HMCS|Kootenay|H75}}	[[HMCS Kootenay (H75)|HMCS ''Kootenay'' (H75)]]

Format options parameter

A fourth, unnamed parameter |4= allows setting which pieces of text are displayed in the wikilink. It sets the label in the link: [[targetpage|label]]

For example, the ship's article is entered as {{ship|HMCS|Kootenay|H75}}, by default showing as .

But in your article, the hull number (disambiguator) may not be needed to show. In that case, add |4=2, and the result is:

{{ship|HMCS|Kootenay|H75|2}} [[HMCS Kootenay (H75)|''Kootenay'']] →

The options are:

Value	Parameter(s) displayed	Example		Equivalent wikicode	Final result
None	prefix, name, ID	{{ship|HMCS|Kootenay|H75}}		[[HMCS Kootenay (H75)|HMCS ''Kootenay'' (H75)]]
1	ID	{{ship|HMCS|Kootenay|H75|1}}		[[HMCS Kootenay (H75)|H75]]
2	name	{{ship|HMCS|Kootenay|H75|2}}		[[HMCS Kootenay (H75)|''Kootenay'']]
3	name, ID	{{ship|HMCS|Kootenay|H75|3}}		[[HMCS Kootenay (H75)|''Kootenay'' (H75)]]
4	invalid	{{ship|HMCS|Kootenay|H75|4}}		—
5	prefix, ID	{{ship|HMCS|Kootenay|H75|5}}		[[HMCS Kootenay (H75)|HMCS ''H75'']]
6	prefix, name	{{ship|HMCS|Kootenay|H75|6}}		[[HMCS Kootenay (H75)|HMCS ''Kootenay'']]

Same format, no wikilink

By setting |wl=no, the same formatting is made but the ship's name is not linked:

(regular, {{ship|HMCS|Kootenay|H75}})

(no wikilink, setting {{ship|HMCS|Kootenay|H75|wl=no}})

Prefix in/out option

Parameter |up=yes (for unlinked prefix) can be used to have an unlinked prefix:. When set to "yes", the template will display the prefix before (outside of) the wikilink.

Examples

• {{ship|Japanese battleship|Yamato|up=yes}} →

Using a format option:

• {{ship|Japanese battleship|Yamato||2|up=yes}} →

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Ship in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Ship

This template provides a wikilink to a ship's page, with label options

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Prefix	1	Fleet identifier Example HMS, Japanese battleship	String	optional
Name	2	Ship's name Example Bismarck, Belgrano	String	optional
ID	3	Hull number, launch year, or pennant number Example H75, 1975,	String	optional
Format	4	Formats label (parts showing) Default blank Example 1, 2, 3, 5, 6	Number	optional
unlink prefix	up	yes=puts Fleet ID outside of Wikilink Default no Example up=yes	Boolean	optional

Tracking categories

• Category:WPSHIPS: Template Ship parameter errors (0)
• Category:Pages using Ship with unknown parameters (0)

See also

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