Template:Ship

Template documentation

Usage

This is a basic template to allows for linking ships of the world using three parameters: Prefix, Name, and ID.

• Prefix: This is the designation of the ship in an acronym. For example:
  • United Kingdom has the prefixes HMS (His Majesty's Ship), HMT (His Majesty's Trawler), RFA (Royal Fleet Auxilliary).
  • Germany has the prefixes SMS (Seiner Majestät Schiff – His Majesty's Ship), SMU (Seiner Majestät Unterseeboot – His Majesty's Submarine).
  • There are also prefixes such SS (Steamship), PS (Paddle steamer), SB (Sailing barge), MS (Motor ship), and RMS (Royal Mail Ship) amongst others.
• Name: The name of the ship at launch. Note that some ships were interned and then repurposed with new names.
• ID: Used primarily to identify which version a particular ship is. This can be the hull number, pennant number, or launch year. In many cases the latter is used the most.

Examples

• {{Ship|HMS|Carmania|1905}} will produce RMS Carmania (1905)
• {{Ship|SMS|Cap Trafalgar|1913}} will produce SMS Cap Trafalgar (1913)

Ultimately, the options are endless with the various ships prefixes and IDs.

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Ship/doc.