Template:M/V/doc

This template links to an unslashed target page [[ MV Aurora (2000) ]], but it shows the slash: "M/V": M/V Aurora  (2000)

Usage

• To show "MV" (unslashed), use {{MV}}: MV Aurora (2000)

• When the target pagename has a "/" slash, use {{Ship}}:

Target: [[ S/Y Manitou ]]

Use: {{ship|S/Y|Manitou}} → S/Y Manitou

Usage

This is a typing short cut for linking to steamship articles named in the format "MV Shipname (year)", showing "M/V". Since ship names are italicized in article text, linking to them in the usual manner means typing everything twice, such as [[MV Shipname (ID)|M/V ''Shipname'' (ID)]]. This template halves that to {{M/V|Shipname|ID}}.

Formal Usage

• {{M/V|Ship Name}}
• {{M/V|Ship Name|ID}}, where ID can be the hull number, launch year, or pennant number, as specified in the article title.

Examples

Template usage	Equivalent wikicode	Final result
{{M/V|Aurora|2000}}	[[MV Aurora (2000)|M/V ''Aurora'' (2000)]]	M/V Aurora  (2000)
{{M/V|Queen Victoria|ship}}	[[MV Queen Victoria (ship)|M/V ''Queen Victoria'' (ship)]]	M/V Queen Victoria  (ship)
{{M/V|Princess of Norway}}	[[MV Princess of Norway|M/V ''Princess of Norway'']]	M/V Princess of Norway

Label format options

• To show "M/V", use {{M/V}}: M/V Aurora  (2000)
• To link to S/Y Manitou, use {{Ship|S/Y|Manitou}}

By default, the wikilink is build like this:

• {{M/V|Aurora|2000}}, the targetpage is

[[MV Aurora (2000)]].

Then the template by default adds the formatted label:

[[targetpage|label]]

[[MV Aurora (2000)|M/V ''Aurora'' (2000)]], showing as:

M/V Aurora  (2000).

The default label can be changed with a simple parameter. The extra third position, unnamed parameter allows setting which elements of the ship's full name are shown in the wikilink. It sets the label in the link: For example, in your article, the hull number (disambiguator) may not be needed to show. In that case, add option |2, and the result is:

• {{MV|Aurora|2000|2}} →

[[MV Aurora (2000)|''Aurora'']] →

Aurora

The options are:

Value	Will show	Example	Wikilink [[targetpage|label]]	Shows
(default)	PREFIX name (ID)	{{M/V|Aurora|2000}}	[[MV Aurora (2000)|M/V ''Aurora'' (2000)]]	M/V Aurora  (2000)
1	ID	{{M/V|Aurora|2000|1}}	[[MV Aurora (2000)|''2000'']]	2000
2	name	{{M/V|Aurora|2000|2}}	[[MV Aurora (2000)|''Aurora'']]	Aurora
3	name (ID)	{{M/V|Aurora|2000|3}}	[[MV Aurora (2000)|''Aurora'' (2000)]]	Aurora  (2000)
4 (dflt)	PREFIX name (ID)	{{M/V|Aurora|2000|4}}	[[MV Aurora (2000)|M/V ''Aurora'' (2000)]]	M/V Aurora  (2000)
5	PREFIX ID	{{M/V|Aurora|2000|5}}	[[MV Aurora (2000)|M/V ''2000'']]	M/V 2000
6	PREFIX name	{{M/V|Aurora|2000|6}}	[[MV Aurora (2000)|M/V ''Aurora'']]	M/V Aurora

Note: options default (=blank), 2 and 6 are most often used.

TemplateData

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TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. Click here to see a monthly parameter usage report for this template based on this TemplateData. TemplateData for M/V This template provides a wikilink to a ship's page, with label options Template parameters Parameter Description Type Status Name 1 Ship's name Example Bismarck, Belgrano String optional ID 2 Hull number, launch year, or pennant number Example H75, 1975 String optional Format 3 Formats the label (which name parts will show) Default blank Example 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 Number optional unlink prefix up up=yes puts prefix before (outside of) the wikilink Default no Example up=yes Boolean optional