Template:R/V/doc

This template links to an unslashed target page [[Template:NnbspRV Vityaz (1939)Template:Nnbsp]], but it shows the slash: "R/V": Template:Ship/special

Usage

• To show "RV" (unslashed), use {{RV}}: Template:RV

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

Target: [[Template:NnbspS/Y ManitouTemplate:Nnbsp]]

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

Usage

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

Formal Usage

• {{R/V|Ship Name}}
• {{R/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
{{R/V|Vityaz|1939}}	[[RV Vityaz (1939)|R/V ''Vityaz'' (1939)]]	Template:Ship/special
{{R/V|Queen Victoria|ship}}	[[RV Queen Victoria (ship)|R/V ''Queen Victoria'' (ship)]]	Template:Ship/special
{{R/V|Princess of Norway}}	[[RV Princess of Norway|R/V ''Princess of Norway'']]	Template:Ship/special

Label format options

• To show "R/V", use {{R/V}}: Template:Ship/special
• To link to S/Y Manitou, use {{Ship|S/Y|Manitou}}

By default, the wikilink is build like this:

• {{R/V|Vityaz|1939}}, the targetpage is

[[RV Vityaz (1939)]].

Then the template by default adds the formatted label:

[[targetpage|label]]

[[RV Vityaz (1939)|R/V ''Vityaz'' (1939)]], showing as:

Template:Ship/special.

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:

• {{RV|Vityaz|1939|2}} →

[[RV Vityaz (1939)|''Vityaz'']] →

Template:Ship/special

The options are:

Value	Will show	Example	Wikilink [[targetpage|label]]	Shows
(default)	PREFIX name (ID)	{{R/V|Vityaz|1939}}	[[RV Vityaz (1939)|R/V ''Vityaz'' (1939)]]	Template:Ship/special
1	ID	{{R/V|Vityaz|1939|1}}	[[RV Vityaz (1939)|''1939'']]	Template:Ship/special
2	name	{{R/V|Vityaz|1939|2}}	[[RV Vityaz (1939)|''Vityaz'']]	Template:Ship/special
3	name (ID)	{{R/V|Vityaz|1939|3}}	[[RV Vityaz (1939)|''Vityaz'' (1939)]]	Template:Ship/special
4 (dflt)	PREFIX name (ID)	{{R/V|Vityaz|1939|4}}	[[RV Vityaz (1939)|R/V ''Vityaz'' (1939)]]	Template:Ship/special
5	PREFIX ID	{{R/V|Vityaz|1939|5}}	[[RV Vityaz (1939)|R/V ''1939'']]	Template:Ship/special
6	PREFIX name	{{R/V|Vityaz|1939|6}}	[[RV Vityaz (1939)|R/V ''Vityaz'']]	Template:Ship/special

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